GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN THE COMMUNITY/BES 305
Course Title: ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN THE COMMUNITY
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Eda Köksal
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/edakoksal
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  betkoksal@yahoo.com;edakoksal@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to learn the detection method of nutritional status in patients and healthy individuals with the concept of community nutrition.
To be able to learn community nutrition and nutritional epidemiology, assessment of nutritional status.
To be able to gain advanced knowledge and skills in the assessment of nutritional status of patients and healthy people.
To be able to learn nutritional anthropometry, clinical signs,biochemical and hematological, parameters.
To be able to learn health statistics,age specific mortality and morbidity rates, dietary intake surveys and determine ecological factors.
To be able to determine assessment of nutritional status of patients and healthy people with assessment methods of nutritional status.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Community nutrition and nutritional epidemiology
2. Week  Community nutrition and nutritional epidemiology
3. Week  Assessment of nutritional status
4. Week  Assessment of nutritional status
5. Week  Nutritional anthropometry
6. Week  Nutritional anthropometry
7. Week  Midterm exam
8. Week  Clinical signs, biomarkers: biochemical and hematological, parameters
9. Week  Clinical signs, biomarkers: biochemical and hematological, parameters
10. Week  Health statistics; age specific mortality and morbidity rates
11. Week  Health statistics; age specific mortality and morbidity rates
12. Week  Dietary intake surveys and ecological factors
13. Week  Dietary intake surveys and ecological factors
14. Week  Dietary intake surveys and ecological factors
15. Week  Dietary intake surveys and ecological factors
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1.Pekcan G. (2002). Hastanın Beslenme Durumunun Saptanması, Diyet El Kitabı. Hatipoğlu Yayınevi, Ankara. 2.Gibson RS. (2005). Principles of Nutrition
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
5
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
2
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
3
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
4
20
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
8
8
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
105
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.2
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The student acquire the necessary basic and social science related information as a dietician and use them in her lifetime.X
2The student take the principles of protection and improvement of human and public health as his basis during the professional life.X
3The student use the obtained information to improve the health level and quality of life of the public.X
4The student follow the improvements in the fields of nutrition and dietetic.X
5The student obtain the necessary information and skills in informatics and communication technologies to follow the contemporary technologic developments and to improve himself/herself in this field.X
6The student apply the obtained information and skills in real life and to have lifelong learning behaviour.X
7The student have professional ethics awareness.X
8The student understand the basic values and culture of the society she is living in and to gain the skill to transform him/herself in a positive way.X
9The student apply the scientific methods and techniques as a process.X
10The student obtain skills for designing and applying experiments or projects and to analyse and interpret their results.X
11The student plan the working procedures in the professional application area, to be member of a team, participate in common works and studies and to lead them.X
12The student have the notions regarding anatomy, physiology, operation and sustainability of the biological systems which constitute the basics of the human health.X