Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION	First cycle	BDY 521		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkhis
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Müge Yılmaz
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Müge Yılmaz
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	Assessment of nutritional status in individuals and populations ,learning the epidemiology of nutritional disorders and food and nutrition policies development for these disorders at community level.
Course description	Assessment of nutritional status in populations and epidemiology of nutritional disorders.

Course contents

1	The importance of public health nutrition and causes of nutritional problems in the community
2	Assessment of nutritional status in individuals and populations (Measuring food intake)
3	Assessment of nutritional status (Clinical sings)
4	Assessment of nutritional status (anthropometric measurements)
5	Assessment of energy balance and physical activity level
6	Basic epidemiology (research types and research plan)
7	Dietary Guidelines / Dietary guidelines for Turkey
8	Midterm
9	Nutritional deficiency disorders (Protein energy malnutrition)
10	Nutritional deficiency disorders (İodine deficiency diseases)
11	Nutritional deficiency disorders (Nutritional anemia)
12	The role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases (Obesity, cardiovascular disease)
13	The role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases (Cancer, diabetes)
14	The role of nutrition in the prevention of chronic diseases (Osteoporosis and dental caries)
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Understand to importance of public health nutrition and cause of nutritional problems
2	Learn and apply to method of assessment of nutritional status in individuals and populations
3	Determine the component of energy balance
4	Learn to evaluation of physical activity level
5	Learn types of research and planning stages
6	Understand to undernutrition problems
7	The role of nutrition in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases understand the importance
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	3	42
Homework	1	8	8
Presentation / seminar	1	20	20
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	4	6	24
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	4	6	24
Final exam	0	0	0
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			148
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	20
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Gibney M.J, Margetts B.M, Kearney J.M, Arab L. ed (s). Public Health Nutrition 1st ed. UK: Blackwell Science
Additional references	Gibney M.J, Margetts B.M, Kearney J.M, Arab L. ed (s). Public Health Nutrition 1st ed. UK: Blackwell Science

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