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
PERFORMANCE SPORTS NUTRITION	Second cycle	BSA 506		1	6.00	6.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Assoc. Prof. Nazmi SARITAŞ
Lecturer(s)	Assoc. Prof. Nazmi SARITAŞ
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	None
Course objective	Understanding the importance of adequate and balanced nutrition in human life is the provision of basic nutrition principles with the effect of performance on balanced and adequate feeding for an athlete. Knowing the energy requirements of the athletes; To plan their feeding before, during and after the competition.
Course description	To be able to understand the importance of nutrition and physical activity. To be able to calculate the energy in various physical activities

Course contents

1	Introduction to Nutrition and Sports Nutrition
2	The Carbohydrates (Definitions, Properties, Resources, Human Use, Requirements)
3	The Importance of Carbohydrates in the Nutrition of Athletes
4	What are Proteins? (General Properties, Resources, Manipulation, Requirement, Place in Athlete''s Feed)
5	The Lipids(Properties, Manning, Placement of Athletes)
6	What are Vitamins? (Features, Requirements, Placement of athletes)
7	What are Minerals? (Resources, Requirements, Placement of Athletes)
8	The Water (the place of our life, the place where the athlete feeds)
9	Midterm exam
10	Energy, Energy Calculation Methods, Sporcular Energy Requirements, Energy Systems
11	Calculation of energy and activity planning of various activities by the athletes
12	Suggestions for athletes in the period of competition
13	Weight Loss and Eating Disorder Behaviors in Sportsmen
14	Menu Planning Methods
15	Final exam
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Learn the importance of nutrition and athlete feeding.
2	Learn the energy, macro nutrient requirements of the athletes
3	Learn the micro nutritional requirements of the athletes
4	Learn nutritional properties before, during and after training or competition.
5	Understands the importance of liquid consumption, is in the recommendations.
6	Athlete-specific body composition plays the core, comments and weight control.
7	They can identify energy needs and plan activities.
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

1	Gain fundamental knowledges of theoritical framework
2	Gain fundamental knowledges of practical framework
3	Tracing worldwide evolutions in theoritical and pratical frameweork
4	Acquire the ability of working in a teamwork
5	Gain the abilities of taking initiatives, improving creative solutions and considering analytically.
6	Gain the abilities of reaching to the people or groups who are in the theoritical or/and the pratical area.
7	Acquire the abilities of speaking a foreign language to reach to the people or groups who are in the theoritical or/and the pratical area.
8	Acquire the abilities of using some software or hardware in the area.
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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	4	56
Homework	2	8	16
Presentation / seminar	2	8	16
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	8	8
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	1	8	8
Total work load			144
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
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	Ersoy, G. Egzersiz ve Spor Yapanlar için Beslenme, Damla Matbaacılık, Ankara, 2000. Ayşe BAYSAL; Beslenme, Ankara-1990. Ziyanur GÜNEŞ; Spor ve Beslenme /Antrenör ve Sporcu El Kitabı, Ankara-2000. Gülgün ERSOY; Okul çağı ve Spor Yapan Çocukların Beslenmesi, Ankara-2001. Aysel PEHLİVAN; Sporda Beslenme; Morpa Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2005
Additional references	Maughan, R.J., Nutrition in Sport, MPG Books LTD, GB, 2001 Clark,N., Sports Nutrition Guidebook, (second ed.), Human Kinetics, USA, 1997. Williams, H.M., Nutrition for Fitness and Sport, Brown Benchmark, USA, 1995.

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