Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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BEY347 | COMMUNITY NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Language of Instruction : | Turkish |
Level of the Course Unit : | BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle |
Type of the Course : | Compulsory |
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit | - |
Coordinator of the Course Unit | Assoc.Prof. HATİCE MERVE BAYRAM |
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit | Lecturer MÜNEVVER GAYE AYBEY |
Course Prerequisite | No |
OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS |
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Objectives of the Course Unit: | It’s aimed to gain knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to community nutrition, the concept of community health dietitian, identifying needs at both individual and societal levels, and monitoring and evaluating food consumption status." |
Contents of the Course Unit: | Community nutrition, methods for assessing nutritional status, anthropometric measurements in adults, elderly, and children, determining body composition using laboratory methods, clinical findings, biophysical and biochemical tests, food consumption studies, screening tools for nutritional status and dietary quality indices, calculating the energy and nutrient content of diets using computer-based applications, healthy food selection, and national and international food and nutrition policies. |
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to) |
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Identifies the concepts of community nutrition and the community health dietitian. |
Uses methods to assess nutritional status in the community and measures nutritional status. |
Measures body composition in children, adults, and the elderly, comparing with reference values. |
Uses psychosocial, clinical, and biochemical tests to measure nutritional status. |
Follows methods for assessing food consumption. |
Measures food consumption using food intake analysis programs and artificial intelligence applications. |
Measures food consumption through different dietary record methods and analyzes according to national/international references. |
Discovers screening tests for nutritional status and selects safe screening tests. |
Measures nutritional status using dietary quality indices. |
Discriminates and explains the evaluation methods of food consumption status at national, household, and individual levels. |
Prepares a questionnaire for nutritional research and evaluates the results obtained. |
WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY |
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Week | Preparatory | Topics(Subjects) | Method |
1 | Web-Based Research | Determination of Nutritional Status in the Community: Introduction | Lecture |
2 | Web-Based Research | Methods for Determining Nutritional Status in the Community | Lecture |
3 | Group Research, Web-Based Research | Anthropometric Measurements (Adult) | Lecture, Demonstration, Case Study, Group Study |
4 | Group Research, Literature Review | Anthropometric Measurements (Children) and the WHO ANTHRO Program | Lecture, Demonstration, Case Study, Group Study |
5 | Group Research | Anthropometric Measurements Practices | Lecture, Demonstration, Case Study, Group Study |
6 | Literature Review, Individual Research | Psychosocial and Clinical Assesment | Lecture, Discussion |
7 | Individual Research | Biochemical Methods | Lecture, Case Study |
8 | - | MID-TERM EXAM | - |
9 | Literature Review, Web Based Research | Assesment of Food Consumption | Question and Answer, Lecture, Case Study |
10 | Literature Review, Web Based Research | Food Consumption Analysis Programs and and Artificial Intelligence | Lecture, Individual Study, Case Study |
11 | Literature Review, Web Based Research | Nutrition Screening Tests for Adults | Lecture, Case Study |
12 | Web-Based Research, Group Research | Nutrition Screening Tests for Children | Lecture, Case Study |
13 | Literature Review, Individual Research | Diet Quality Indices | Lecture, Case Study |
14 | Literature Review, Individual Research | Health Surveys and Nutritional Assessments | Lecture, Discussion |
15 | Individual Research | Nutritional Assessment Practices | Lecture, Individual Study |
16 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
17 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING |
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Baysal, A., Aksoy, M., & Besler, T. (2011). Diyet el kitabı. Hatiboğlu Yayınları. |
Baysal, A., et al. (2018). Beslenme durumunun saptanması. In Diyet el kitabı (10. baskı). Hatiboğlu Yayınları. |
Mahan, L. K., Raymond, J. L., & Escott-Stump, S. (2020). Krause’s food & the nutrition care process (15th ed.). Elsevier. |
Pekcan, G. (2008). Beslenme durumunun saptanması. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Yayınları. |
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı. (2022). Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi TÜBER 2022 (Yayın No: 1031). |
Willett, W. C. (2012). Nutritional epidemiology (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. |
ASSESSMENT |
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Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities | Number of Activities | Degree of Contribution (%) | Description | Examination Method |
Mid-Term Exam | 1 | 40 | ||
Homework Assessment | 1 | 10 | ||
Final Exam | 1 | 50 | ||
TOTAL | 3 | 100 |
Level of Contribution | |||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
KNOWLEDGE |
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Theoretical |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Assess the knowledge of all disciplines that examine the relationship between humans, the environment and food and form the basis of Nutrition and Dietetic practice.
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Define current knowledge and practices in Nutrition and Dietetics.
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Factual |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Use up-to-date technological resources in the process of obtaining and providing information in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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4 |
SKILLS |
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Cognitive |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Asses general health problems related to nutrition.
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Explain the Nutrition and Dietetic practices by using knowledge in this field.
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SKILLS |
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Practical |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Apply legal and ethical principles in the use of knowledge in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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3 |
OCCUPATIONAL |
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Autonomy & Responsibility |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Apply knowledge and skills in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics.
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Follow the plans, policies, laws, regulations and legislations that affect the dietitian profession.
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4 |
OCCUPATIONAL |
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Learning to Learn |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Evaluate the information about Nutrition and Dietetics with a critical perspective.
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4 |
OCCUPATIONAL |
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Communication & Social |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Follow new developments in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics with sufficient foreign language knowledge.
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Communicate effective verbal and written interaction between individuals.
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4 |
OCCUPATIONAL |
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Occupational and/or Vocational |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
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Evaluate the factors affecting the food quality of the individual and society in the production-consumption chain.
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Respond to clients' health, social and environmental problems.
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Evaluate the nutritional status of the patients.
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Interpret the clinical findings of the patients in terms of nutrition.
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Plan client-specific nutritional treatments.
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WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT |
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Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities |
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Type of the Learning Activites | Learning Activities (# of week) | Duration (hours, h) | Workload (h) |
Lecture & In-Class Activities | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Preliminary & Further Study | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Land Surveying | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assignment (Homework) | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Project Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Internship | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Technical Visit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Web Based Learning | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Implementation/Application/Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Practice at a workplace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Occupational Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Social Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thesis Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Report Writing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Preparation for the Final Exam | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Mid-Term Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam | 14 | 2 | 28 |
Short Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preparation for the Short Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 62 | 0 | 108 |
Total Workload of the Course Unit | 108 | ||
Workload (h) / 25.5 | 4,2 | ||
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit | 4,0 |