COMMUNITY NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
BEY347E	COMMUNITY NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT	5	2	2	4

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
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	Assist.Prof. HATİCE MERVE BAYRAM
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Lecturer MÜNEVVER BAŞAK ONAT
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
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)
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
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Determination of Nutritional Status in the Community: Introduction	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
2	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Methods for Determining Nutritional Status in the Community	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
3	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Anthropometric Measurements (Adult)	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
4	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Anthropometric Measurements (Children) and the WHO ANTHRO Program	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
5	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Anthropometric Measurements Practices	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
6	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Psychosocial and Clinical Assesment	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
7	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Biochemical Methods	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Assesment of Food Consumption	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
10	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Food Consumption Analysis Programs and and Artificial Intelligence	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
11	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Nutrition Screening Tests for Adults	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
12	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Nutrition Screening Tests for Children	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
13	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Diet Quality Indices	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
14	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Health Surveys and Nutritional Assessments	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
15	Literature search, Database analysis, Group research, Individual research	Nutritional Assessment Practices	Lecture, Discussion, Individual study, Case study
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Baysal, A., ve ark. (2018). Beslenme durumunun saptanması. In Diyet el kitabı (10. baskı). Hatiboğlu Yayınları.
Mahan, L. K., Escott-Stump, S., Raymond, J. L., & Krause, M. V. (2012). Krause's food & the nutrition care process [E-book]. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Dubois, D. J., Ibarluzea, I., & Winjkoop, I. (2016). Today’s nutrition and tomorrow’s public health: Challenges and opportunities. Frontiers Media SA. ISBN: 9782889198184.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the theoretical and practical concepts which comprise the required basic professional knowledge related to medicine and science.					4

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Requires the level of nutrition and dietetics, medical and related science and technology defines the concepts of theoretical and applied knowledge-based.					4

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Describe the advanced level of knowledge and skills in the fields of nutrition and dietetics based on medical and natural sciences,					4

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Recognize advanced level of theoretical and practical knowledge related to nutrients and nutrition, dietetics, community nutrition and institutional food service systems					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Take responsibility both as a team member and individually in order to provide that unforeseen complex activities faced in the practices in his/her field are carried out.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Evaluate the advanced knowledge and skills s/he has acquired in his/her field with a critical approach.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Share his/her ideas and solution proposals for problems related to the issues in his/her field with professionals and non-professionals with the support of qualitative and quantitative data.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Discharge the responsibilities, duties and obligations in accordance with the rules and regulations of professional ethics related to nutrition and dietetics						5

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
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