TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Sevinç Kuş Instructor Beyhan Özge Yersel
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the importance of health nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women. 2) Exemplifies the disadvantages of bad nutrition. 3) Discusses the problems in child nutrition. 4) Compares the proper nutrition for 0-6 years children. 5) Prepares healthy and nutritious menus for early childhood period 6) Takes into consideration the rules of health and cleaning in the preparation of foods.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Within this course it is aimed to define and explain the importance of nutrition, nutrient elements, food groups, enrichment of foods in terms of nutrient values, nutrition in special cases such as pregnancy and breastfeeding women, disadvantages of bad nutrition, problems in child nutrition, proper nutrition for 0-6 years children, school age children and adolescence,planning menus for early childhood period, hygiene and health principles in food preparation and service.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction of the Course 2nd Week programs and practices related to maternal and infant nutrition in the World and Turkey 3rd Week Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation 4th Week General nutritional principles of 0-1 year old babies 5th Week Energy and macro nutrient requirements of 0-1 year old babies 6th Week Breast milk and its applications, Complementary nutrition 7th Week Nutritional properties of 1-3 year old children, applications 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Nutritional properties of preschool children (3-5 years old), applications 10th Week Energy and macro nutrients requirements of 1-5 years old children, micronutrients requirements 11th Week Nutrition of School Age Children 12th Week Nutrition in the adolescent period 13th Week Menu Planning in Nurseries 14th Week General evaluation 15th Week FINAL EXAMINATION
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Şanlıer, N.& Ersoy, Y. (2005). Anne ve Çocuk İçin Beslenme Prensipleri. Morpa Yayınları;İstanbul. Taneli, N & Taneli B.(1998). Sağlıklı Çocuk Beslenmesi. Dokuz Eylül Yayınları. İzmir. Arlı, M., Şanlıer, N., Küçükkömürler, S., Yaman, M.(2006). Anne ve Çocuk Beslenmesi. Pegem Yayıncılık, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Case Study,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No