TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Merve Özdemir
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learn methods for determination of nutritional status 2) learn advantages and disadvantages of methods 3) learn anthropometric measurements. 4) learn the screening tests used to determine nutritional status.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to help students in learning the method of determination of nutritional status and earning the abilities for applying nutritional status methods.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The importance of determining nutritional status, taking medical history/anamnesis 2nd Week Methods for detecting food consumption 3rd Week Methods for detecting food consumption (continued) 4th Week Comparison of methods for detecting food consumption 5th Week Anthropometric measurements 6th Week Anthropometic measurements (continued) 7th Week Detection of body composition 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Detection of body fat 10th Week Determination of body lean mass 11th Week Biochemical tests 12th Week Biochemical tests 13th Week Biophysical methods- Clinical symptoms 14th Week Screening tests used to determine nutritional status
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1)Baysal A.ve ark., Diyet El Kitabı, Yenilenmiş 3. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 1999. 2)Banks J., Breeze E., Lessof C., Nazroo J., Living in the 21st century: older people in England THE 2006 ENGLISH STUDY OF AGEING, July 2008 3)Measuring Change in Nutritional Status, Guidelines for Assessing the nutritional impact of supplementary feedind programmes for vulnerable groups, WHO, 1983 4)Cogill, Bruce., Anthropometric Indicators Measurement Guide, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project, Academy for Educational Development, Washington. D.C., 2003 5)http://www.who.int/childgrowth/software/anthro_pc_manual_v322.pdf
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Project 1 10 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 5 2 10 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 8 3 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 8 3 24 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 2 6 12 Total Workload 114 Total Workload / 30 3,8 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No