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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION I NUT255 Third Term (Fall) 3 + 3 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY2
SEMESTERThird Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Beril Köse
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understands the properties and functions of carbohydrates and their sources.
2) Understands the properties and functions of proteins and their sources.
3) Understands the properties and functions of lipid and their sources.
4) Understands the calculation of energy requirements
5) Interprets different cooking methods and heat transfer methods.
6) Knows the portions and requirements of food groups
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course aims to help students in learning the energy value of foods and individual energy expenditure, energy balance and unbalance problems are also reviewed in term of interactions between nutrition and he
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week The purpose, scope, working methods of the lesson
2nd Week General definition, and concepts, Nutrition-health interaction
3rd Week Carbohydrates: Definition, chemistry, properties, sources, digestion, absorption and metabolism, needs, problems related to insufficient and excessive intake
4th Week Carbohydrates: Grains
5th Week Carbohydrates:
6th Week Proteins: Definition, chemistry, properties, sources, quality, digestion, absorption and metabolism, needs, problems related to insufficient and excessive intake.
7th Week Proteins: Meats
8th Week MİDTERM
9th Week Proteins: Eggs
10th Week Proteins: Nuts
11th Week Lipids: Definition, chemistry, properties, sources, digestion, absorption and metabolism, needs, excessive and unbalanced intake problems
12th Week Lipids: Fats
13th Week Energy: Definition, properties, calculations
14th Week General determination
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGBeslenme. Baysal A., Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 12. Baskı, Ankara,2010.
Mahan K., Arlin M. Krause?s Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10 th edition, 2000
www.eatright.com/
www.fao.org/
www.fda.gov/
www.usda.gov/
www. who.org
www.cfsan.fda.gov/
www.ilsi.org/ficinfo.health.org
www.nalusda.gov/fnic/foodcomp
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Practice130
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14114
Preparation for Final exam10220
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam7535
Laboratory (including preparation)3515
Final exam111
Homework236
Total Workload148
Total Workload / 304,93
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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