TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Esra Köseler Beyaz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will learn pathophysiology and etiology of obesity, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases,cancer, infection diseases, bone diseases, gallbladder and pancreas diseases. 2) will learn symptoms and complications of these diseases. 3) will learn medical nutrition therapy principles of these diseases.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Understanding and reinforcing the importance of nutrition in terms of health and synthesizing acquired nutritional information, learning the principles of diet therapy in various diseases and developing skills with practical studies, being aware of developments by discussing the latest publications on clinical nutrition and presenting cases, conducting scientific studies within the scope of clinical nutrition to gain skills.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to dietetics, Nutrition-related diseases 2nd Week Weight management: Obesity 3rd Week Weight management: Obesity 4th Week Weight management: Obesity 5th Week Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes mellitus 6th Week Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes mellitus 7th Week Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes mellitus 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Medical nutrition therapy for cardiovascular diseases 10th Week Medical nutrition therapy for cardiovascular diseases 11th Week Hypertension and nutrition 12th Week Medical nutrition therapy of bones and joint illesses 13th Week Medcial nutrition in infection disease 14th Week Medical nutrition in gall bladder and pancreatic illnesses
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1)Baysal A.ve ark., Diyet El Kitabı, Yenilenmiş 3. Baskı, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, Ankara, 1999. 2)Mahan L.K., Escott-Stump S., Karuse's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders Company, USA, 2000.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Practice,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Assignment 5 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 1 1 1 Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 5 1 5 Course hours 14 5 70 Preparation for Midterm exam 5 1 5 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 7 1 7 Quiz 1 1 1 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No