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)	Associate Professor Beril Köse
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be informed about the basic principles of sports nutrition. 2) will learn application of nutrition to improve performance, the Nutritional ergogenic aids and nutrition of athletes in different conditions.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The objective of the course is to prepare nutrition/diet program for athletes according to body composition, nutrition knowledge, nutritional behavior, health status and social-economic status.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Sports Nutrition 2nd Week Exercise physiology 3rd Week Energy metabolism 4th Week Carbohydrates, definition, task, effects on physical performance 5th Week Definition of proteins, their functions, their effects on physical performance 6th Week Fluids and electrolytes 7th Week Solving homework questions 8th Week Ergogenic supports 9th Week Menu planning in athletes 10th Week Solving homework questions 11th Week Body composition in athletes 12th Week Solving homework questions 13th Week Case assessment 14th Week Case assessment
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Manore M., Thompson J. Sports nutrition for health and performance. Human Kinetics, USA, 2000. McArdle WD, Katch FI, Katch VL. Exercise physıology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance, Williams and Wilkins A Waverly Company, 1996. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, The Role of Protein and Amino acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance, National Academy Press, Washington, 1999. www.acsm.org/index.asp www.aapsm.org www.ama-assn.org www.asmi.org www.ncaa.org www.eatright.org http:\\ificinfo.heath.org www.nutrifit.org www.gssiweb.com
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 3 60 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 exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 12 2 24 Preparation for Final exam 3 1 3 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 3 6 18 Project 1 20 20 Total Workload 108 Total Workload / 30 3,6 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No