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 Esen Yeşil
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learn the effects of nutrition on signal transmission. 2) learn the effect of diet on behaviour and learning outcomes.
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 evaluate the effects of macro and mico nutrients and nonnutritive substances on behaviour
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Behavioral sciences 2nd Week Effect of nutrition on behavior 3rd Week The relationship between diet and brain biochemistry 4th Week Carbs and behavior 5th Week Proteins and behavior 6th Week Fats and behavior 7th Week Vitamins and behavior 8th Week Minerals and behavior 9th Week Nutrition and behavior in special situations I 10th Week Nutrition and behavior in special situations II 11th Week The relationship between psychology, nutrition, and behavior 12th Week Behavior modification 13th Week Article research and project presentations 14th Week Article research and project presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1)Beslenme. Baysal A., Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 9. Baskı, Ankara,2002. 2)Shils ME, Olson JA, Shihe M, Ross AC. Modern Nutrition in Healthy and Disease. Nihth edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 1999. 3)Mahan K., Arlin M. Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10 th edition, 2000 4)Baysal A. ve ark. Diyet El Kitabı, Hatiboğlu, Yenilenmiş 5. baskı, Ankara, 2008
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 7 3 21 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 5 5 Project Performance Practice 2 7 14 Total Workload 111 Total Workload / 30 3,7 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No