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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
POPULAR DIETS AND ITS EFFECTS ON HEALTH NUT447 - 3 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Beril Köse
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) to learn dietary trends that emerged periodically with the influence of popular culture and/or media and the effects of these dietary trends on health
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTno
COURSE DEFINITIONIt is an elective course that examines the popular diets that appear periodically with the influence of popular culture and/or media and the effects of these diet practices on health.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction. Description and features of popular diets
2nd Week Intermittent fasting diets. Their properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
3rd Week Carbohydrate restrictive diets, their properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
4th Week Fat restrictive diets, their properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
5th Week Detox diets, features, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
6th Week Detox diets, features, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
7th Week Midterm exam
8th Week Clean eating, its properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
9th Week DASH diet, its properties, effects on health. Examination of scientific studies
10th Week Student presentations
11th Week Student presentations
12th Week Student presentations
13th Week Student presentations
14th Week Student presentations
15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING1)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 METHODSLecture,Project,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Project120
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 exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam14228
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam7321
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework5315
Total Workload107
Total Workload / 303,56
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
LO1
K1  X
K2 
K3  X
K4  X
K5  X
K6 
K7 
K8 
K9