ECTS - Seminar/Project II
Seminar/Project II (NUT404) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Seminar/Project II | NUT404 | 8. Semester | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study, Field Trip, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | For the selected project or seminar it is aimed to teach developing a research hypothesis, conducting a comprehensive literature search by using appropriate library and internet resources, specifying the study design, analyzing the data through appropriate statistical measurements, evaluating the obtained data in accordance with literature and present it in a written report format. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Planning and conducting individual projects/seminars on current issues related to food, nutrition and dietetics; planning of the project/seminar work under supervision of faculty member, reviewing the literature. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the terminology - Presentation of databases specific to the field of healthcare - Literature review | Source book 2 – 81 - 153 - Source book 1 – pages 129-193 |
| 2 | Hypothesis, sample selection, sampling methods and definition of sample size - Presentation of normal distribution, confidence interval and standard error | Source book 2 – 81 - 153 - Source book 1 – pages 129-193 |
| 3 | Definition of measurement methods - Discussing the important issues in the development of measurement tools | Source book 1 – pages 164-193 |
| 4 | Presentation and classification of quantitative study types - Cohort studies and simple analyzes | Source book 2 – 13-76 - Source book 1 - pages 193-256 |
| 5 | Case-control studies and simple analyzes | Source book 1 – pages 257-306 |
| 6 | Intervention studies and simple analyzes | Source book 1 – pages 307-362 |
| 7 | Survival analyzes and interpretation of Cox regression tables | Source book 1 – pages 363-392 |
| 8 | Evaluation of systematic review and meta-analysis studies | Source book 1 – pages 393-432 |
| 9 | Defining study planning principles, introducing ethics committee forms | |
| 10 | Study planning (group work) | |
| 11 | Study planning (group work) | |
| 12 | Study planning (group work) | |
| 13 | Study planning (group work) | |
| 14 | Presentation of planned studies | |
| 15 | Presentation of planned studies | |
| 16 | Presentation of planned studies |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Nigel Bruce, Daniel Pope, Debbi Stanistreet. Quantitative Methods for Health Research – A practical Interactive Guide to Epidemiology and Statistics. Wiley 2008. |
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| 2. Craig Mellis, Katrina Williams, Wei Xuan. Health Science Research – A Handbook of Quantitave Methods. Allen&Unwin 2001. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | 1 | 50 |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | 1 | 50 |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 100 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 0 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires and applies theoretical and practical knowledge based on current literature in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics. | |||||
| 2 | Identifies and analyzes nutritional problems at the individual and societal levels and produces evidence-based solutions. | X | ||||
| 3 | Collects, analyzes, interprets, and reports data in scientific research; gains the ability to work in national/international, disciplinary, and multidisciplinary teams. | X | ||||
| 4 | Plans, implements, and develops policies for appropriate nutrition interventions and education, taking into account the age, gender, socio-cultural, economic, and health status of individuals and communities. | X | ||||
| 5 | Effectively uses field-specific technological equipment and information technologies. | X | ||||
| 6 | Acquires the ability to communicate in writing and orally in Turkish and a second foreign language on topics related to the field of Nutrition and Dietetics. | X | ||||
| 7 | Acquires the ability for lifelong learning, access to scientifically proven information, and continuous self-renewal during and after education. | X | ||||
| 8 | Acts with professional ethics and a sense of responsibility, demonstrating awareness of the universal and societal impacts of the dietitian profession and its legal consequences. | X | ||||
| 9 | Can compare and discuss nutrition policies and food legislation both in the country and world experiences levels. | |||||
| 10 | Can develop and organize training programs to provide adequate, balanced and healthy nutrition for individuals and groups, and can effectively use the communication and education methods and materials required for the sessions. | |||||
| 11 | Can evaluate individual and cultural differences by having knowledge and practices of the traditions and cultures of the countries. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 201 | ||