ECTS - Nutrition in Specialized Conditions

Nutrition in Specialized Conditions (NUT315) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Nutrition in Specialized Conditions NUT315 5. Semester 3 0 0 3 3
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü Öğretim Üyeleri / Faculty members of the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Course Assistants
Course Objectives It is aimed to convey the basic principles of nutrition in specialized conditions and to introduce the concept of sustainable nutrition.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Be able to plan the nutrition plan of athletes who do sports at professional level and people who do amateur sports.
  • Be able to ensure adequate and balanced intake of nutrients by athletes of different gender, age, daily physical activity level and sports type via making arrangements according to the training and competition periods.
  • Be able to recognize eating disorders in adolescents and provides solutions
  • Be able to offer suggestions for changing eating habits and plan healthy menus to prevent eating disorders in adolescents.
  • Be able to identify nutritional and health problems in emergency and disaster situations, determine the nutritional status of disaster victims, and ensure food safety and nutrition security.
  • Be able to identify drug use in different diseases and nutrients that affect drug effectiveness.
  • Acquire the basic knowledge necessary to take part in sustainable nutrition, sustainable health and environmental approaches.
Course Content Sports nutrition,adolescent eatingdisorders, nutrition in emergency and disaster situations, nutrition during drug use,sustainable nutrition

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to sports nutrition - Exercise physiology and energy metabolism Source Book 1 page 1-21 - Source Book 6 pages 441-446
2 The function of carbohydrates, proteins and fats and their effects on physical performance - Fluid and electrolytes Source Book 1 pages 25-128; pages 229-265 - Source Book pages 447-456
3 Ergogenic aids Source Book 1 page 477-497 - Source Book 6 pages 461-471
4 Overview of eating behavior disorders in adolescents, etiology and epidemiology of eating behavior disorders Source Book 2 page 3-107 - Source Book 6 pages 421-424
5 Diagnosis and treatment of eating behavior disorders in adolescents and providing recommendations for healthy nutrition Source Book 2 pages 107- 457 - Source Book 6 pages 425-437
6 Medical nutrition therapy in PCOS and infertility in adolescents Source Book 6 pages 240-245
7 Nutrition and health problems encountered in emergency and disaster situations - Detection and screening of nutritional status in emergency and disaster situations Source document 3 and 4
8 Meeting the needs for energy and nutrients in emergency and disaster situations - Management of nutrition services in the short and long term Source document 3 and 4
9 Midterm Exam -
10 Overview of nutrition-drug interaction and drug metabolism - Nutrient – drug interactions Source Book 5 pages. 1-192
11 Nutrition and drug interactions in special cases Source Book 5 pages. 243-365
12 Cardiovascular diseases, antihypertensive drugs – Food interaction - Chemotherapeutic drugs – Food interaction - Drugs affecting the autonomic and central nervous system – Food interaction - Drugs for infectious diseases – Food interaction Source Book 5 pages. 409-485
13 Introduction to sustainable nutrition - Concept of sustainability according to WHO and FAO Source document 7 and 8
14 Climate change and the effects of the food industry - Global Nutrition Issues Source document 7 and 8
15 Sustainable Nutrition Models - Food production systems and waste Source document 7 and 8
16 Final Exam -

Sources

Course Book 1. Manore M., Thompson J. Sports nutrition for health and performance. Human Kinetics, USA, 2000.
2. Le Grange D., Lock J. Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Clinical Handbook, Guilford Press, 2011.
3. WHO, UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP. The Management of Nutrition In Major Emergencies. WHO. Geneva. 2000.
4. T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü. Afet Durumlarında Beslenme Hizmetleri. 2002, Ankara.
5. Aksoy M. Besin ve İlaç Etkileşimi. Nobel Kitabevi, 2016.
6. Mahan L.K., Escott-Stump S., Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders Company, USA, 2000.
7. WHO, FAO. Sustainable Healthy Diets – Guiding Principles. Rome, 2019.
8. Gonzalez Fischer C, Garnett T. Plates, pyramids and planets. Developments in national healthy and sustainable dietary guidelines: a state of play assessment [Internet]. 2016

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 Have the necessary up-to-date knowledge and skills to meet the health-care needs of individuals, families and society with an individual and holistic approach in line with the nursing process.
2 Access scientific knowledge and use scientific knowledge in nursing care.
3 Perform nursing care using theoretical, evidence-based and applied knowledge.
4 Provide nursing care in line with developing technology and current health policies.
5 Perform nursing practices and research in accordance with legislation, professional values, standards, ethical principles and human rights.
6 Utilize critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills in the nursing care process.
7 Perform their duties through effective communication and collaboration with individuals, families, communities, health-care teams, and other disciplines.
8 Use English in written and oral communication, nursing processes and research.
9 Lead innovation and change by adopting a lifelong learning philosophy for personal and professional development.
10 Use information and information technologies effectively in their practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 7 7
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 8 8
Total Workload 77