Child Nutrition (CHL206) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Child Nutrition CHL206 4. Semester 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
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, Problem Solving, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of this course is 1) to learn the physiological and endocrine changes in the body during pregnancy and lactation, and the basic nutritional principles, 2) to interpret the education and practices of pregnant, lactating women, infants and children in the society, 3) to interpret the physiological and metabolic changes, energy and nutrients need in the infancy and pre-school period, 4) to increase their knowledge about adequate and balanced nutrition.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • He/she understands the changes in the body during pregnancy and lactation.
  • He/she explains nutritional problems, nutritional, and nutrient requirements during pregnancy and lactation.
  • He/she Makes suggestions about the relationship between growth and development and nutrition in infants and children, and the importance of infant nutrition.
  • He/she refers to nutritional problems in infancy and childhood.
  • He/she prepares a daily nutrition program suitable for children in infancy, pre-school period, school age and adolescence.
Course Content The importance of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, the physiological and metabolic changes and nutritional interactions in infant, pre-school, school age and adolescence, energy and nutritional requirements.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Importance of mother-child nutrition in Turkey and in the world
2 Pregnancy physiology, problems and fetal nutrition
3 Energy and nutrient needs during pregnancy
4 Lactation physiology, problems and energy and nutrient needs
5 General nutrition principles of 0-1 year old babies, gastrointestinal system development
6 Energy, macro, and micro nutrient requirement of 0-1-year-old babies
7 Breast milk, its importance, and applications
8 Midterm
9 Complementary nutrition
10 Infant formulas
11 Nutritional characteristics and applications of preschool children (3-5 years old)
12 Characteristics of school-age nutrition and its applications
13 Characteristics of Adolescent nutrition and its applications
14 Eating behaviour disorders
15 Overview
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Beslenme
Other Sources 2. Beslenme ve diyet dergileri

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
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 Gains basic theoretical knowledge about the field within the scope of health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematics. X
2 Acquires basic concepts, approaches and theories related to the field of child development and relates them to current experiences and national and international developments. X
3 It effectively uses sciences such as health, education and psychology by adding them to the basic knowledge and skills of the child development discipline. X
4 Gains the ability to identify problems and develop solutions based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of child development. X
5 Gain the ability to independently carry out the necessary work and take responsibility as an individual and as a team member in practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions. Can independently carry out and take responsibility for the necessary work as an individual or as a team member in practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions. X
6 Have the basic knowledge required for applications in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions regarding child development education. X
7 Identify learning needs related to lifelong learning regarding child development and education and provide necessary guidance. X
8 Acts in accordance with professional ethics and social responsibility in all professional field practices and social relations. X
9 It carries out studies to raise awareness of society and other professional groups on child development. X
10 She/He can track information in her field and communicate with colleagues using a universal foreign language. X
11 Gains the ability to conduct resource research to access information and to use databases, numerical values ​​and other information sources. X
12 To be able to communicate effectively with the family and the child in accordance with the cultural structure, and to work in cooperation in child development studies. X
13 To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of child development. X
14 In the field of child development, it is sensitive to the universality of social rights, the protection of quality cultural values, and occupational health and safety. X
15 Evaluates, prepares and uses materials required by the field of child development (educational toys, educational books and brochures, game materials) in line with educational purposes. X
16 To be able to determine the developmental differences of 0-18 year old children at an early stage, to prepare and implement appropriate education programs. X

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 16 3 48
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 7 7
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 8 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 16 16
Total Workload 127