Course Language:
English
Course Coordinator:
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to give practicality to the field in the application of healthy nutritional treatments and / or appropriate nutritional treatments in infants and children who are in the first stages of their lives.
Course Content:
Neonatal-infancy, school age and adolescent nutrition, nutrition in malabsorption, nutrition in children with type 1 diabetes nutrition in congenital metabolic diseases, protein energy malnutrition, enteral-parenteral nutrition
Course Methodology:
Teaching Methods: 1: Lecture, 2: Case Study, 3: Problem Solving Technics 4: Discussion, 5: Simulation, 6: Group Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
Assessment Methods: 1:Writing Exam 2: Multiple Choice Test 3: Blank Filling 4: True-False 5: Oral Examination 6: Presentation
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes |
Teaching
Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1) Explains the ability to choose disease -specific formulas and recommends appropriate nutrients. | 1,3,5,8 | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3,4 |
2) Gains the necessary practices to approach the case in pediatric diseases. | 1,3,5,8 | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3,4 |
3) Reinforces the importance of education of the child with pediatric diseases and his/her family. | 1,3,5,8 | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3,4 |
4) Analyzes different approaches for nutritional treatment of diseases requiring special medical nutrition therapy throughout his/her life. | 1,3,5,8 | 1,2,3 | 1,2,3,4 |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT | ||
Week | Topics | Study Materials |
1 | INTRODUCTION | |
2 | Newborn nutrition | |
3 | Protein energy malnutrition and medical nutrition therapy | |
4 | Carbohydrate malabsorption and medical nutrition therapy | |
5 | Protein malabsorption and medical nutrition therapy | |
6 | Fat malabsorption and medical nutrition therapy | |
7 | Carbohydrate metabolism diseases and medical nutrition therapy | |
8 | Protein - Fat metabolism diseases and medical nutrition therapy | |
9 | MIDTERM | |
10 | Congenital heart disease and medical nutrition therapy | |
11 | Type 1 diabetes and medical nutrition therapy | |
12 | Type 1 diabetes and carbohydrate counting method | |
13 | Medical nutrition therapy in gastrointestinal system diseases | |
14 | Enteral / parenteral nutrition therapy in pediatric diseases | |
15 | OVERVIEW |
Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
Textbook | |
Additional Resources |
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Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING |
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Documents |
Slides, videos |
Assignments |
Current topics are evaluated by students |
Exams |
Assessment
ASSESSMENT | ||
IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms | 1 | 40 |
Final | 1 | 60 |
Total | 100 | |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
Total | 100 |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
1 | Knows chemical structures of nutrients and human nutrition under different conditions thoroughly and uses proper sources for implementation. | X | |||||
2 | Gains expertise in the scientific researh methods. | X | |||||
3 | Knows spesific nutritional requirements of children and adolescents, and performs the necessary action by evaluating this information in an analytical manner under individual and social conditions. | X | |||||
4 | Applies professional ethics and legal regulations within the framework of nutrition and diet counseling. | X | |||||
5 | Knows the nutritional requirements specific to the periods of pregnancy and lactation, and performs the necessary action by evaluating this information in an analytical manner under individual and social conditions. | X | |||||
6 | Knows adulthood diseases requiring nutritional therapy and acts regarding those processes. | X | |||||
7 | Develops solutions for social nutrition problems and contributes to the development of plans and policies. | X | |||||
8 | Gains abilitiy to communicate with his/her colleagues and applies the most appropriate and recent techniques in multi-disciplinary work. | X | |||||
9 | Organizes activities aimed at improving nutritional status if necessary by determining the nutritional status of his/her environment. | X | |||||
10 | Develops himself/herself and creativity by following the developments in his/her profession and related technologies, and can take initiative when necessary. | X | |||||
11 | Knows the importance of food service systems institutions on human health and applies total quality management in production processes. | X |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
Midterm |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Final |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Total Work Load |
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125 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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5 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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5 |