Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Nutrition
Course Code: EB505
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Students gain essential knowledge about health and nutrition terms, compositions of food, their use in human body, requirements and resources, principals of nutrition in diseases.

Course Content

Introduction to nutrition, healthy nutrition, composition of food and functions, metabolism, nutrition for life, nutrition in diseases

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able understand essential health and nutrition terms
2.To be able understand nutrition problems and disorders
3.To be able understand food composition, their use in human body, requirements and resources
4.To be able understand principals of nutrition and practise
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Baysal A., Nutrition. 12th Edition, Hatiboğlu yayınları. Ankara, 2009
2.Demirci M.,Nutrition. 2nd Edition. Onur Grafik. Topkapı/İstanbul, 2005
3.Erdoğan S. Nutrition and Food Technology. Detay Yayıncılık. Ankara, 2005
4.Tayar M., Korkmaz N. H. Nutrition and Healthy Life. 2nd Edition. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım Ltd. Şti. Ankara, 2007
5.Sencer E., Orhan Y., Nutrition. İstanbul Medikal Yayıncılık. İstanbul, 2005.
6.Köksal O., Food and Nutrition. Erciyes Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 130. Kayseri, 2001
7.Özpınar H. (Editor of Translation), Nutrition and Dietetics -Principals. İkinci Baskı. İstanbul Medikal Yayıncılık. İstanbul, 2011
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Nutrition I
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to Nutrition II
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 3 - Theoretical
Healthy Nutrition
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 4 - Theoretical
Carbohydrates I
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 5 - Theoretical
Carbohydrates II
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 6 - Theoretical
Proteins I
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 7 - Theoretical
Proteins II
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Lipids I
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 10 - Theoretical
Lipids II
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 11 - Theoretical
Vitamins and Minerals
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 12 - Theoretical
Water and Fiber
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 13 - Theoretical
Nutrition in Diseases I
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 14 - Theoretical
Nutrition in Diseases II
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 15 - Theoretical
Hygiene
Week 15 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 16 - Preparation Work
Reading, research
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination125227
Final Examination135237
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)106
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
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