Information Package / Course Catalogue
Nutrition Principals
Course Code: REM105
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: 2
Objectives of the Course

It is aimed at giving information about basic concepts related with nutrition and nutritional elements; comprehending digestion, absorption, transport and metabolic processes and teaching nutritional groups.

Course Content

In accordance with the purpose of the course, general information will be given about nutritional elements, carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, energy metabolism, water and minerals, vitamins and nutritional groups.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Kağan KARAOSMANOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.Identifies nutrition and nutritional elements.
2.Has information about carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water.
3.Recognizes digestion, absorption, transfer, metabolism and egestion.
4.Uses diet reference values, daily values for food labels and food pyramid for planning.
5.Reads food labels and comprehends the relationship between nutrition style and cancer; nutrition style and diabetes.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bulduk, S.(2005), Beslenme İlkeleri ve Mönü Planlama, Detay Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Nutrition and Health
Week 2 - Theoretical
Metabolism and its processes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Nutritional elements
Week 4 - Theoretical
Carbohydrates, Lipids
Week 5 - Theoretical
Proteins, water and minerals
Week 6 - Theoretical
Vitamins
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nutritional groups
Week 8 - Theoretical
Nutritional groups
Week 9 - Theoretical
Food pyramid
Week 10 - Theoretical
Food pyramid
Week 11 - Theoretical
Reading food labels
Week 12 - Theoretical
Malnutrition
Week 13 - Theoretical
Overnutrition
Week 14 - Theoretical
Relationship between menu and nutrition.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
1
1
1
OÇ-2
5
5
1
1
1
OÇ-3
4
4
1
1
1
OÇ-4
4
4
1
1
1
OÇ-5
4
4
1
1
1
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026