Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : BDB309 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 4 |
The aim of this course is to enable students to evaluate physiological and metabolic characteristics, energy and nutrient requirements during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, preschool age, school age, and adolescence; to understand breastfeeding and complementary feeding principles; to assess common nutrition-related problems in childhood and adolescence through evidence-based approaches; and to develop period- and individual-specific nutrition recommendations, plan nutrition education, and transfer these competencies into clinical and community nutrition practice.
The course covers the importance of maternal and child nutrition in Türkiye and worldwide; physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation; energy and nutrient requirements during pregnancy and breastfeeding; fetal nutrition; infant nutrition in the first year of life; the composition and benefits of breast milk; complementary feeding; infant formulas; nutrition during preschool, school-age, and adolescent periods; growth monitoring; nutrition-related problems such as childhood and adolescent obesity, undernutrition, and micronutrient deficiencies; and preventive and therapeutic nutrition approaches for these problems.
| Lec. Burcu DENİZ GÜNEŞ |
| Res. Assist. Şenay ÇATAK |
| 1. | Explains physiological and metabolic changes during pregnancy and lactation and their relationship with nutritional requirements. |
| 2. | Evaluates the energy, macro- and micronutrient requirements of pregnant and lactating women based on evidence-based guidelines and develops appropriate nutrition recommendations. |
| 3. | Explains the basic principles of breast milk, breastfeeding, complementary feeding, and infant formulas during infancy and develops age-appropriate feeding plans. |
| 4. | Evaluates growth and developmental characteristics as well as energy and nutrient requirements during preschool, school-age, and adolescent periods. |
| 5. | Identifies common nutrition-related problems among mothers, infants, children, and adolescents and develops preventive, therapeutic, and educational solutions. |
| 6. | Plans nutrition education, counseling, and follow-up processes for maternal and child nutrition at individual and community levels using ethical and evidence-based approaches. |
| 1. | Ministry of Health of Türkiye. Türkiye Dietary Guidelines (TÜBER), current edition. |
| 2. | World Health Organization. Infant and young child feeding: current guidelines and technical documents. |
| 3. | FAO/WHO. Human vitamin and mineral requirements and current nutrition policy documents. |
| 4. | ESPGHAN and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics guidelines on pediatric, adolescent, and maternal nutrition. |
| 5. | Elmacıoğlu F. Anne ve Bebek Beslenmesi. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi, 2008. |
| 6. | Baysal A, Arslan P. Çocuk Yemekleri. Özgür Yayınevi, 2007. |
| 7. | Symonds ME, Ramsay MM. Maternal Fetal Nutrition During Pregnancy and Lactation. Cambrigde University Press, 2010. (Hacettepe Kütüphaneleri, E-book) |
| 8. | Thomas B. Manual of Dietetic Practice, Third Edition, 2001. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 2 | %10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %30 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Assignment | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 103 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |