To educate the first and second risk groups of the society to start nutrition education in line with adequate and balanced nutrition principles in order to be able to continue the health of all age group children, pregnant and nursing women especially starting from fetal life and educating the society to become healthier in this direction. To learn how baby formulas are used correctly and where they are needed and also as a therapeutic.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Volkan Özkaya
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
This course is not offered in this academic year.
Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Expression - Question answer – Discussion
Principle Sources
-Köksal G., Gökmen H. Çocuk Hastalıklarında Beslenme Tedavisi.Hatiboğlu yayınevi, 2000
Other Sources
Ekwall, SW, Ekwall VK. Pediatric Nutrition in Chronic Diseases and developmental Disordes, Oxford University Press, 2005
Fomon SJ. Nutrition of Normal Infants. Mosby, St. Louis, 1993.
Thomas B. Manual of Dietetic Practice, Third Edition, 2001.
McLaren DS, Burman D, Belton NR. Textbook of Paediatric Nutrition, Edinburg, 1991.
Baysal A. Beslenme. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi. Ankara, 2001.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Overview of issues and child nutrition in the world and Turkey (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
2. Week
Pre-pregnancy nutrition (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
3. Week
Physiology of pregnancy, energy and nutrient requirements during pregnancy, health problems in pregnancy (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
4. Week
Fetal nutrition and relationship between fetal nutrition and adult chronic diseases (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
5. Week
Physiology of lactation, energy and nutrient requirements during breastfeeding (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
6. Week
Breastfeeding and breastfeeding problems and solution offers (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
7. Week
Characteristics and energy and nutrient requirements of 0-1 year old children, complementary feeding practices (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
8. Week
Midterm
9. Week
Baby formulas (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
10. Week
Characteristics and energy and nutrient requirements of 1-3 years and 3-5 years children (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
11. Week
Characteristics and energy and nutrient requirements of school age children (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
12. Week
Characteristics of adolescence and energy and nutrient requirements (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
13. Week
Nutritional problems of children and adolescents, solutions and medical nutrition treatment (theoretical/practical)
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
14. Week
Overview
Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Practice, Presentation
15. Week
Final exam
16. Week
Final exam
17. Week
Final exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
It covers the issues of determining and evaluating general health problems related to nutrition. To be able to communicate effectively between individuals, both written and verbal, to be able to work as an interdisciplinary team.
PO-2
To be able to explain Nutrition and Dietetic practices using this knowledge, to develop materials and to provide evidence-based data.
PO-3
Identification of the needs of clients for their nutritional and dietary recommendations, identification of individual treatment protocols, and evaluation of results.
PO-4
Ability to follow plans, policies, laws, regulations, legislation affecting the profession of dieticians, to assume personal responsibility in professional practices and decisions taken.
PO-5
To be able to identify and solve the ethical problems that may arise in the dietitian-client relationship and to develop strategies that will help the clients to choose safe, healthy and accessible foods.
PO-6
Nutrition and Dietetic students and stays, professional trainings and internships.
PO-7
To provide a qualified nutrition and dietetic service, to improve health, to prevent diseases and treatments, to apply professional knowledge and skills in food and beverage sector.
PO-8
Ability to have adequate knowledge of basic knowledge, scientific stance and professional skills in nutrition, nutrition, dietetics, management and other fields.
PO-9
Planning, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of appropriate medical nutrition treatment considering individual's socio-cultural and economic structure and nutrition habits.
PO-10
To be able to evaluate factors affecting nutrient quality of individual and society in food production-consumption chain and to be able to apply standards and legal regulations on nutritional safety and safety.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Learn about the nutritional requirements of pregnant and lactating women, newborns, infants, preschoolers, school age children and adolescents.
LO-2
Learn the importance and sources of energy and macro- and and micro-nutrients in mother and child nutrition.
LO-3
Learn the problems related to nutrition and develops solutions in these periods.
LO-4
Comprehend fetal origins of adult diseases; learn the effects of fetal and neonatal nutrition on diseases that may develop in later life.
LO-5
Learn about lactating women, children and learn about nutrition programs in Turkey and the world and practices related to adolescence and develops recommendations.
LO-6
Learns the issues to be considered in nutrition education for these groups and makes education.
LO-7
Learns how to give complementary feeding in appropriate time and amount.
