COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HEALTY NUTRITION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GMS 4097 HEALTY NUTRITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Gastronomy And Culinary Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILMAZ AKGÜNDÜZ

Offered to

Gastronomy And Culinary Arts

Course Objective

To teach the factors that affect food selection (physical, economic, psychological and biological) and models that will lead individuals to the right food selection

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   It will be able to explain the mechanisms of hunger, taste and appetite that are effective in the selection of nutrients.
2   It will be able to explain the economic, psychological and social factors that are effective in the selection of nutrients.
3   It will be able to understand the models developed so that individuals can make healthy choices in food selection.
4   It will be able to interpret the factors that affect the consumer in purchasing nutrients.
5   It will be able to interpret the factors that affect food selection in children, obese and individuals with eating disorders.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Importance of food selection in an adequate and balanced diet
2 Biological factors affecting food selection (hunger, appetite, flavor, etc.), appetite mechanism and food selection
3 People's taste perceptions and food choice (sugary, salty, sour and bitter flavors- food selection), genetic taste markers
4 Economic factors affecting food selection (cost, price, food availability, etc.)
5 Physical factors affecting food selection (accessibility, education, cooking knowledge skills and time, etc.)
6 Social factors affecting food selection (culture, family, friends and meal layout, etc.)
7 Midterm / Social factors affecting food selection (culture, family, friends and meal layout, etc.)
8 Psychological factors affecting food selection (mood, stress and guilt, etc.)
9 Food neophobia
10 Factors that prevent diet and lifestyle changes, factors affecting learning about new food selection
11 Factors affecting food selection when purchasing nutrients, food labels and nutrient pattern profiles
12 Food selection in childhood
13 Food selection and flavor in obesity
14 Food selection and flavor in obesity
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Baysal A (2014) Beslenme. 15. baskı. Ankara: Hatiboğlu Yayınevi. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Beslenme ve Diyetetik Bölümü (Temmuz 2015) Türkiye ye Özgü Besin ve Beslenme Rehberi. Yenilenmiş 1. baskı. Ankara.
Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson and Colin R. Martin, 2010. Handbook of Behavior Food and Nutrition. Springer, Electronic Book.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

to be announced

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 3 1 3
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1443111
LO.2443111
LO.3443111
LO.4443111
LO.5443111

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