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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Nutrition and Dietetics
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02150018 Nutritional Assessment of Community 3 Autumn 5 2+0+0 3 3
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques .
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites .
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Muteber Gizem KESER
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Muteber Gizem KESER B-Z29 [email protected] 7663
Course Content
Community nutrition, nutrition epidemiology, detection of nutritional condition and methods used, gold standards, nutritional problems, food consumption research, ecological factors, nutritional plans and policies.
Objectives of the Course
The main aim of the course is to determine the nutritional status of the students and to have knowledge about the problems and solutions related to nutrition in the society.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 To be able to use theoretical and practical knowledge in their own fields with sufficient knowledge in basic health and related professional fields 3
P2 Ability to identify, define, interpret, formulate and solve problems in the field; ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and intervention approaches for this purpose 3
P9 Ability to design experiments/field studies on discipline-specific topics, collect data, analyse, interpret and report the results 2
P11 Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To be able to explain the concepts of food and nutrition P.1.1 1
O2 To be able to explain the possible health effects of food components P.1.2 1
O3 To be able to analyse the problems to be seen as a result of national or international nutrient deficiency P.1.4 1
O4 Knowing the importance of community nutrition and turning it into practice in the field P.1.5 1
O5 To be able to evaluate the working areas of the dietetic profession within the information acquired P.1.6 1
O6 To be able to explain the importance of nutrition and the causes of nutritional problems P.2.1 1
O7 To be able to use anthropometric measuring instruments used to determine the nutritional status of individuals P.3.4 1
O8 To be able to compare energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of individuals with different age groups and different diseases P.3.7 1
O9 To know the possible health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies P.10.1 1
O10 To be able to exemplify the problems of nutritional deficiency P.10.2 1
O11 To be able to evaluate the duties, powers and responsibilities of national and global authorities related to the field P.11.6 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Community nutrition and nutritional epidemiology
2 Nutritional problems and epidemiology seen in the world and in Turkey
3 National-international solutions to nutritional problems seen in the world and in Turkey
4 Methods for determining nutritional status: taking and evaluating anthropometric measurements in adults and the elderly - by application ​
5 Taking and evaluating anthropometric measurements in children - with application
6 Nutritional status screening tests
7 Midterm
8 Food consumption research, 24-hour food consumption, application of food consumption frequency
9 Biochemical methods
10 Hematological methods
11 Biophysical methods, psychosocial, clinical symptoms
12 Diet Quality Indices
13 Overview
14 Final Exam
Textbook or Material
Resources Toplumun Beslenmede Bilinçlendirilmesi. Şentürk Ş., Yüksel B., Özer H., Çakır B. 3. Baskı. Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Sağlık Projesi Genel Koordinatörlüğü, Ankara, 2002.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 10 2 20
Midterms 1 10 10
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 20 20
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 78
Total Work Load / 30 2,60
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3 P10 P11
O1 To be able to explain the concepts of food and nutrition 3 - - - -
O2 To be able to explain the possible health effects of food components 3 - - - -
O3 To be able to analyse the problems to be seen as a result of national or international nutrient deficiency 4 - - - -
O4 Knowing the importance of community nutrition and turning it into practice in the field 3 - - - -
O5 To be able to evaluate the working areas of the dietetic profession within the information acquired - - - - -
O6 To be able to explain the importance of nutrition and the causes of nutritional problems - - - - -
O7 To be able to use anthropometric measuring instruments used to determine the nutritional status of individuals - - - - -
O8 To be able to compare energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of individuals with different age groups and different diseases - - - - -
O9 To know the possible health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies - - - - -
O10 To be able to exemplify the problems of nutritional deficiency - - - - -
O11 To be able to evaluate the duties, powers and responsibilities of national and global authorities related to the field - - - - -