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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
02160022 Nutrition in Childhood Diseases 3 Spring 6 2+2+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
Malnutrition, acute-cronic gastroenteritis, metabolic diseases, absorption and digestive disorder diseases, allergies and intolerance cases of nutrition, type diabetes, obesity, nephrological, neurological and infection-related diseases
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed to include general nutritional therapy in common metabolic or nutritional diseases and malnutrition which may be seen in childhood.
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 Possesses sufficient knowledge in basic health sciences and the related professional field, with the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge to specialized practices. 3
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 exemplify the problems of nutritional deficiency P.3.1 1
O2 To know the nutritional requirements of individuals in different age groups and to be able to create nutrition programmes P.3.6 1
O3 To be able to compare energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of individuals with different age groups and different diseases P.3.7 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 Course introduction: Introduction to acute gastroenteritis.
2 Malnutrition and medical nutritional therapy
3 Medical nutrition therapy for types of protein-energy malnutrition: case solutions.
4 Nutritional therapy in malabsorption
5 Medical nutritional therapy for types of malabsorption disorders, case solutions.
6 Congenital metabolic diseases and nutritional therapy (carbohydrate, protein metabolism)
7 Midterm
8 Post-visa exam evaluation, Congenital metabolic diseases and nutritional therapy (lipid metabolism)
9 Medical nutritional therapy in congenital heart diseases.
10 Medical nutritional therapy for type 1 diabetes
11 Medical nutritional therapy in neurological diseases
12 Medical nutritional therapy in hematology-oncology and infectious diseases
13 Medical nutritional therapy in kidney diseases, enteral-parenteral nutrition in children.
14 Final Exam
Textbook or Material
Resources Samur G (Çeviri Editörü) Essentials of Pediatric Nutrition (Pediatrik Beslenmenin Esasları)
Köksal G, Gökmen H. Çocuk Hastalıklarında Beslenme Tedavisi. Hatiboğlu Yayınları, Ankara, 2019.
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) 3 5 15
Midterms 1 10 10
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 14 2 28
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: 101
Total Work Load / 30 3,37
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P3
O1 To be able to exemplify the problems of nutritional deficiency 2
O2 To know the nutritional requirements of individuals in different age groups and to be able to create nutrition programmes 3
O3 To be able to compare energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of individuals with different age groups and different diseases 4