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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
School of Health Sciences
Programme of Nutrition and Dietetics
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02151046 Food Supplements 3 Autumn 5 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
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) Prof. Nurhan ÜNÜSAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Nurhan ÜNÜSAN B-Z30 [email protected] 7415
Course Content
Besin desteğinin ne olduğu, türleri, özellikleri, etiket okunması ve değerlendirilmesi, vitamin ve mineral desteği tebliği, iyi üretim uygulamaları ve besin desteklerinin beslenme yetersizlikleri ve kronik hastalıkların önlenmesindeki yeri, ülke politikaları ve yayınlar ile irdelenir.
Objectives of the Course
It is the examination and discussion of issues related to nutritional support, its types, properties in accordance with communiqués, areas of use, its place in the prevention of nutritional problems.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses X
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
P3 Ability to understand and interpret a process, event, case, equipment or product, and to solve related problems with a holistic perspective and contemporary methods 3
P10 To be aware of the universal and social effects and legal consequences of field 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 explain the possible health effects of food components P.1.2 1
O2 To be able to give examples of biochemical methods used in the determination of nutritional status and factors affecting them P.3.2 1
O3 To be able to analyse the clinical symptoms that may occur as a result of insufficiency and imbalance in nutrient intake P.3.5 1
O4 To be able to compare energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of individuals with different age groups and different diseases P.3.7 1
O5 To know the possible health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies P.10.1 1
O6 To be able to exemplify the problems of nutritional deficiency P.10.2 1
O7 To be able to evaluate the properties of food additives, their use in food and legal regulations P.10.6 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 Introduction
2 Nutritional Supplements Legislation and Nutritional Supplement Types
3 Vitamin Supplements
4 Mineral supplements
5 Plant based supplements
6 Nutritional supplements and drug interactions
7 Nutritional supplements and nutrient interaction
8 Midterm
9 Nutritional supplements and nutrient interaction
10 Nutritional supplements and diseases
11 Food supplements and diseases
12 Food supllements and diseases
13 Food supplements and special groups
14 Final
Textbook or Material
Resources Scientific Overview of Nutritional Supplements
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Seminar - -
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) 14 5 70
Midterms 1 25 25
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 25 25
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 148
Total Work Load / 30 4,93
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P3 P10
O1 To be able to explain the possible health effects of food components 3 - -
O2 To be able to give examples of biochemical methods used in the determination of nutritional status and factors affecting them - 3 -
O3 To be able to analyse the clinical symptoms that may occur as a result of insufficiency and imbalance in nutrient intake - 4 -
O4 To be able to compare energy, macro and micronutrient requirements of individuals with different age groups and different diseases - 4 -
O5 To know the possible health problems associated with nutrient deficiencies - - 4
O6 To be able to exemplify the problems of nutritional deficiency - - 4
O7 To be able to evaluate the properties of food additives, their use in food and legal regulations - - 3