Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GKS0022018332NUTRITION AND HEALTHElective123
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The purpose of this course is to have the early childhood teacher candidates -understand the importance of nutrition in healthy/normal development and -growth -understand nutrient elements and food groups -understand the importance of the nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women -understand the disadvantage of bad nutrition -understand problems in child nutrition -develop the skills to plan healthy menus for early childhood period
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students explain the importance of health nutrition for pregnant and breastfeeding women Students exemplify the disadvantages of bad nutrition Students discuss the problems in child nutrition Students list and explain the proper nutrition for 0-6 years children Students prepare healthy and nutritious menus for early childhood period Students apply the hygiene and health principles in food preparation and service
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The definition and importance of nutrition, nutrient elements, food groups, enrichment of foods in terms of nutrient values, nutrition in special cases such as pregnancy and breastfeeding women, disadvantages of bad nutrition, problems in child nutrition, proper nutrition for 0-6 years children, planning menus for early childhood period, hygiene and health principles in food preparation and service.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
11 Definition and importance of the nutrition 2 Nutrient elements: Carbohydrates and Fats 3 Nutrient elements: Proteins and Minerals 4 Nutrient elements: Vitamins 5 Food Groups 6 Enrichment of the Food in Terms of Nutrient Values 7 Nutrition in Pregnancy 8 Midterm 9 Midterm 1 10 Nutrition of Children Between Ages of 0-1 11 Nutrition of Children in Early Childhood Period 12 Preparing Healthy and Nutritious Menus for Children in Early Childhood Period 13 The Hygiene and Health Principles in Food Preparation and Service 14 Prevalent Problems in Child Nutrition 15 Final
Recommended or Required Reading
[1] Şanlıer, N.& Ersoy, Y. (2005). Anne ve Çocuk İçin Beslenme Prensipleri. Morpa Yayınları. İstanbul [2] Işıksoluğu, M. (1981). Beslenme. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları. Ankara. [3] Baysal. A. (1992). Genel Beslenme. Hatiboğlu Yayınevi. Ankara [4] Taneli, N & Taneli B.(1998). Sağlıklı Çocuk Beslenmesi. Dokuz Eylül Yayınları. İzmir [5]Arlı, M., Şanlıer, N., Küçükkömürler, S., Yaman, M.(2006). Anne ve Çocuk Beslenmesi. Pegem Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11515
Final Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination15460
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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