Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6BES376Microbiota And Nutrition2+0+02425.11.2024

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Nutrition and Dietetics
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Online
Objectives of the Course To teach the definition of microbiota, the importance of microbiota in nutrition and its effects on health.
Course Content Introduction to microbiota, Anatomical regions and formation of microbiota, Gut microbiota in health and diseases, Functional foods and microbiota, Microbiota, GIS health and intestinal diseases, Effect of exercise on gut microbiota, Microbiota and aging, Obesity and microbiota, Diabetes and microbiota, Cancer and microbiota, and Neurological diseases and microbiota.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof. Çağla Pınarlı Falakacılar cagla.pinarli@gedik.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources 2. Ishiguro, E., Haskey, N., Campbell, K. (2018). Bağırsak Mikrobiyotası: Beslenme ve Sağlık Üzerinde Etkileşimli Etkiler, Elsevier Inc, 194p.
3. Erkmen, O., Erten, H., Sağlam, H. (2020). Fermented Products Technology and Microbiology. Nobel Academic Publishing, Ankara, 2020, 862p. ISBN: 978-625-406-665-8
1. Kochhar, S., Martin, F.-P. (2015). Metabonomics and Gut Microbiota in Nutrition and Disease. Springer-Verlag, London, 375p.
Course Notes Lecture powerpoint notes
Exams Vize/Final

Course Category
Science %10
Health %90

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 102

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learns the relationship between nutrition and microbiota.
2 Learns the relationship between healthy microbiota and diseases.
3 The individual plans the menu and nutrition programs to improve the intestinal microbiota in the process of protecting public health and treating diseases.
4 Gains the ability to follow, evaluate, transfer and participate in multidisciplinary research on the relationship between microbiota and health.
5 Retrieves the knowledge of connecting various diseases with the microbiota.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to the relationship between microbiota and nutrition
2 Anatomical Regions and formation of microbiota-1
3 Anatomical Regions and formation of microbiota-1
4 Gut microbiota in health and disease
5 Microbiota and GIS health
6 Microbiota and intestinal diseases
7 Effect of exercise on gut microbiota
8 Midterm
9 Microbiota and aging
10 Obesity and microbiota-1
11 Obesity and microbiota-2
12 Diabetes and the microbiota
13 Cancer and the microbiota
14 Neurological diseases and microbiota

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 2 4 4 3 2 2 4 3 3 3
C1 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
C2 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 4 3 3
C3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 5 3 3
C4 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3
C5 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 3 3

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