Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Exercise and Nutrition BEÖ407 7. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Öznur KARADAĞ
Instructors Hakkı ÇOKNAZ
Assistants
Goals To teach information about healthy nutrition, principles and nutritional features to reach maximum performance in athletes, to gain the skills of making a healthy and sports-appropriate nutrition plan.
Course Content Daily energy consumption and calculation methods, Nutrients, Nutrition suitable for energy and sports, Optimizing body composition with healthy nutrition, Child nutrition, Nutrition in aerobic sports, Nutrition in weight sports, Travel nutrition planning.
Learning Outcomes - Knows nutritional disorders in athletes.
- It regulates the individual daily adequate nutrient intake.
- Nutrients and their nutrients can be sourced and can plan to support sportive performance.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week What is nutrition? Energy Formation and Metabolism, Energy Formation in Sports
2. Week Methods of Determining Daily Energy Need, Application for Sports
3. Week Carbohydrates and Their Importance in Sports Nutrition
4. Week Fats and Their Importance in Sports Nutrition
5. Week Proteins and Its Importance in Sports Nutrition
6. Week Vitamins and their effects on achieving maximum performance
7. Week Minerals and their effects on achieving maximum performance
8. Week Midterm
9. Week Water - Its Importance in Sports
10. Week Nutrition before, during, and after competition
11. Week Appropriate Body Weight and Composition in Athletes
12. Week Weight Problem and diet programs in athletes
13. Week Nutrition by Sports, Away Nutrition
14. Week Nutrition in Child and Young Athletes
15. Week Final exam
Recommended Sources
Aysel Pehlivan, Nutrition in Sports, Morpa Culture Publications, Istanbul, 2005.
Nancy Clark, Sports Nuyrition Guidebook, Human Kinetics, 1997.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 Measurement Method
PY1 3 3 3 3 -
PY3 4 4 4 4 -
PY4 4 4 4 4 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 15 15
Midterm 2 1 9.5 9.5
Homework 1 2 8 16
Homework 2 2 8 16
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 76.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0