BES4074 Nutrition and GeneticsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
BES4074 Nutrition and Genetics Spring
Fall
2 0 2 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CAN ERGÜN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None.
Course Objectives: The scope of the course is to explain the effect of the hereditary structure of the individual on the determination of nutritional habits, to stay away from the diseases to which he is genetically predisposed as much as possible and to evaluate the importance and effect of nutrition in order to ensure a high quality of life.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. will be able to interpret the relationship between genetic factors and nutrition.
2. Will be able to develop recommendations for nutrient consumption to increase the expression of genes associated with diseases.
3. will be able to compare genetic diversity-ethnic differences in nutrition.

Course Content

This course includes genetic variation:nutritional applications, relationship between genes and nutrients or nutrient components, nutrigenomics and gene expression, nutrigenomics in the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of food components, vitamin metabolism, genetics and environment I, vitamin metabolism, genetics and environment II, enes, diet and plasma lipids, genetic variation and nutritional requirements, gene: environmental interactions and coronar heart disease, gene-nutrient interaction in type 1 diabetes, cancer nutrigenomics, article discussion topics.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Haftalık olarak dağıtılacaktır / Weekly distributed by the course lecturer
References: 1- Ordovas JM. Nutrigenetics And Nutrigenomics, World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics,Vol.93,Karger, 2004.
2- Bouchard C., Ordovas JM. Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science Recent Advances in Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, Elsevier, USA, 2012 3- Mahan L.K., Escott-Stump S., Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 10th Edition, W. B. Saunders Company, USA, 2000

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 60
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentations / Seminar 1 20 20
Midterms 1 20 20
Final 1 40 40
Total Workload 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2) Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3) Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4) Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5) Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6) Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7) Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8) Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9) Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10) Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11) Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12) Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13) Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14) Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.