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On completion of this module you wil; Understand techniques used in nutritional assessment, including dietary intake, body composition and biochemical analysis. Have knowledge of their use in nutrition research and public health policies.
Indicative Module Content:This module is split into 3 sections:
• Food Intake
• Body Composition
• Energy Expenditure
The lecture topics covered include:
Dietary intake assessment
• Why measure someones diet?
• How to measure someones diet
• What do we do with dietary information
• Dietary data - data full of mistakes
Energy Expenditure
• Energy Expenditure Introduction
• How to measure energy expenditure 1
• How to measure energy expenditure 2
Body composition
• Body composition - introduction
• Body composition - methods 1
• Body composition - methods 2
Summary
• Bringing it all together, holistic assessment of nutritional status - the sum is greater than the parts
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Tutorial | 10 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 120 |
Total | 154 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Practical report - statistical analysis of dietary intake data | Week 10 | n/a | Graded | No | 50 |
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: EOS online exam | Week 12 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
In the assignment feedback will be given to the students following completion. This will be in written form and will give a general overview, and areas for improvement and commendation. The MCQ will be completed online, and will be automatically marked.
Name | Role |
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Grace Bennett | Tutor |
Dr Fiona Lalor | Tutor |
Cathal O'Hara | Tutor |