FB2NED-Nutritional Epidemiology and Dietary Assessment

Module Provider: Food and Nutritional Sciences
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:5
Terms in which taught: Autumn / Spring term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites: FB2NS Nutritional Science
Modules excluded:
Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Prof Gunter Kuhnle
Email: g.g.kuhnle@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

Dietary assessment is the bedrock on which nutrition research rests and it is therefore crucial to understand the methods currently used. Nutritional epidemiology is one of the key techniques used to investigate associations between nutrition and health, and it is important to understand the underlying methodology. This module introduces dietary assessment methods and uses current data to demonstrate different techniques of nutritional epidemiology. 

Aims:

The aim of this module is to introduce various dietary assessment methods and their application in nutritional epidemiology.

Assessable learning outcomes:

On completion of the course, students will be able to assess diet and lifestyle using different assessment methods. Students will also be able to select the most appropriate methods and assess their advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, students will be able to understand and appraise different methods used in nutritional epidemiology. In particular, learning outcomes are:

• Understand food composition data


• Understand concepts of dietary assess ment


• Assess dietary intake with different methods


• Interpret results from dietary assessment


• Interpret results from epidemiological studies

Additional outcomes:

Students will have an understanding of the difficulties of dietary and lifestyle assessment and therefore a better appreciation of strengths and limitations of different modules.

Outline content:

In this module, students will learn to use different dietary and lifestyle assessment instruments. They will use different assessments and assess their strengths and limitations.

Global context:
Nutrition is an important modifiable risk factor for many chronic diseases, and the accurate assessment of diet and lifestyle factors is extremely important.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
This course comprises mainly practical's, seminars and self-directed learning.

Contact hours:

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Lectures	7	7
Practicals classes and workshops	6	6
Guided independent study:	37	37
Total hours by term	50	50	0
Total hours for module	100

Summative Assessment Methods:

Method	Percentage
Written assignment including essay	50
Class test administered by School	50

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:

• Dietary assessment


• Nutritional epidemiology

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of five working days;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than five working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: http://www.reading.ac.uk/web/FILES/qualitysupport/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Assessment requirements for a pass:
Overall 40%

Reassessment arrangements:

Reassessment arrangements are in accordance with University policy. Reassessment of the written examination is held during the University administered re-examination period in August. Failed coursework may be re-assessed by an alternative assignment before or during the August re-examination period.

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Last updated: 25 November 2021