NNEK14015U Experimental Nutrition Physiology
MSc Programme in Clinical Nutrition
Knowledge:
- To understand the principles behind study design and different
scientific methods used in nutritional research.
- To understand the role of different factors that influence the
validity of an experiment and the parameters that describes the
quality of analyses.
- To understand the principles behind the methods used in research
to assess energy requirements and energy expenditure, and discuss
their pros and cons.
- To understand the principles behind the methods used in research
to assess dietary food intake, and discuss their pros and
cons.
- To understand the principles behind the methods used in research
for anthropometric measurements, and discuss their pros and
cons.
- To understand the role of biological and laboratory factors in
assessment of micronutrient status and reflect on the use of
appropriate biological materials, as well as discuss the pros and
cons of different biomarkers as methods for evaluation of nutrient
intake and status in a research set-up.
- To understand the principles behind basic statistical methods
used for data analyses.
Skills:
- Be able to use, and critically evaluate, all the mentioned
methods used for nutritional study design and status
assessment.
- Be able to perform basic statistical analyses and critically
evaluate biological data.
- Be able to design, perform, document and present own
methodological study used for determination of energy and
nutritional status.
- To evaluate and critically judge scientific results.
- To work in a proactive manner to assure own learning outcome.
- To work both independently and in a students’ group.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 3
- Lectures
- 38
- Preparation
- 119
- Theory exercises
- 46
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Continuous assessmentEvaluation is based on the participation in exercises, approval of protocols/reports from the exercises and presentation of report and acting as opponent at the final seminar.
- Exam registration requirements
- Participation in 75% of exercises, approval of protocol and reports from exercises and participation in the final seminar.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Internal grading. One assessor.
- Re-exam
- If ten or fewer students have registered for the re-examination, the examination form will be oral and based on presentation of a report.
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NNEK14015U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 1
- Schedule
- A (Tues 8-12 + Thurs 8-17)
- Course capacity
- 85 students. The course is reserved for students at the MSc in Human Nutrition and MSc in Clinical Nutrition.
- Study board
- Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports
Course responsibles
- Anne Raben (3-718271507e7588833e7b853e747b)
- Lars Klingenberg (16-786d7e7f3a7778757a73717a6e717e734c7f817a703a77813a7077)