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Research Work in Nutritional Education
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:08.08.2023 12:26:00
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_064 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Nutrition Science | Target Audience: | Medical Services; Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Eva Kataja | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Sports and Nutrition | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigorinu Street, suuk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 32 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, normal physiology, pathological physiology, biochemistry, nutrition basics. English language knowledge is mandatory. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide skills needed for working with scientific databases during the study process and afterwards; Present different study models, explain their pros and cons in a way, that students are able to evaluate published studies themselves; Foster students presentation and debate abilities, which are based on scientific studies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to scientific study models | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Nutrition research analysis and discussions | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Nutrition research analysis | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Debate about current dietary trends | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Exam | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to scientific study models | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Nutrition research analysis and discussions | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Nutrition research analysis | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Debate about current dietary trends | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Exam | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual work – analyze scientific papers. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Part of the course taught by D.Spila: cumulative assessment according to the set % on each of the practical works done in each class. Both assessments are added and final mark given. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful study course completion, students will be able to compare different study models that are used in scientific papers, understand their biases; they will know how to search for papers relevant to their criteria for bachelors or masters thesis; they will be competent to talk about latest research tendencies in nutrition science. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After successfully completing study course, students will acquire the following skills: • Critically assess research; • Correctly interpret scientific data; • Gather and present relevant nutrition papers. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After successful completion of the course, the students independently analyze published studies, assessing their strengths and weaknesses, and to use this information in practice – in the further studies, working with clients, the media and public authorities. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kā lasīt zinātnisku pētījumu | ||||||||
| 2 | Pētījumu dizainu apraksti | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Carey MA, Steiner KL, Petri WA Jr. (2020). Ten simple rules for reading a scientific paper. PLoS Comput Biol 16(7): e1008032. | ||||||||
