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Nutrition education and nutrition counselling projectLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: CA00BS72

Objective

Students become familiar with nutrition education as part of health promotion. Students improve their educational skills in nutrition and are able to use versatile teaching methods and materials. He can independently carry out nutrition counselling/guidance situations.

Content

Nutrition education and counselling
Nutrition counselling/guidance project

Qualifications

Foodstuffs and Nutrition (finished)
Advanced nutrition studies (finished)
Development of nutritional effect (participation)
Nutrition communication and research (participation)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in usual situations. He can search for reliable nutrition information and partly use it. He can plan and carry out a nutrition guidance project supported by others. He can partly follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is familiar with the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in versatile situations.He can search for reliable nutrition information and use it. He can plan and carry out a nutrition guidance situation independently and is able to argument made choices. He can mostly follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to explain the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in versatile situations. He can search for reliable nutrition information and apply it widely. He can plan and independently carry out a nutrition guidance situation and is able to widely justify made choises. He can follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Further information

The cource will be arranged in English if needed.

Enrollment

31.10.2022 - 12.02.2023

Timing

16.01.2023 - 30.04.2023

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

RD proportion (cr)

2 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Advanced skills in nutrition
  • Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality
Teachers
  • Carolin Kolmeder
Student groups
  • MRESTO21
  • RAVI22
    RAVI22, Ravitsemusosaaja, Avoin amk, Ruoka
  • RESTO20

Objective

Students become familiar with nutrition education as part of health promotion. Students improve their educational skills in nutrition and are able to use versatile teaching methods and materials. He can independently carry out nutrition counselling/guidance situations.

Content

Nutrition education and counselling
Nutrition counselling/guidance project

Materials

Will be announced in the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Lectures, assignments, project implementation

Student workload

135 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in usual situations. He can search for reliable nutrition information and partly use it. He can plan and carry out a nutrition guidance project supported by others. He can partly follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is familiar with the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in versatile situations.He can search for reliable nutrition information and use it. He can plan and carry out a nutrition guidance situation independently and is able to argument made choices. He can mostly follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to explain the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in versatile situations. He can search for reliable nutrition information and apply it widely. He can plan and independently carry out a nutrition guidance situation and is able to widely justify made choises. He can follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning diary and implementation of the project

Qualifications

Foodstuffs and Nutrition (finished)
Advanced nutrition studies (finished)
Development of nutritional effect (participation)
Nutrition communication and research (participation)

Further information

The cource will be arranged in English if needed.

Enrollment

19.04.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 15.06.2022

Credits

5 op

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality
Teachers
  • Kaija Nissinen
  • Leena Arjanne
Responsible person

Jukka Kauppila

Student groups
  • RESTO19
  • MRESTO20

Objective

Students become familiar with nutrition education as part of health promotion. Students improve their educational skills in nutrition and are able to use versatile teaching methods and materials. He can independently carry out nutrition counselling/guidance situations.

Content

Nutrition education and counselling
Nutrition counselling/guidance project

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in usual situations. He can search for reliable nutrition information and partly use it. He can plan and carry out a nutrition guidance project supported by others. He can partly follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is familiar with the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in versatile situations.He can search for reliable nutrition information and use it. He can plan and carry out a nutrition guidance situation independently and is able to argument made choices. He can mostly follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to explain the principles of nutrition education and is able to apply them in versatile situations. He can search for reliable nutrition information and apply it widely. He can plan and independently carry out a nutrition guidance situation and is able to widely justify made choises. He can follow the instructions and operate on schedule.

Qualifications

Foodstuffs and Nutrition (finished)
Advanced nutrition studies (finished)
Development of nutritional effect (participation)
Nutrition communication and research (participation)

Further information

The cource will be arranged in English if needed.