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Food behavior (3 cr)

Code: CA00CX28-3002

General information


Enrollment
22.04.2024 - 01.10.2024
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
13.12.2024 - 27.04.2025
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Campus
SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality
Teachers
Kaija Nissinen
Leena Arjanne
Groups
MRESTO23
Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality, Part-time studies
Course
CA00CX28

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Student can explain and argue why do human eat as we do. (S)he can name and give examples of psychological, physiological, social and other environmental factors affecting food behavior and food choice. (S)he is able to study and compare features of food environment and evaluate their significance on food behavior. (S)he can name and evaluate nutrition policy makers, aims and ways.

Content

Food behavior from psychological, physiological, social and public healt perspectives
Observing good service as a food environment

Materials

Will be announced in the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

On-line learning, lectures, guided exercises

Student workload

Work amount 81 h
- lectures approximately 20 h
- independent working approximately 60 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student can explain why do human eat as we do. (S)he can name psychological, physiological, social and other environmental factors affecting food behavior and food choice. (S)he is able to name features of food environment and its significance on food behavior. (S)he can name nutrition policy makers, aims and ways.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student can explain and argue why do human eat as we do. (S)he can name and give examples of psychological, physiological, social and other environmental factors affecting food behavior and food choice. (S)he is able to study and compare features of food environment and evaluate their significance on food behavior. (S)he can name and evaluate nutrition policy makers, aims and ways.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student can explain and argue holistically why do human eat as we do. (S)he can name and give in many ways examples of psychological, physiological, social and other envoronmental factors affecting food behavior and food choice. (S)he is able to study, compare and improve features of food environments when evaluating their significance on food behavior. (S)he can name and evaluate nutrition policy makers, aims and elaborate ways to achieve aims.

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