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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Nutritional Epidemiology | |||
| Reference | ASM404 | Version | 2 |
| Created | August 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | August 2020 | SCQF Points | 30 |
| Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 15 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To enable students to critically evaluate the methods and findings of nutritional epidemiology relevant to the associations between diet and chronic disease, and the recommendations for the prevention of chronic disease that are based on nutritional epidemiology. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically explore the demographic statistics relating to chronic disease. |
| 2 | Critically discuss the epidemiological and experimental evidence for the involvement of diet, and other principal risk factors, in the aetiology and pathogenesis of chronic disease. |
| 3 | Synthesise findings from nutritional epidemiology to produce dietary recommendations for the prevention of chronic disease and improvement of human health. |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Routine data, including disease registers and health surveys. The development of guidelines. Cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, cancers, gastrointestial diseases, dental disease, osteopororis, obesity and diabetes encompassing aspects of physiological and cellular and molecular mechanisms in aetiology and pathogenesis. Nutritional status and immune function. Developmental origins of disease. Complications and comorbidities of diabetes and obesity. Management of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Mental health and cognitive function. Diet-gene interactions. |
| Module Delivery |
|---|
| Online learning supported by directed reading, problem-based study materials, and contact / structured discussion with peers and academic staff. 'Contact Hours' included in 'Indicative Student Workload' represent online discussions and other online interactions. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 24 | 24 |
| Non-Contact Hours | 276 | 276 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 300 | 300 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 60% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2, 3 |
| Description: | Essay | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 40% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1 |
| Description: | Report | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| This module is assessed using the two components of assessment as detailed in the Assessment Plan. The first grade represents Component 1 (essay) weighted as major (60%) and the second, Component 2 (report), weighted as minor (40%). A module grade of D or better is required for a pass, with compensation of grade E in C1 or C2 permitted. Non-submission of either component will result in an NS grade. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | AA, AB |
| B | AC, AD, BA, BB, BC, CA |
| C | AE, BD, BE, CB, CC, CD, DA, DB, EA |
| D | CE, DC, DD, DE, EB, EC |
| E | AF, BF, CF, DF, ED, EE, EF, FA, FB, FC, FD |
| F | FE, FF |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Completion of ASM401 (Introduction to Human Nutrition), ASM402 (Assessing Nutritional Status) and ASM403 (Research Skills) or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BUTTRISS, J. et al., 2018. Public health nutrition. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. |
| 2 | LOVEGROVE, J.A. et al., eds., 2015. Nutrition research methodologies. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. |
| 3 | SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK, 2017. SIGN 149. Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease: a national clinical guideline. Edinburgh: SIGN. |
| 4 | SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK, 2015. SIGN 142. Management of osteoporosis and the prevention of fragility fractures: a national clinical guideline. Edinburgh: SIGN. |
| 5 | SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK, 2010. SIGN 115. Management of obesity: a national clinical guideline. Edinburgh: SIGN. |
| 6 | STRATTON, R.J. et al., 2013. Clinical nutrition. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. |
| 7 | WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND / AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH, 2018. Diet, nutrition, physical activity and cancer: a global perspective. Continuous Update Project Expert Report. Available from: https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer |
| 8 | Recent relevant journal articles as indicated on CampusMoodle. |