Description
Nutrition and Metabolism
Module title | Nutrition and Metabolism |
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Module code | ESS1606 |
Academic year | 2018/9 |
Credits | 15 |
Module staff | Dr Sarah Jackman (Convenor) Professor Francis Stephens (Lecturer) |
Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Duration: Weeks | 11 |
Number students taking module (anticipated) | 180 |
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Description - summary of the module content
Module description
This module will provide you with the knowledge and basic practical skills to begin to make you informed about nutrition and metabolism. You will cover the metabolism of macronutrients and begin to understand how they interact in various sporting situations. Furthermore, there will be nutritional basics related to health and sport including injury and weight management. You will begin to make judgements of nutritional research from both a health and performance perspective. There are no pre- or co-requisites for this module and the module is suitable for non-specialist students who have studied science at A-Level or equivalent.
Module aims - intentions of the module
This module seeks to provide you with the necessary foundational knowledge and basic practical skills to help you understand what happens to nutrients within the body. The module will cover the nutritional basics related to health and sport. In addition, you will learn the basics of methods related to the assessment of food intake and begin to make critical judgements of nutritional research.
Graduate attributes:
You will become competent in the following:
- The ability to use breath by breath metabolic analysers
- Nutritics computer programme for diet analysis
- Reading and understanding food labelling
- Calculating exercise intensities to work at for maximal fat burning
- Collection of diet diaries/24h recall
- Group work from the presentations on diets
- Applying metabolic knowledge to situations for example – prolonged exercise, popular diets
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Explain the role of macro- and micronutrients in the diet
- 2. Describe nutritional skills of assessing food intake methods, and be able to carry out diet analysis
- 3. Understand how macronutrients are metabolised
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 4. Apply knowledge across a range of different perspectives and concepts and apply it to practical considerations in exercise and sports
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. Take responsibility for your own learning and development of the key skills of evaluation and Prioritisation
- 6. Employ reasoned decision-making to shape practice
Syllabus plan
Syllabus plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Lectures |
Seminar / Lab |
Basic nutrition |
Basic skills |
Energy |
Basic metabolism |
Digestion and absorption |
Metabolic rate |
Carbohydrates |
Diet analysis and prescription |
Fats |
Extended metabolism |
Protein |
Fat max |
Vitamins and minerals |
Protein nutrition |
Immune system and appetite |
Interactions |
Weight management |
Appetite after exercise |
Case studies |
Exam preparation |
Diets and nutrition across the life cycle |
Food testing |
Learning and teaching
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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44 | 106 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | Lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | Practicals (laboratory and/or seminars) |
Guided Independent Study | 56 | Learning activities include reference to independent, interdependent (peer-supported) and online activities, as well as participation in different kinds of taught classes |
Guided Independent Study | 15 | Learning activities include reference to independent and online activities, prior to completion of formative online examinations |
Guided Independent Study | 35 | Learning activities will accumulate all of the independent, interdependent (peer-supported) and online activities, as well as participation in different kinds of taught class to prepare for the end of module examination |
Assessment
Formative assessment
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Weekly formative computer examinations | 10 minutes | 1, 3, 5 | Written |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
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0 | 100 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Diet analysis examination | 20 | 15 minutes | 1-2, 5-6 | Written |
Examination | 80 | 75 minutes | 1-6 | Written |
Re-assessment
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Diet analysis examination | Diet analysis examination | 1-2, 5-6 | August assessment period |
Examination | Examination | 1-6 | August assessment period |
Re-assessment notes
Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.
Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be required to sit a further examination. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%.
Resources
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
- McArdle (2005). Sports and Exercise Nutrition. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins.
- Bender (2008). Introduction to Nutrition and Metabolism. CRC Press.
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
- ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5011– readings, lecture notes, web links and follow-up exercises will be posted on the module’s ELE site.
- Online electronic journals – European Journal of Clinical Nutrition; American Journal of Clinical Nutrition; International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Metabolism
Module has an active ELE page
Credit value | 15 |
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Module ECTS | 7.5 |
Module pre-requisites | None |
Module co-requisites | None |
NQF level (module) | 4 |
Available as distance learning? | No |
Origin date | 13/07/2015 |
Last revision date | 28/06/2018 |