Sustainable nutrition (5 cr)

Code: MMPR6170-3002

General information

Enrollment: 02.11.2020 - 30.11.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 01.03.2021 - 12.05.2021
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 3 cr

Virtual portion: 2 cr

Unit: School of Business

Campus: Main Campus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Degree programmes: Bachelor's Degree Programme in Service Business

Teachers: Moona Partanen; Tarja Viitanen

Groups: MPT20S1
Palveluliiketoiminta; ZJA20SMG
Avoin amk, marata, korkeakoulupolku, Gradia

Course: MMPR6170

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Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

Climate change and nutrition
Sustainable diet
Sustainable development solutions and innovations

Objective

The object of the course
After completing this course, you will have comprehensive understanding of nutrition. The purpose is to provoke interest towards nutrition studies.

Course competence
Sustainable food system comptence

The learning objectives of the course
You know the effects of nutrition on well-being and health. You know the most essential nutritional factors affecting the public health of Finns. You can critically analyze nutrition marketing. You recognize the nutrient contents of basic foods and their effect on the diet. You know how to calculate basic nutrients and can apply the calculation to nutritional recommendations.

Content

Nutrition in Finland
Food and nutrition
Nutrition quality
Nutrition marketing
Specialised nutrition

Location and time

E-learning in a learning environment (Optima).
17.1.2021-30.5.2021

Materials

Plates, pyramids, planet – Developments in national healthy and sustainable dietary guidelines: a state of play assessment http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5640e.pdf
Unravelling The Food-Health Nexus http://www.ipes-food.org/images/Reports/Health_FullReport.pdf WHO Report of the Commission on Ending ChildhoodObesity https://tinyurl.com/yb9gdxd5

Teaching methods

lectures
teamwork
book analysis in a reading circle
personal, reflective analysis

Exam schedules

There is no separate exam for the course.

Completion alternatives

Acceptance (replacement and inclusion)
Identifying and recognizing skills acquired in other ways
Studying
More detailed instructions can be found in the degree regulations and study guide.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 5 cr or 135 hours.

lectures 27h
group work 21 h
book analysis in the reading circle 33 h
personal, reflective analysis 54 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You recognize the connection between nutrition and well-being and health. You recognize the importance of food and nutritional quality. You recognize the most common special diets. You understand the principles of nutrition marketing.

Further information

The completion of the course (passed / failed) is assessed on the basis of individual and group assignments.
Guiding feedback, developmental evaluation
Peer feedback, peer review
Self-assessment