Swedish name: Kostundersökningsmetodik
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Course code: 2KN030
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Food and Nutrition: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science
Revised by: Head of Department of Food and Nutrition, 2014-12-15
The course deals with study design, the most common dietary assessment methods and their advantages and disadvantages as well as possible sources of error. The course include a theoretical part dealing with basic nutritional epidemiology, different dietary assessment methods and ethical aspects of dietary research, and a practical part where the student uses different methods for data collection and analyses the results. Current research in the discipline of nutritional studies is examined and discussed. The course focuses mainly on problems that deal with exposure measurement and how these errors can be detected and possibly corrected. An important part of the course deals with methods for assessing the validity and probability of dietary data collections.
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge and understanding
Skills
Analytical ability and attitude
Univ: Pass grades in at least 90 ECTS in Food and Nutrition, including 15 credits thesis or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A (IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 5.5 and no individual score below 5.0. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum total score of 530 and a minimum TWE score of 4. TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum total score of 72 and a minimum score of 17 on the Writing Section). Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.
This is a part-time distance learning course. Lectures, discussions, mandatory group- and individual assignments will be web-based. Access to Internet is therefore required. All teaching material will be in English. When foreign students take part in the course all group discussions and different assignments will also be in English.
Assessment is based on written assignments of which two are graded pass (G), pass with distinction (VG), or fail (U). To pass the course, all work must at least be graded pass (G). To pass the course with distinction (VG), the two assignments where VG is a possible grade must be graded VG.
For rules and regulations about the examination/assessment see the Umeå University Code of Rules and Procedures.
Equivalency credits
The equivalence of course credits (completely or partially) can be assessed (see the Umeå University Code of Rules and Procedures). An application can be made on a special form according to the Student Services directive.
Gibson Rosalind S.
Principles of nutritional assessment
2. ed. : New York : Oxford University Press : 2005 : xx, 908p. b ill. :
ISBN: 0-19-517169-1
Mandatory
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Good research practise
The Swedish Research Council's group on ethics : 2017 :
https://publikationer.vr.se/en/product/good-research-practice/
Mandatory
Basic epidemiology [electronic resource]
Bonita R., Beaglehole R., Kjellström Tord.
2nd ed. : Geneva : World Health Organization : c2006. : 1 online resource (xi, 213 p.) :
http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241547073_eng.pdf
ISBN: 9789240681835 (electronic bk.)
Mandatory
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Perspective: An Extension of the STROBE Statement for Observational Studies in Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut) : Explanation and Elaboration
Hörnell Agneta, Berg Christina, Forsum Elisabet, Larsson Christel, Sonestedt Emily, Akesson Agneta, Lachat Carl, Hawwash Dana, Kolsteren Patrick, Byrnes Graham, De Keyzer Willem, Van Camp John, Cade Janet E., Greenwood Darren C., Slimani Nadia, Cevallos Myriam, Egger Matthias, Huybrechts Inge, Wirfalt Elisabet
AMER SOC NUTRITION-ASN : 2017 :
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140047
Mandatory
Scientific papers (mainly from the peer-reviewed journals) will also be used during the course.
Gibson Rosalind S.
Principles of nutritional assessment
2. ed. : New York : Oxford University Press : 2005 : xx, 908p. b ill. :
ISBN: 0-19-517169-1
Mandatory
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The Swedish Research Council's expert group on ethics. Good research practise.
The Swedish Research Council, Stockholm : 2011 :
http://www.vr.se/download/18.3a36c20d133af0c1295800030/1321519981391/Good+Research+Practice+3.2011_webb.pdf
Mandatory
Rothman Kenneth J.
Epidemiology : an introduction
2. ed. : New York, NY : Oxford University Press : cop. 2012 : viii, 268 s. :
ISBN: 978-0-19-975455-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Mandatory
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Reading instructions: Order through the bookstore
Gibson Rosalind S.
Principles of nutritional assessment
2. ed. : New York : Oxford University Press : 2005 : xx, 908p. b ill. :
ISBN: 0-19-517169-1
Mandatory
Search the University Library catalogue
The Swedish Research Council's expert group on ethics. Good research practise.
The Swedish Research Council, Stockholm : 2011 :
http://www.vr.se/download/18.3a36c20d133af0c1295800030/1321519981391/Good+Research+Practice+3.2011_webb.pdf
Mandatory
Rothman Kenneth J.
Epidemiology : an introduction
2. ed. : New York, NY : Oxford University Press : cop. 2012 : viii, 268 s. :
ISBN: 978-0-19-975455-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Mandatory
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Reading instructions: Order through the bookstore
Design concepts in nutritional epidemiology
Margetts Barrie M., Nelson Michael
2. ed. : Oxford : Oxford University Press : cop. 1997 : xv, 451 s. :
ISBN: 0-19-262740-6
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