Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
This course is designed to give you an introduction to the prevention of obesity, the role of nutritional and non-nutritional approaches for body weight management and influences on weight stability. You will have opportunities to enhance your ability to critically analyse current and developing theories in human nutrition and weight management. Psychology and physiology are key components, and these are discussed alongside achieving weight wellness.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 3 |
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| Session | First Sub Session | Credit Points | 5 credits (2.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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There are four short sections to work through and each section takes around 10-15 hours of study each week.
In Week 1, you will be introduced to current strategies on prevention of obesity and overweight.
In Week 2, you will gain an understanding the principles of nutrition and how they can impact weight management.
In week 3, you are introduced to the non nutritional aspects of weight loss including psychology and physiology and explore their importance in weight management strategies.
In week 4, you will gain insight from clinicians and patients about post weight loss weight-maintenance and gain an understanding of the challenges in this area.
There are 4 marked assessments (one at the end of each week of study) and you will be able to contribute to discussion boards with other students and get feedback from your tutor. You will apply your knowledge in attempting each assessment.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
End of week 4 of course Automated online feedback - Instant feedback in Ultra |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain an understanding of the barriers and enablers to post weight loss management and understand their impact on longer term weight management. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Reflect on and describe the strengths and limitations of weight loss methods and evaluate these with supporting evidence. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
End of week 4 of course Automated online feedback - Instant feedback in Ultra |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain an understanding of the barriers and enablers to post weight loss management and understand their impact on longer term weight management. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Reflect on and describe the strengths and limitations of weight loss methods and evaluate these with supporting evidence. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
End of week 1 of course Automated online feedback - Instant feedback in Ultra |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Understand the major lifestyle contributors to obesity and weight gain in society and the challenges for prevention and treatment. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
End of week 2 of course Automated online feedback - Instant feedback in Ultra |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Apply | Understand the principles of nutrition and how they impact weight loss and critically evaluate the evidence base for nutrition guidelines. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
End of week 3 of course Automated online feedback - Instant feedback in Ultra |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Apply | Gain an understanding of the barriers and enablers to post weight loss management and understand their impact on longer term weight management. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply knowledge of the physiological and psychological bases of obesity and weight gain and critically evaluate how they can impact weight wellness. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Online 0.5 hour oral exam. Feedback will be provided by email after resit has taken place |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Understand | Understand the major lifestyle contributors to obesity and weight gain in society and the challenges for prevention and treatment. |
| Factual | Apply | Understand the principles of nutrition and how they impact weight loss and critically evaluate the evidence base for nutrition guidelines. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Apply knowledge of the physiological and psychological bases of obesity and weight gain and critically evaluate how they can impact weight wellness. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Gain an understanding of the barriers and enablers to post weight loss management and understand their impact on longer term weight management. |
| Conceptual | Apply | Reflect on and describe the strengths and limitations of weight loss methods and evaluate these with supporting evidence. |
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