Course Syllabus

• Course: CHS 369 Practicum in Clinical Nutrition - I

 

Course Syllabus

Course title and code:

Practicum in Clinical Nutrition - I (CHS 369) 

 

Program in which the course is offered: 

Clinical Nutrition program

 

Credit hours

3 hours

 

Level at which this course is offered:

7^th level

 

Course prerequisites:

CHS 343

 

Time:

Sunday  01:00 - 04:00 pm

 

Location:                                                  

King Khalid University Hospitals & Others

 

Course instructor

Fahad Aldawood

 

Contact information:

 

 

Office Number:

2314

 

 

Phone :

        

         Office: 01-4693687

 

 

 

Email:

     [e-mail]

 

Office hours:

                                                                  Saturday: 10:00 - 13:00

 

                                                                  Sunday:  10:00 – 13:00

                                                                                 

                                                                  Monday:  10:00 – 13:00

Available on other days by appointment

                                                                   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Syllabus:

 

Contents	Week No.
Introduction	Week 1
Obesity and weight management	Week 2 &3
Diabetes Mellitus	Week 4
Renal diseases: Pre-dialysis	Week 5
Hemodialysis	Week 6
1st Midrerm exam	Week 7
Peritoneal dialysis	Week 8
Gastrointestinal diseases	Week 9
Liver diseases	Week 10
2nd Midterm exam	Week 11
Presentation of selected case studies	Week 12
Final exam	Week 13 or 14

 

Schedule of Assessment Tasks for Students During the Semester

 

Assessment task

Week due

Proportion of Final Assessment

 

Assignments, discussions and case studies 

Week 3 – 14

30 

 

Midterm Exams  

Week 9

20 

 

Presentation and Participation 

 

10 

 

Final Exam

Week 15 - 16

40

 

Total

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

 

·       Whitney, Eleanor N., Cataldo, Corinne B., Rolfes, Sharon R. (2009) Understanding Normal and Clinical Nutrition. Brooks Cole; 6^th edition

 

·       Mahan, L.K. and S. Escott-Stump, Editors. 2012. Krause’s Food & Nutrition Therapy. 12^th Edition. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA.

 

 

 

SPECIFIC COURSE POLICIES:

 

Participation/Attendance: Everyone enrolled in the course is expected to participate in class discussions. Attendance at class and hospital is mandatory. Students who have not attended at least 75% of the lectures will not be able to write the final exam (medical reports and other reasons are not acceptable). Students who arrive late to class two times will be considered absent for one class.

 

Penalty for late assignments: Assignments are due at class time on the date specified before the start of the class. There will be a deduction of 10% of the value of the assignment each day for late submission. NO assignment will be accepted one week after due date.

 

Special examination: NO special examination will be given for a student who has missed a scheduled examination except in cases with proper documentation to show a confirmed personal illness or a death in the student’s immediate family.

 

Up to 10% of marks on each assignment and examination can be deducted for any unorganized assignments and for the lack of proper English communication skills.

 

Up to 20% of marks on each practical assignment (e.g case studies) can be deducted if student did not attend the actual visit.