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Food and nutrition as a source of well-being (5 cr)

Code: MR00AF19-3006

General information


Enrollment

16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020

Timing

01.01.2020 - 31.05.2020

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

RDI portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business

Teachers

  • Eliisa Kotro

Teacher in charge

Eliisa Kotro

Groups

  • MRKT18SM
    Tourism and service business, part-time studies
  • MRMI19KP
  • MRMI18SM

Objective

You can identify the importance of food and nutrition for well-being and utilize the know-how in well-being tourism. identify the health effects of the Finnish natural products and the possibilities of these products in well-being tourism business. evaluate the nutrition of a customer using IT-technology. guide people of different age groups and with various physical training levels to select appropriate nutrition and learn the basics of healthy eating. design, produce and evaluate well-being products and services related to food and nutrition

Content

How does food affect human well-being? How do you evaluate the nutrition of a customer? How do you motivate and guide a customer to eat healthy? What are the well-being effects of natural products and how do you utilize the know-how in tourism business? How do you design, produce and evaluate products and services for food tourism?

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students can a. use professional terminology proficiently in different situations b. evaluate information sources critically d. cooperate with customers and target groups e. work as a goal-oriented team member

Qualifications

Prior know-how: Basics of Human Nutrition and Customer-oriented service design