LPhD172 Energy balance in humans

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutInstitut for Human Ernæring

ForskeruddannelsesprogramFOOD Denmark
 
Kursusdatoer11 to 15 June 2012.
 
Kursus resuméA 5-day PhD-course with introduction to i) methods used to assess appetite, food intake and energy balance; ii) factors that influence energy balance; iii) study design in evaluation of energy balance.
 
KursustilmeldingBy email to Marianne Støckel: mas@life.ku.dk.
 
Deadline for tilmeldingMay 1, 2012.
 
Pointværdi3 (ECTS)
 
KursustypePh.d.-kursus
 
Rammer for Undervisning5 days with lectures, student presentations and evaluation (37 hours). Pre-course work includes reading and preparation of presentations (38 hours).
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Begrænset deltagerantalScientific level: Minimum MSc. Preferred skills: PhD project within the energy balance area.
 
Kursusindhold
Please see course abstract and learning outcome.
 
Undervisningsform
Teaching will be in the form of lectures, student presentations, seminar discussions and individual work.
 
Målbeskrivelse
The aim is to give the students knowledge about available methodologies, their strengths and limitations, and pitfalls within the research area of energy balance, and to provide students with current information on factors that influence energy balance.

Competences achieved: After attending this course, the PhD student will:

- know the strengths and weaknesses of the methodologies of energy balance research

- be able to evaluate study design within the energy balance research area

- be aware of the current research on factors that influence energy balance

 
Kursusmateriale
Relevant material will be provided to course participants.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Lesli Hingstrup Larsen, lehla@life.ku.dk, Institut for Human Ernæring/Fedme og Appetitregulering, Tlf: 353-33632
 
Deltagerbetaling
No fee for PhD students under the Open Market in Denmark and NOVA-partners. Other participants are to pay a course fee of 800 EUR. All participants have to pay 80 EUR for course costs.
 
Kursus omkostninger
All participants will have to pay 80 EUR for course material.
 
Evalueringsform
Presentations of PhD project, participation in group discussions and evaluation of scientific input in plenum.
 
Andre bemærkninger
A minimum of 10 participants will be required to run the course.