| Responsible Department | Department of Human Nutrition |
| Research School | FOOD Denmark |
| Course Dates | Expected 2014. |
| Course Abstract | A 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. |
| Course Registration | By email to Marianne Støckel: mas@life.ku.dk. |
| Deadline for Registration | TBA. |
| Credits | 3 (ECTS) |
| Level of Course | PhD course |
| Organisation of Teaching | 5 days with lectures, student presentations and evaluation (37 hours). Pre-course work includes reading and preparation of presentations (38 hours). |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Restrictions | Scientific level: Minimum MSc. Preferred skills: PhD project within the energy balance area. |
| Course Content | |
| Please see course abstract and learning outcome. | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| Teaching will be in the form of lectures, student presentations, seminar discussions and individual work. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| 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 | |
| Course Material | |
| Relevant material will be provided to course participants. | |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Lesli Hingstrup Larsen, lehla@life.ku.dk, Department of Human Nutrition/Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Appetite a, Phone: 353-33632 | |
| Course Fee | |
| 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. | |
| Course Costs | |
| All participants will have to pay 80 EUR for course material. | |
| Type of Evaluation | |
| Presentations of PhD project, participation in group discussions and evaluation of scientific input in plenum. | |
| Other Remarks | |
| A minimum of 10 participants will be required to run the course. | |