Research Methods in Nutrition

After finishing the course, the students will have the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge: The student..

• is capable of explaining basic elements of research ethics
• is capable of describing and evaluating the most important epidemiological research methods, including clinical and experimental methods.
• is capable of describing and evaluating the most important qualitative research methods
• is capable of describing and evaluating the most important methods for dietary intake and nutritional status
• is capable of describing how dietary surveys are conducted at the population level and how the results can be used, with the focus on surveys in Norway
• has insight into planning, conducting and reporting of research including summaries of evidence

Skills: The student..

• is capable of conducting elementary statistical analyses of dietary intake data
• is capable of measuring nutritional status using anthropometry

Competence: The student..

• has the ability to write a scientific report
• has the ability to read and evaluate scientific literature independently