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AIOU Autumn 2011 Semester Assignments of Postgraduate M.Phil & PhD Level,
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Home and Health Sciences)
Course: Human Nutrition (863) Semester: Autumn, 2011
Level: Post Graduate Credit: Full
CONTENT LIST
Following items are included in the study pack:
1. Course Book (Units 1–18)
2. Theory Assignments 03
3. Practical Assignment One
4. Assignments Forms 12
5. Schedule for Submitting the Assignments & Tutorial Meetings
6. Student Guide
Note: If any item from the above-mentioned content is missing from your study pack,
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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Home and Health Sciences)
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Course: Human Nutrition (863) Semester: Autumn, 2011
Level: Post graduate Total Marks: 100
Credit: Full
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units: 1–5)
Note: Write answers to the following questions.
Q. 1 Write down the procedure for analyzing energy contents of foods with the help of
bomb calorimeter. (10)
Q. 2 Discuss various methods of energy expenditure measurements. (10)
Q. 3 Give classification and sources of proteins according to their chemical nature.
Discuss non-essential amino acids in detail. (10)
Q. 4 Explain digestion process of proteins in human body. (10)
Q. 5 Define carbohydrates. Write the mechanism of digestion, absorption and disposal
of available carbohydrates. (20)
Q. 6 What is the importance of triglycerides in our diet? Give in detail the distribution
of fatty acids in animal and plant life. (10)
Q. 7 Discuss the causes of water depletion. What are the clinical features of water
depletion from the body? (10)
Q. 8 Write short notes on the following: (20)
a) Factors affecting nitrogen balance
b) Acid Base Balance
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ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units: 6–10) Total Marks: 100
Note: Write answers to the following questions.
Q. 1 List out water soluble vitamins. Discuss the chemical nature of Ascorbic Acid, its
distribution, utilization and excretion from the human body. (10)
Q. 2 Discuss factors affecting utilization of vitamins in the body. (10)
Q. 3 Discuss importance of Vitamin-A for human health and relationship between B-
carotene and Retinol. (10)
Q. 4 What is the importance of calcium during growing age? Discuss calcium balance of
healthy individual. (10)
Q. 5 Write down the effects of deficiency of iron from the human body. Discuss its
absorption, transport and storage in the human body. (10)
Q. 6 Elaborate digestion, absorption and metabolism of proteins in the body. (20)
Q. 7 Vitamin D is also called bone vitamin. Discuss. What are its dietary sources and
how it is utilized in the body? (10)
Q. 8 Write short notes on the following: (20)
a) Therapeutic uses of Vitamin K
b) Zinc deficiency
ASSIGNMENT No. 3
(Units: 11–16) Total Marks: 100
Note: Write answers to the following questions.
Q. 1 What is amino acid pool? How proteins are metabolized in the body? (10)
Q. 2 What is Embden-Mayerhof pathway? Elaborate your answer with the help of a
schematic diagram. (10)
Q. 3 Discuss aetiology of starvation? How does Anorexia Nervosa lead to starvation? (10)
Q. 4 Describe obesity and related complications with special reference to Pakistan. (10)
Q. 5 Elaborate Xeropathalimia and its clinical forms. How this disease can be
prevented? (10)
Q. 6 What is the importance of Anthropometric measurements in nutritional
assessment? Design a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) for a man with
Ischemic heart disease. (10)
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Q. 7 a) Write a comprehensive note on disorders of pregnancy (10)
b) Discuss the effect of pregnancy on nutritional requirements. (10)
Q. 8 Write short notes on the following: (20)
a) Hazards of bottle-feeding during infancy
b) Metabolism of fats
ASSIGNMENT No. 4
Credit: Full Total Marks: 100
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: This assignment relates to lab work. You have to conduct the practical under close
supervision of your tutor. All the method/procedures and results are to be entered in a
practical file. The practical will be carried out in the Food Science Laboratories at AIOU or
biochemistry or Food & Nutrition departments of National Institute of Health (NIH),
Agricultural Universities, PCSIR laboratories, NARC and Nutrition labs at colleges of Home
Economics or any other institution where required facilities are available.
The practical work will be done during the workshop. The workshop schedule will be
communicated to you by the Regional Office. This component is compulsory for all
students. The tutor/resource person will mark the practical copy during the workshop and
the marks obtained will be included in the final result. Practical copies will be submitted
to the Home and Health Sciences Department of the University for record.
LIST OF PRACTICALS
1. Quantitative determination of carbohydrates.
2. Analysis of vitamin A in Banaspati ghee by spectrophotometer.
3. Estimation of fat content in given food sample.
4. Estimation of Protein by Kjeldahl method.
5. Biochemical analysis of powdered and fresh milk.
6. Estimation of iodine in iodized salt by field test kit, prepared by National Institute
of Health, Islamabad.
7. Estimation of the pH, moisture and ash contents in the wheat flour.
8. Vitamin C analysis in given food sample.
9. Estimation of iodine in iodized salt by titration method.
10. Measurement of pH of orange juice.
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STUDENT GUIDE
Course: Human Nutrition (863) Semester: Autumn, 2011
Level: Postgraduate
Dear Student,
Assalaam-o-Alaikum,
We welcome you to this AIOU Postgraduate level course of Human Nutrition. This
course is part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Dietetics later leading to an M. Sc. in
“Community Health and Nutrition”.
In order to understand the course content it is vital to know its aims and objectives
properly. Therefore, let us know about its aims and objectives first. The main aim of
introducing this course at postgraduate level is to give the students thorough knowledge
about various nutrients, their role in the body and importance in the diet. Further more
information about dietary requirements at various stages of life cycle, effect of deficient
diet on the body and signs and symptoms of various diseases will also be given.
1. Course Objectives
The specific objectives of this course are as follows:
a. To apply the basic principles of nutrition.
b. To practice the applications of nutritional skills in-order to assess the health
of an individual.
c. To practically guide the individuals about the nutritional requirements of
individuals at various stages of life cycle.
d. To apply the ecology of food and nutrition in the community.
2. Details of the Course
2.1 Study Book:
"Human Nutrition" is a full credit course comprising of 18 units. Efforts have been
made to get the relevant chapters reprinted from the latest books available. In spite of all
our efforts study material related to “Ecology of Food and Nutrition” (Unit No. 17 of the
course outline) could not be made available. Students are expected to search the topic in
related papers/articles in research journals/magazines available at their local libraries and
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resource centres. Further, you can ask for this information in the practical workshop (see
section-4) from your class-fellows, tutors and the resource persons.
Brief course outline has been attached in the beginning of the study book. It is
expected from the postgraduate students to search and study the extra material given in
the text. It will help you to uplift and enlighten your knowledge and information about a
specific topic.
2.2 Workshop/Practical
This course is supported with lab-based practicals. In order to cover this component
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4 assignment is based on such practicals. These practicals will be performed in the Food
Science laboratories of AIOU, nutrition department of PCSIR Laboratories, national
Institute of Health, NARC, Agricultural Universities, Colleges of Home Economics or
Institutions where required laboratory facilities are available. These practicals will be
conducted during the workshop at the end of the semester under the supervision of your
workshop tutor. In order to record these practicals students will have to purchase a
practical notebook. Workshop is a compulsory component of the course. Marks obtained
will be included in the final result.
2.3 Part Time Tutors
You are allocated a part time tutor. The name and address of your tutor will be
provided later. The tutor will help and guide you in studying the books and conducting
activities related to study units. You are expected to take full advantage of the tutor's
knowledge and experience. These tutors are also responsible for marking your
assignments. Make all efforts to complete your written assignments in time according to
the prescribed schedule. Try your best to attend all the study sessions according to the
timetable provided to you.
2.4 Assignments
This course includes four assignments which are compulsory for successful
completion of the whole course i.e. each assignment is of 100 marks, out of these,
students obtaining 40% marks will be declared pass. Therefore it is important to submit
the assignments in time. The schedule of submitting the assignment is being provided
separately. Please follow the schedule. The tutor will send the marked assignment back to
the students within fifteen days. If you do not receive the marked assignment within
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fifteen days please contact your tutor or your local regional office of the Allama Iqbal
Open University.
Don’t forget to dispatch the prescribed forms duly filled alongwith the complete
assignments. The study units on which each assignment is based are identified. However
for your convenience we are providing the related information for follow up.
Assignment No. Units
1 1 to 5
2 6 to 10
3 11 to 16
4 Practical
For solving the assignments following points should be kept in consideration:
i) For SAQ’s requiring short notes, please try to avoid unnecessary details, also try to
be brief and to the point.
ii) For SAQ’s requiring answers in detail, give only the necessary details and remain
within the limits of the question asked.
3. Method of Study
A study period of sixteen weeks has been allocated for studying this course through
distance learning whereas seventeenth and eighteenth weeks are kept for general
assessment and for final examination. You are expected to spend four weeks on studying
first three units of the book/outline of the course. This will help to improve your reading
speed and get familiar with the contents of the units. The next four units i.e. 4–7 will be
easier for you and you will be able to study them in comparatively less time. You can
spend three weeks on studying these three units. During the eighth week you can
complete your 1st assignment and dispatch it to your tutor.
Unit 8–11 can be studied during 9th, 10th, 11th week. While unit No. 12th, 13th, 14th,
15th will be studied in the next three weeks i.e. 12th, 13th and 14th. Although the study
period for these four units is less but by this time it is expected that you have developed
speed in studying.
Two weeks i.e. 15th and 16th week are provided for studying last three units. By this
time you should have dispatched the last three assignments to your tutor according to the
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given schedule. It is therefore necessary to study the units completely before starting
work on assignments.
4. Practical Workshop
Practical workshop will be arranged for three days at the end of semester. Schedule
of the workshop and venue will be sent to the student during the study period. Workshop
will cover practical assignment and some of the lectures of the specialists on important
topics, if deemed necessary these lectures may be supported with video programmes. The
tutor will provide guidance for the workshop. Attendance in workshop is compulsory for
all the students.
5. Final Examination
At the end of the course there will be a final examination. All the students will be
expected to take this examination in the examination halls specially established for this
purpose.
6. Schedule for Tutorial Meetings
The tutorial meetings are arranged on forthrightly bases. The specific dates in the
form of tutorial schedule are being provided separately. Try to attend these meetings
regularly to get proper guidance from your tutor.
Course Coordinator
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