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NUTR12002 Nutrition in Practice
Nutrition in Practice
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General Information

Overview

This is an advanced unit in nutritional practice which builds on prior learning in the areas of nutrition, biochemistry and physiology. On completion of the unit you should have an understanding of nutritional assessment, understanding of lifespan nutrition, and the relationship between nutrition and disease across stages of the lifespan.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: NUTR19001 Nutrition OR NUTR12001 Human Nutrition OR BMSC11006 Food,Nutrition and Health

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2025

Online
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from The unit coordinators self reflection and verbal feedback received from students.

Feedback

The structure of the unit, the assessments and formative quizzes appear to be conducive to learning the associated content and the students enjoyed the residential school activities.

Recommendation

Continue with current structure of the unit.

Feedback from The unit coordinators self reflection and verbal feedback received from students.

Feedback

Including additional engaging activities and real-world case studies can assist with providing additional depth and breadth of the concepts.

Recommendation

Embed additional real-world case studies and engaging learning activities to assist with deeper understanding of nutrition in practice.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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Academic Integrity Statement

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