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NUTR28002 Communication in Distance Health Care and Practice
Communication in Distance Health Care and Practice
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General Information

Overview

In this unit, you will develop skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively in health care settings in the culturally and geographically diverse Australian context. You will gain knowledge of the contemporary issues in health communication including the advantages and challenges of technology (for example online, social media and digital health). You will practice communication skills and apply your understanding of effective communication to demonstrate competency in distance health care communication relevant to people from different cultural and geographical backgrounds.

Details

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

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: Enrolment into CL88 Master of Nutrition and Dietetics or enrolment into CG93 Pre-Dietetics or Clinical Nutrition majors and completion of 120cp.

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

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 Student feedback

Feedback

Students found the learning materials interesting and tutorials enjoyable to participate in.

Recommendation

Continue providing a variety of communication content and include more application scenarios in the tutorials for students to engage with.

Feedback from SUTE feedback

Feedback

Some students preferred that each assessment task details be released at the start of term instead of throughout the term.

Recommendation

Provide comprehensive assessment details for all assessments earlier in term.

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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