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Unit Synopsis
The study of this unit will assist students develop their understanding of food, nutrition and health of Australians. The range of socio-cultural and environmental factors which influence food choices, nutrition behaviours, health and wellbeing, are considered. This unit has a focus on food and nutrition systems in Australia and their role in the development of nutrition-related diseases/conditions, food security and environmental sustainability. Food, nutrition and health develops aspects of study that are relevant to understanding the fundamental aspects of nutrition and health in Australia. Many students may also find it a useful general interest unit adding to their broader understanding of the interrelationships of nutrition and health.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Online Test | 50% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 50% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
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.
Source: Unit Coordinator self-reflection
Additional weekly resources that illustrate real-life applications of the learning content, along with informal quizzes, could increase engagement and deepen student understanding.
Consider incorporating links to discussions of real-life applications of the learning content using articles from The Conversation and other reputable sources. Additionally, include informal quizzes where appropriate to enhance engagement and learning.
Links to external resources and discussions of real-life relevance were included in the learning booklet and weekly tutorials.
Source: SUTE data
Students enjoyed the Learning Booklet format but also suggested some weeks were content-heavy.
Continue with the Learning Booklet format. Review the weekly content to add short recorded lectures, podcasts, resources or other activities to deliver the learning material in the content-heavy weeks.
In Progress
Source: SUTE data
Students enjoyed the group discussion assessment and how it was scaffolded into the written assignment.
Continue with the group work and scaffolded assignment, but consider how it can be improved to provide a more authentic learning experience for students.
In Progress
Source: UC self-reflection
Review assessment tasks for AI risk.
Review and revise assessment tasks to improve AI compatibility and provide more authentic tasks that assess students’ application of knowledge.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Describe the common nutrition related diseases/conditions found in the Australian community.
- Describe and apply knowledge of historical and cultural differences in food habits of Australians.
- Apply knowledge of food and nutrition in the maintenance of health.
- Evaluate claims made on nutrition products and in nutritional advertising.
- Identify and appraise relevant scientific literature in nutrition and health.
- Describe food security and equity issues in health and nutrition in Australia.
- Discuss consumer concerns about food quality and food safety in Australian contexts.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Online Test | • | • | • | • | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | |||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | ||||
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | ||||||
| 1 - Online Test | • | • | • | • | |||||||