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CHIR13015 - Applied Nutrition and Pharmacology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit aims to provide you with the skills to apply the fundamental principles of human nutrition and pharmacology to enhance the musculoskeletal well-being of your future patients. It commences by reviewing the essential principles in these disciplines, ensuring your knowledge is comprehensive and evidence informed. Subsequently, you will focus on the elements of pharmacology and nutrition most pertinent to your role as a health professional.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Co-requisite:
CHIR13010 Systems and Pathology

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Brisbane

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).

Assessment Overview

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. Case Study 25%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 25%
3. Online Test 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%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Analyse the role of nutrients in maintaining overall health and preventing chronic illness, through an understanding of the fundamentals of nutrition.
  2. Evaluate current evidence in the area of nutrition concerning dietary advice and interventions.
  3. Manage musculoskeletal conditions with an appreciation of the fundamental principles of pharmacology, including the effects and adverse reactions of commonly prescribed drugs.
  4. Analyse a food diary and provide evidence informed dietary advice for conditions that may present to a chiropractic clinic.

The learning outcomes in this unit contribute to the development of clinical and professional competencies as outlined by The Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA) on behalf of The Chiropractic Board of Australia.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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3 - Online Test • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy •
8 - Ethical practice •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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