NUTR29005 - Public Health Nutrition Placement

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will undertake 6 weeks (30 days) of full-time supervised public health nutrition placement within a government or non-government organisation in the community. On placement, you will apply the theory and the knowledge of evidence-based practice to real-world situations and become skilful in the provision of community-based, public health interventions. The placement experience will allow you to demonstrate competency within the community-based sector. During your placement experience, you will manage projects that address public health nutrition issues. These projects will develop your research, problem-solving, business management and professional skills as you will work through the stages of project planning, implementation, outcome evaluation and synthesise your findings into a final report. You will communicate your findings and then work with stakeholders to improve the health of community members. Consequently, you will improve the health of an at-risk community group through the provision of practical medical nutrition therapy strategies. Throughout this process, you will acquire the skills needed to demonstrate competency in the behaviours required to operate as an independent nutrition and dietetic professional to a level of practice that is deemed suitable for an entry-level dietitian, within a public health setting.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite:

  • NUTR29003 Advanced Public Health Nutrition

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 1 - 2023

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 1 - 2023

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 Postgraduate 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. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Case Study 0%
3. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply public health and nutrition management principles within a community setting
  2. Advocate for the provision of safe and nutritious foods, for at risk community members
  3. Demonstrate effective communication and negotiation skills in a public health setting
  4. Demonstrates professional, safe and ethical practice as evidenced by adherence to ethics industry codes.

Learning outcomes of this unit are linked to the following domains of the 2015 Dietitian Association of Australia (DAA) National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia:

  • Domain 1: Practises professionally
  • Domain 2: Positively influences the health of individuals, groups and/or populations to achieve nutrition outcomes.
  • Domain 3: Applies critical thinking and integrates evidence into practice
  • Domain 4: Collaborates with clients and stakeholders

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • •
2 - Case Study • •
3 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Knowledge • •
2 - Communication • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Advanced Level
• Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8