NUTR29009 - Nutrition and Dietetics Capstone

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

This placement provides a capstone learning experience for you to integrate and consolidate the content of other units completed within the Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics (CL88/CM61) and to develop your graduate capabilities. You will be able to showcase your potential to future employers and enhance your curriculum vitae by adding to your skills and experiences. You will be a competent professional who is able to make a valuable contribution to your chosen workplace over a 4 week internship. Further workplace networking will assist you in your transition from student to professional.

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-requisites/Co-requisites:

NUTR29011 Placement : Community and Public Health Nutrition

NUTR29013 Placement : Regional/Rural/Remote

NUTR29004 Placement: ICM Networking and Practice Modules

NUTR29009 Nutrition and Dietetics Capstone

As these are WIL units they will be completed sequentially in standard and non-standard teaching periods. Students can not commence the WIL unit NUTR29009 Nutrition and Dietetics Capstone until NUTR29014 Assessment of Dietetic Competence has been successfully completed.

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 - 2026


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. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%
3. Reflective Practice Assignment 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.

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

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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.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Apply advanced knowledge, skills and attributes to make an autonomous contribution within a dietetics workplace.
  2. Demonstrate responsibility as a dietetics practitioner by engaging in professional clinical supervision to ensure professional, expert, evidenced-based and collaborative practice.
  3. Evaluate own practice against the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia to identify on-going professional development needs.
Learning outcomes of this unit are linked to the following domains of the 2021 Dietitian Australia (DA) National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.
  • Domain 1: Professional Practice
  • Domain 2: Expert Practice
  • Domain 3: Research Practice
  • Domain 4: Collaborative Practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Professional Practice Placement • •
2 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • •
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Knowledge • •
2 - Communication •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
4 - Research •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8