NUTR29011 - Public Health Nutrition in Practice

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is designed to develop your competency in the practice of public health nutrition. You will explore and critically analyse the theories of behaviour change and a range of strategies to achieve change and reduce the burden of chronic disease at the population and community levels. Throughout this unit, you will explore the efficacy of current interventions and strategies that are used to address nutrition-related issues at a national and international level. You will then translate and apply public health theories into the development and management of nutrition intervention/promotion projects for an at-risk group in regional communities as a part of your full-time supervised public health nutrition placement within the community (30 days). This experience 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.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  • NUTR29002 Medical Nutrition Therapy

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

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Case Study 20%
2. Project (applied) 30%
3. Presentation 20%
4. Portfolio 30%
5. Professional Practice Placement 0%
6. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 0%

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. Critically appraise public health nutrition services, programs and initiatives at the national and international level
  2. Develop and critically evaluate public health nutrition interventions to address community nutrition issues
  3. Apply public health and nutrition management principles within a community setting
  4. Demonstrate effective planning and communication skills required to market, implement, manage and evaluate a public health nutrition intervention.
  5. 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 2021 DAA 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
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3 - Presentation • • •
4 - Portfolio • • •
5 - Professional Practice Placement • • •
6 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Knowledge • • • •
2 - Communication • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • •
4 - Research •
5 - Self-management • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • •
7 - Leadership •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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