Overview

This placement-based unit enables students to meet the community and public health nutrition entry-level competency standards of the accrediting body Dietitians Australia. Each student will undertake a project at a placement site affiliated with Swinburne University's placement partners. Additionally, they may be required to complete other competency-related tasks offsite, with a total placement duration of 25 days.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DET60004 Community and Public Health Nutrition

Rule

Pre-requisite

100 credit points in MA-DIET - Master of Dietetics

and 

DET60004 Community and Public Health Nutrition

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Exhibit attainment of entry-level National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia relevant to Community and Public Health Nutrition
  • Critically reflect on practice to develop self-awareness, gain insight, and improve cultural competency
  • Investigate various sources of evidence and integrate them into practice

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Placement
Placement		38.00 5 weeks 190
TOTAL190

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Professional Competencies Practical Assessment Individual  0%  1,2,3

Content

  • This is a placement unit which will support students to meet community and public health nutrition entry-level competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia
  • Working collaboratively
  • Professional practice
  • Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
  • Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
  • Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
  • Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
  • Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
  • Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.