Nutrition Professions
Overview
This unit supports students’ transition into tertiary education and provide opportunities for students to start developing their professional identity. Students will be introduced to a variety of career pathways available to them following a nutrition degree and will begin to consider professionalism, professional boundaries and ethical practice. Students will begin to develop skills in evidence-based practice, communication, teamwork, reflective practice and leadership.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Identify relevant knowledge and skills as they relate to careers in nutrition
- Create a professional development plan based on career interests in nutrition
- Describe the professional and ethical behaviours required in nutrition practice
- Demonstrate an ability to clearly communicate using both verbal and written formats.
Teaching methods
All applicable locations
Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Venue Type and Activity Detail |
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On-campus | Workshop | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | |
Live Online | Lecture | 12 | 12 weeks | 1 | |
Online | Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 36 | 12 weeks | 3 | Supplementary online activities and readings. |
Unspecified Activities | Independent Learning | 78 | 12 weeks | 6.5 | Assessment preparation, additional readings, revision. |
Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULOs |
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Assignment 1 | Individual | 35% | 1,3,4 |
Assignment 2 | Individual | 40% | 1,4 |
Oral Presentation | Group | 25% | 2,4 |
Content
The content of this unit consists of a series of themes, where topics are grouped together including:
- Introduction to nutrition professions
- Professional identity
- Evidence-based practice
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Professionalism
- 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)
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.