| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Workshop: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Fieldwork: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Co Requisite(s): | 303532 (v.3) Advanced Nutrition Topics 480
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303533 (v.3) Medicine and Dietetics 481
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303534 (v.3) Dietetic Practice Techniques 480
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| Syllabus: | Project work relating to several aspects of nutrition and dietetics, including evaluation of current topics within the literature for both written presentation and oral presentation to peers, dietetic research, institutional catering, menu preparation and analysis and site visits for specialised aspects of dietetic care. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | Upon successful completion of this unit students will have - Critically evaluated current literature in designated areas of dietetics in both written and oral form. Planned a range of menus for specific energy intakes and conducted nutrient analyses of these. Prepared a specific dietetic sheet. Conducted a project within the area of institutional catering. Applied management principles involved in food service. Planned general and therapeutic menus for institutions. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | References from current journals and textbooks relating to the selected topics for which project work is assigned. |
| Unit Texts: | School of Public Health. (1999). Dietics 2001. Tutorial and Project Manual. Perth, Curtin University of Technology. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Institutional Catering Assignment 50%, Nutrition Seminar 20%, Obesity Seminar 15%, Serve Assignment 15%. All components of the assessments must be passed to pass the entire unit. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
