| Area: | School of Public Health |
| Credits: | 50.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 8.0 |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 8 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(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, and site visits for specialised aspects of dietetic care. Case study presentation. Community project work. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | Upon successful completion of this unit students will have - Presented a critical evaluation of the current literature in designated areas of dietetics in both written and oral form. Developed clinical reasoning skills with a case study presentation. Written a job submission for a community position. Demonstrated an understanding of the practical issues associated with conducting community-based dietetic research. Designed, implemented and evaluated a community-based dietetic project. |
| 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: | Nutrition Seminar 20%, Job Submission 20%, Case Study 10%, Community Project 50%. 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 2 | Y | | | |
