Course Outline
NUT301 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
Course Coordinator:Judith Maher (jmaher@usc.edu.au) School:School of Health - Nutrition and Dietetics
2023Semester 2
UniSC Sunshine Coast |
Blended learning | Most of your course is on campus but you may be able to do some components of this course online. |
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teaching sessions and campuses where this course is usually offered.
What is this course about?
Description
In this course you will develop the values, knowledge and skills for community public health nutrition practice through service learning, case-based work, team learning and simulation. You will integrate and apply best practice processes for development, planning and managing public health nutrition projects. This course is based on a socio-ecological approach to practice, evidence informed and integrates values of justice, equity and collaboration. You will have the opportunity to co-design and plan the evaluation of a nutrition project during the course.
How will this course be delivered?
| Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
| Blended learning | |||
| Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Case and group based learning activities | 3hrs | Week 1 | 11 times |
| Tutorial/Workshop 2 – Online mediated learning activities | 2hrs | Week 3 | 3 times |
| Learning materials – Online activities including videos, quizzes, readings | 1.5hrs | Week 1 | 13 times |
| Fieldwork – E-mediated service learning project | 15hrs | Week 1 | Once Only |
| Seminar – Advocacy seminar | 1hr | Week 12 | Once Only |
Course Topics
- Orienting practice within the socio-ecological framework
- Community engagement and professional formation through service learning
- Best processes for planning PHN intervention
- PHN decision making within an ethical and evidence based framework
- Developing and assessing strategies for implementation
- Evaluating PHN practice – types, methods and processes
What level is this course?
300 Level (Graduate)
What is the unit value of this course?
12 units
How does this course contribute to my learning?
| Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | |
| 1 | Appraise and integrate evidence to inform public health nutrition practice | Empowered |
| 2 | Synthesise and prioritise information and stakeholder perspectives to foster partnerships | Sustainability-focussed |
| 3 | Plan, co-design and construct a sustainable public health nutrition program using best processes for program planning |
Empowered Sustainability-focussed |
| 4 | Justify decisions using a public health nutrition lens | Ethical |
| 5 | Examine practice considering public health nutrition principles and suggest strategies to enhance future practice | Creative and critical thinker |
Am I eligible to enrol in this course?
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
Pre-requisites
(NUT306 or NUT352) and NUT205
Co-requisites
Not applicable
Anti-requisites
Not applicable
Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)
Understanding of behavioural change theory; Foundational knowledge of public health and health promotion; Ability to search academic databases to locate relevant scientific literature; Knowledge of nutrition assessment methods; Nutrition (& food) knowledge; Interpersonal skills; Needs assessment
How am I going to be assessed?
Grading Scale
Standard Grading (GRD)
| High Distinction (HD), Distinction (DN), Credit (CR), Pass (PS), Fail (FL). |
Details of early feedback on progress
Formative feedback via ZOOM will be provided to your teams in week 3 that will assist you in undertaking the tasks and producing artefacts relating to the E-portfolio to curate your portfolio to achieve learning outcomes.
Assessment tasks
| Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | Weighting % | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
| All | 1a | Written Piece | Individual | 0% | 500 words |
Week 6 | Online Submission |
| All | 1b | Portfolio | Individual | 50% | 2250 words |
Week 9 | Online ePortfolio Submission |
| All | 2 | Examination - Centrally Scheduled | Individual | 50% | 20 minutes & project plan |
Exam Period | Exam Venue |
| All - Assessment Task 1a:Reflection | |
| Goal: | To reflect on a selected experience or task completed in NUT301. |
| Product: | Written Piece |
| Format: | You will write an 500-word reflection as per assessment instructions and submit through CANVAS. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 1b:E-Portfolio | |
| Goal: | In this assessment task, you will undertake and reflect on a range of practice based tasks to demonstrate your learning. |
| Product: | Portfolio |
| Format: | You will produce an e-portfolio that showcases how you have achieved the relevant learning outcomes and developed graduate attributes. You will present a range of outputs completed as part of NUT301 course work. In addition, using Borton’s reflective framework, you will reflect on a range of individual and group-based practice informed tasks/experiences that integrate theory and practice. This will include but is not limited to contributing to a service learning project. Formative feedback will be provided in week 3 that will assist you to curate your portfolio to achieve learning outcomes. |
| Criteria: |
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| All - Assessment Task 2:Final oral examination & project plan | |
| Goal: | The end of semester oral VIVA exam and project plan will assess the creative and critical thinking and ethical decision making underpinning work undertaken during semester |
| Product: | Examination - Centrally Scheduled |
| Format: | Students will be given a case study 2 weeks prior to the oral exam. In groups of two, students will develop an abridged project plan based on the case using a template provided by the lecturer. A 20 minute oral VIVA exam will be scheduled during the central exam period and will be based on the case study. |
| Criteria: |
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Directed study hours
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Schedule
| Period and Topic | Activities |
Week 1. Course Introduction; Project governance/Management |
Workshop Readings |
Week 2 - 4. Module 1: Intelligence gathering |
Workshop Readings Cases Service learning project |
Week 5-7. Module 2: Planning & implementing action |
Workshops Readings Cases Service learning project |
Week 8 - Self directed learning |
Drop-in only |
Week 9-12. Module 3: Evaluation & Reflection |
Workshops Readings Cases |
Week 13. Revision |
Self directed learning Revision |
What resources do I need to undertake this course?
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Prescribed text(s) or course reader
Please note that you need to have regular access to the resource(s) listed below. Resources may be required or recommended.
| Required? | Author | Year | Title | Edition | Publisher |
| Required | Roger Hughes | 2011 | Practical Public Health Nutrition | n/a | John Wiley & Sons |
Specific requirements
Electronic device
How are risks managed in this course?
What administrative information is relevant to this course?
Assessment: Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.
Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.
In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.
Assessment: Additional Requirements
Eligibility for Supplementary Assessment Your eligibility for supplementary assessment in a course is dependent of the following conditions applying: The final mark is in the percentage range 47% to 49.4% The course is graded using the Standard Grading scale You have not failed an assessment task in the course due to academic misconduct
Assessment: Submission penalties
Late submission of assessment tasks may be penalised at the following maximum rate: - 5% (of the assessment task's identified value) per day for the first two days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - 10% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the third day - 20% (of the assessment task's identified value) for the fourth day and subsequent days up to and including seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. - A result of zero is awarded for an assessment task submitted after seven days from the date identified as the due date for the assessment task. Weekdays and weekends are included in the calculation of days late. To request an extension you must contact your course coordinator to negotiate an outcome.
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Study help
For help with course-specific advice, for example what information to include in your assessment, you should first contact your tutor, then your course coordinator, if needed.
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