SOCIETY, FOOD HABITS AND CONSUMPTION

DTN302

2019

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will be given the opportunity to develop an informed and critical understanding of the personal, social, cultural, environmental, economic and political factors influencing food, food use and food habits for individuals, communities and populations. Cuisines from other cultures and the effects of multiculturalism on Australian culinary culture will be explored through readings, media, discussion and assessed written assignments. You will be given the opportunity to develop an understanding of how the role of food has changed from ancient times to present day and be introduced to monitoring and surveillance data used to understand factors influencing patterns and trends in food consumption worldwide. Food labelling and how food policy, food technologies, ecology and agriculture influence the food system will be introduced. This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential which entails a deep appreciation of how we live in an interconnected world, being able to recognize the global context of concepts, act across cultures and boundaries, and work with diverse communities - now and in the future.

School: School Allied Health,Human Serv & Sport

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Anna Vassallo

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HBFN, HBFNX, HOUA.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: DTN3FSO

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is offered via Open Universities Australia. La Trobe University students can undertake this subject as part of a cross institutional enrolment under certain circumstances, and must seek approval from the Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Course Coordinator for eligibility. Due to the nature of the subject content and online delivery, enrolments are generally not permitted past the published OUA enrolment date for the study period.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: A social appetite	Prescribed	Germov and Williams, 4th Edition, 2017	Oxford University Press Australia
Readings	Australia's food and nutrition	Prescribed	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2012	Cat.No.PHE 163. Canberra:AIHW. Available as a PDF from http://www.aihw.gov .au/publicationdetail/?id=10737422319
Readings	Journals articles and other multimedia - Via LMS	Prescribed	Various	Various
Readings	Food and Culture	Recommended	Kittker, PG, Sucher, KP and Nelms M. 2012	Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Belmont, California.
Readings	Food and Nutrition throughout Life	Recommended	Croxford, S. et al. 6th Edition, 2015	Allen and Unwin, Australia, Crows Nest, NSW
Readings	Food and Nutrition: Food and health systems in Australia and New Zealand	Recommended	Wahlqvist, 3rd edition, 2011	Allen and Unwin, Australia, Crows Nest, NSW

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Evaluate the history and future of food, both from a worldwide and Australian perspective.

Activities:: Prescribed readings, online discussion, assignment work, developing infographics, writing for lay audiences.

02. Evaluate basic food consumption patterns in Australia against trends in other countries.

Activities:: Prescribed readings, online discussion, assignment work, developing infographics, writing for lay audiences.

03. Critically analyse the impact of sociological factors on food choices for individuals, groups, communities and populations.

Activities:: Prescribed readings, online discussion, assignment work,developing infographics, writing for lay audiences.

04. Evaluate how changes to food habits and trends in food and diet affect food intake.

Activities:: Prescribed readings, online discussion, assignment work, developing infographics, writing for lay audiences.

05. Analyse the influences of food labelling regulations and food policy, food technology, ecology and agriculture on Australian and worldwide food systems.

Activities:: Prescribed readings, online discussion, assignment work.

06. Communicate critical analyses of the impact of sociological factors on food choices to lay audiences

Activities:: Prescribed readings, online discussion, assignment work, writing for lay audiences

Online, 2019, OUA Study Period 4, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anna Vassallo

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 49
One 3.0 hours scheduled online class per week in week 49 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
One 1000 word individual written report on changes in food habits in your family.	Submission will be in the style of a magazine article. Students to complete supplied template.	25	01, 03, 04, 06
Two infographics (1500 words total equivalent) - translating information into an infographic form	2 infographics to be completed individually. 1st infographic worth 10%; 2nd infographic worth 25%.	35	01, 02, 03, 04, 06
One 1600 word individual assessment task - influences on culinary culture in Australia	Individual report.	40	02, 03, 04, 05, 06

Online, 2019, OUA Study Period 2, Online