NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR ADULTS
DTN303
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will begin to understand and be able to apply learning and educational theories within the context of food and nutrition education. You will apply skills in interpreting population, demographic and other food and nutrition data to describe a community and their food, health and nutritional status and develop a range of high level communication skills through developing a health promotion program to meet the needs of a community. Finally you will gain practical skills in planning food and nutrition education with particular emphasis on translating scientific literature into end-point user-friendly, culturally appropriate written information by demonstrating excellent communication skills across a variety of mediums.
School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Anna Vassallo
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HBFN, HBFNX, HOUA, and must have passed: DTN301
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: DTN4ECN
Equivalent subjects: DTN403 OR DTN3NTE
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: 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.
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Nutrition Counseling and Education Skill Development
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Bauer, Liou and Sokolik
Year: 2015
Edition/Volume: 3rd edition
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anna Vassallo
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 23 - 35
Six 2.00 hours lecture per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 23 to week 35 and delivered via online.
These lectures are provided as recordings for students to access
TutorialWeek: 23 - 35
Twelve 2.00 hours tutorial per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 23 to week 35 and delivered via online.
Individual and group facilitated activities and discussions, Including synchronous sessions
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 23 - 35
Twelve 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 23 to week 35 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1800 word equivalent individual written assessment task | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO3 |
One group task (equivalent to 1000 words per student) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
One individual task (1000 words equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 4, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: No
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Anna Vassallo
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 49 - 0
Six 2.00 hours lecture per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via online.
These lectures are provided as recordings for students to access
TutorialWeek: 49 - 0
Twelve 2.00 hours tutorial per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via online.
Individual and group facilitated activities and discussions, Including synchronous sessions
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 49 - 0
Twelve 2.00 hours unscheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1800 word equivalent individual written assessment task | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO3 |
One group task (equivalent to 1000 words per student) | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
One individual task (1000 words equiv) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |