dtn303 nutrition education for adults
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.
SchoolAllied Heath, Human Services & Sport
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorAnna Vassallo
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HBFN, HBFNX, HOUA, and must have passed: DTN301
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsDTN4ECN
Equivalent subjectsDTN403 OR DTN3NTE
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsThis 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 requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Nutrition Counseling and Education Skill Development
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorBauer, Liou and Sokolik
Year2015
Edition/Volume3rd edition
PublisherCengage Learning
ISBNN/A
Chapter/article titleN/A
Chapter/issueN/A
URLN/A
Other descriptionN/A
Source locationN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Subject options
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On-Line, 2020, OUA study period 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAnna 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* |
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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 enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorAnna 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 |