LIFESPAN NUTRITION

DTN3LSP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students will develop an understanding of nutrition requirements and physiological changes across the lifespan: pre-conception, pregnancy and foetal development, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and ageing. Students will also learn about food and nutrition dietary patterns across the different life stages. Students will be able to combine prior nutritional and biosciences knowledge and skills with the new material to gain a more in-depth understanding of human nutritional needs, requirements, and habits/practices/behaviours.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Michael Andrews

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

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: HMDP, HBHNHK; OR Must be admitted in one of the following courses: HZHSDP, HZNDP and must pass 240 credit points; OR must be admitted in HBHN and must pass DTN2PNU and (DTN3NDS or HBS2HPB); all other students require subject coordinator approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: DTN4LPN OR DTN307 OR DTN401

Equivalent subjects: DTN4LPN

Quota Management Strategy: Merit based quota management

Quota-conditions or rules: Priority is given to students enrolled in HMDP, HZHSDP, HZNDP, HBHN or HBHNHK for whom DTN3LSP is core, then to other students until the quota is reached.

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Food & Nutrition Throughout Life

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Croxford, S. et al.

Year: 2015

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, AUS

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Nutrition through the Life Cycle

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Brown, J.E. et al.

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

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

01. Analyse, and critically review the physiological differences / changes occurring during different stages of the life span.
02. Analyse and critically review the nutritional requirements of pregnant & lactating women, infants, children, adolescents, adults & older persons.
03. Analyse and critically review the dietary/nutritional issues and habits and behaviours of particular relevance to each life stage group.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 120

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Michael Andrews

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1200-word assignment

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

One 1-hour end of semester written examination (1,000-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Nutrition education resource assessment (700-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo15SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Abstract assessment (900-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO2, SILO3