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
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 element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 1200-word assignment | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
One 1-hour end of semester written examination (1,000-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Nutrition education resource assessment (700-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |
Abstract assessment (900-words equivalent) | N/A | N/A | No | 25 | SILO2, SILO3 |