School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Food Service and Dietetics Management
  • Unit Code

    NUT6104
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students develop and apply management principles useful for a variety of dietetic environments with a focus on food service. Students will apply organisational skills, management principles and quality control strategies through the identification of opportunities for improvement and use of innovative techniques to improve the practice of nutrition and dietetics.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from NUT4442, NUT4457, NUT5116

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5206

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically appraise food service systems, including operational and quality control and develop justifiable recommendations for action.
  2. Create and modify menus and recipes based on assessment of a range of socio-economic, sustainability, cultural and institutional factors.
  3. Critically reflect on the outcomes of professional management practice in nutrition and dietetics.
  4. Apply strategic planning and management principles in nutrition and dietetics.
  5. Demonstrate the application of quality management principles in a range of settings to achieve nutritional and dietetic-related outcomes.

Unit Content

  1. Food service systems and operations.
  2. Cross-cultural menu planning and modification.
  3. Organisational and communication skills.
  4. Dietetic-related management principles.
  5. Quality management and assurance in dietetic practice.
  6. Innovation in the dietetics setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, workshops, e-learning, class discussions, team work activities, problem solving activities, guest lectures, and site visits.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Report ^Task Management Plan20%
Project ^Food Service and Innovation Task50%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination30%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Bartl, R., & Bunney, C. (2004). Best practice food and nutrition manual for aged care facilities. Gosford, NSW: Central Coast Health. Note: Seminal Reference.
  • Blackwell, E. (2008). How to prepare a business plan (5th ed.). London, England: Kogan. Available as e-book through ECU library.
  • ^ Duncan, P., & Jensen, J. (2011). Professional Foodservice (2nd ed.). North Shore, NZ: Pearson.
  • McVety, P., Ware, B., & Levesque, C. (2008). Fundamentals of menu planning (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Puckett, R. (2012). Food service manual for health care institutions (4th ed.). Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Available as e-book through ECU library.
  • Wills, K. (2010). Essential project management skills. Hokoben: CRC Press. Available as e-book through ECU library.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Food Service and Dietetics Management
  • Unit Code

    NUT6104
  • Year

    2016
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit students develop and apply management principles useful for a variety of dietetic environments with a focus on food service. Students will apply organisational skills, management principles and quality control strategies through the identification of opportunities for improvement and use of innovative techniques to improve the practice of nutrition and dietetics.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from NUT4442, NUT4457, NUT5116

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5206

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Critically appraise food service systems, including operational and quality control and develop justifiable recommendations for action.
  2. Create and modify menus and recipes based on assessment of a range of socio-economic, sustainability, cultural and institutional factors.
  3. Critically reflect on the outcomes of professional management practice in nutrition and dietetics.
  4. Apply strategic planning and management principles in nutrition and dietetics.
  5. Demonstrate the application of quality management principles in a range of settings to achieve nutritional and dietetic-related outcomes.

Unit Content

  1. Food service systems and operations.
  2. Cross-cultural menu planning and modification.
  3. Organisational and communication skills.
  4. Dietetic-related management principles.
  5. Quality management and assurance in dietetic practice.
  6. Innovation in the dietetics setting.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, workshops, e-learning, class discussions, team work activities, problem solving activities, guest lectures, and site visits.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ReportTask Management Plan20%
Project ^Food Service and Innovation Task50%
Examination ^End of Semester Examination30%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Bartl, R., & Bunney, C. (2004). Best practice food and nutrition manual for aged care facilities. Gosford, NSW: Central Coast Health. Note: Seminal Reference.
  • Blackwell, E. (2008). How to prepare a business plan (5th ed.). London, England: Kogan. Available as e-book through ECU library.
  • ^ Duncan, P., & Jensen, J. (2011). Professional Foodservice (2nd ed.). North Shore, NZ: Pearson.
  • McVety, P., Ware, B., & Levesque, C. (2008). Fundamentals of menu planning (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Puckett, R. (2012). Food service manual for health care institutions (4th ed.). Somerset, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Available as e-book through ECU library.
  • Wills, K. (2010). Essential project management skills. Hokoben: CRC Press. Available as e-book through ECU library.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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