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

    Community Placement and Evaluation
  • Unit Code

    NUT6107
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Gemma JENKINS

Description

Students will participate in a community and public health nutrition placement within a government or non-government agency in the community. With supervision, students will apply the Nutrition Care Process with groups and populations to contribute to planning, implementation and/or evaluation of community and public health nutrition policy and practice that reflects a socio-ecological approach to health. Students will be provided with the opportunity to develop competency, as described in the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students will undertake the community and public health nutrition placement during the hours stipulated by their host agency and these may occur at times outside the identified teaching period. Additionally, pre-identified placement periods may change with minimal notice to students due to circumstances outside the control of the University.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed NUT6103, NUT6104, NUT6105 and NUT6106.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5108

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the Nutrition Care Process with groups and populations to contribute towards their improved nutrition and health outcomes.
  2. Work collaboratively with diverse communities, professionals and other stakeholders to meet their public health nutrition priorities and expectations.
  3. Advocate for public health nutrition policy and/or practice that addresses the broad determinants of health using a socio-ecological approach to practice.
  4. Reflect within the community and public health nutrition context on cultural safety and responsiveness, including strengths-based approaches with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  5. Develop safe and effective public health nutrition practice through critical reflection and professional development.

Unit Content

  1. Application of the Nutrition Care Process with groups and populations.
  2. Collaboration with communities, other professionals, and other key stakeholders.
  3. Socio-ecological approaches to public health nutrition policy and practice.
  4. Culturally safe and responsive practice, including strengths-based approaches with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  5. Professional, ethical, and legal practice within relevant codes, policies, and regulations.
  6. National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.
  7. Dietitians Australia Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 165 x 3 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Students will undertake, and be assessed on, authentic activities through engagement with industry and community partners.

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Learning activities include a minimum six week full-time placement, or equivalent part-time, with small group discussions, e-Learning activities, and multimedia. Students will be mentored by dietitians and other staff employed by the placement provider and will have regular contact with the Unit Coordinator who will oversee the placement. Supervision and assessment requirements, as defined by Dietitians Australia, apply. Students will compile a portfolio that reflects their learning over the duration of the placement to demonstrate their achievement of unit learning outcomes and the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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 School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Community and Public Health placement portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass


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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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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

    Community Placement and Evaluation
  • Unit Code

    NUT6107
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    2
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Gemma JENKINS

Description

Students will participate in a community and public health nutrition placement within a government or non-government agency in the community. With supervision, students will apply the Nutrition Care Process with groups and populations to contribute to planning, implementation and/or evaluation of community and public health nutrition policy and practice that reflects a socio-ecological approach to health. Students will be provided with the opportunity to develop competency, as described in the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students will undertake the community and public health nutrition placement during the hours stipulated by their host agency and these may occur at times outside the identified teaching period. Additionally, pre-identified placement periods may change with minimal notice to students due to circumstances outside the control of the University.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed NUT6103, NUT6104, NUT6105 and NUT6106.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5108

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the Nutrition Care Process with groups and populations to contribute towards their improved nutrition and health outcomes.
  2. Work collaboratively with diverse communities, professionals and other stakeholders to meet their public health nutrition priorities and expectations.
  3. Advocate for public health nutrition policy and/or practice that addresses the broad determinants of health using a socio-ecological approach to practice.
  4. Reflect within the community and public health nutrition context on cultural safety and responsiveness, including strengths-based approaches with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  5. Develop safe and effective public health nutrition practice through critical reflection and professional development.

Unit Content

  1. Application of the Nutrition Care Process with groups and populations.
  2. Collaboration with communities, other professionals, and other key stakeholders.
  3. Socio-ecological approaches to public health nutrition policy and practice.
  4. Culturally safe and responsive practice, including strengths-based approaches with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
  5. Professional, ethical, and legal practice within relevant codes, policies, and regulations.
  6. National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.
  7. Dietitians Australia Code of Conduct and Scope of Practice.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 165 x 3 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Students will undertake, and be assessed on, authentic activities through engagement with industry and community partners.

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Learning activities include a minimum six week full-time placement, or equivalent part-time, with small group discussions, e-Learning activities, and multimedia. Students will be mentored by dietitians and other staff employed by the placement provider and will have regular contact with the Unit Coordinator who will oversee the placement. Supervision and assessment requirements, as defined by Dietitians Australia, apply. Students will compile a portfolio that reflects their learning over the duration of the placement to demonstrate their achievement of unit learning outcomes and the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

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 School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescription
Portfolio ^Community and Public Health placement portfolio

^ Mandatory to Pass


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.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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