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.

Please note that there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2023 Units. All assessment changes will be published by 20th February 2023. All students are reminded to check the handbook at the beginning of semester to ensure they have the correct outline.

  • Unit Title

    Individual Case Management Placement and Evaluation
  • Unit Code

    NUT6109
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    30
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Janica Lorrain JAMIESON

Description

In this unit students participate in a minimum ten week, full-time supervised clinical dietetics work. The practicum may be undertaken at a hospital site according to the standards specified by the Australian Dietetics Council. Supervisory and assessment requirements, as defined by the Australian Dietetics Council, apply.

Prerequisite Rule

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

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Advocate for nutrition issues within the individual case management domain.
  2. Demonstrate an organised, reflective, professional, collaborative and ethical approach to working within the individual case management domain.
  3. Implement relevant and appropriate educational resources.
  4. Evaluate and accurately document all aspects of patient care.
  5. Demonstrate effective management of a (reduced) patient/client case load.
  6. Negotiate goals with supervisors, colleagues and patients to achieve outcomes for the placement and the individual client.
  7. Demonstrate evidence-based practice within the individual case management domain.

Unit Content

  1. Application of clinical dietetic skills and knowledge to individual case management.
  2. Clinical codes of practice relevant to hospital/work site specialties.
  3. Occupational health and safety regulations relevant to hospital/work settings.
  4. Government and non-government documents/policies/standards relevant to nutrition and food.
  5. Management, communication and negotiation skills.
  6. Documentation styles and requirements of the hospital/work site.
  7. Team building skills.
  8. Professional work skills in a diverse range of settings.
  9. Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) documents: National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia 2015; DAA Statement of Ethical Practice; DAA Code of Professional Conduct.

Learning Experience

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

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

In this unit students undertake a minimum of 10 weeks, full-time supervised clinical dietetics work during a clinical placement at a hospital site. Students are given the opportunity to apply theory and knowledge acquired during university to real patient care. Students are mentored by dietitians employed by the hospital and will have regular contact with the ECU Clinical Educator who will oversee the placement.

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
Test ^Placement preparation
Portfolio ^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

    Individual Case Management Placement and Evaluation
  • Unit Code

    NUT6109
  • Year

    2023
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    30
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Janica Lorrain JAMIESON

Description

In this unit students participate in a minimum ten week, full-time supervised clinical dietetics work. The practicum may be undertaken at a hospital site according to the standards specified by the Australian Dietetics Council. Supervisory and assessment requirements, as defined by the Australian Dietetics Council, apply.

Prerequisite Rule

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

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded NUT5110

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Advocate for nutrition issues within the individual case management domain.
  2. Demonstrate an organised, reflective, professional, collaborative and ethical approach to working within the individual case management domain.
  3. Implement relevant and appropriate educational resources.
  4. Evaluate and accurately document all aspects of patient care.
  5. Demonstrate effective management of a (reduced) patient/client case load.
  6. Negotiate goals with supervisors, colleagues and patients to achieve outcomes for the placement and the individual client.
  7. Demonstrate evidence-based practice within the individual case management domain.

Unit Content

  1. Application of clinical dietetic skills and knowledge to individual case management.
  2. Clinical codes of practice relevant to hospital/work site specialties.
  3. Occupational health and safety regulations relevant to hospital/work settings.
  4. Government and non-government documents/policies/standards relevant to nutrition and food.
  5. Management, communication and negotiation skills.
  6. Documentation styles and requirements of the hospital/work site.
  7. Team building skills.
  8. Professional work skills in a diverse range of settings.
  9. Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) documents: National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia 2015; DAA Statement of Ethical Practice; DAA Code of Professional Conduct.

Learning Experience

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

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

In this unit students undertake a minimum of 10 weeks, full-time supervised clinical dietetics work during a clinical placement at a hospital site. Students are given the opportunity to apply theory and knowledge acquired during university to real patient care. Students are mentored by dietitians employed by the hospital and will have regular contact with the ECU Clinical Educator who will oversee the placement.

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
Test ^Placement preparation
Portfolio ^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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