HSN305 - Assessing Food Intake and Activity

Unit details

Year	2025 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit Chair:	Trimester 2: Ajam Khokhar
Prerequisite:	HSN211
Corequisite:	Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSN010 or HSE010
Incompatible with:	Nil
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:	Burwood (Melbourne) students: 1 x 2 hour lecture per week 6 x 1 hour on-campus seminars per trimester 1 x 2 hour on-campus practical experience (laboratory) per trimester Waurn Ponds (Geelong) students: 1 x 2 hour online recorded lectures per week 6 x 1 hour on-campus seminars per trimester 1 x 2 hour on-campus practical experience (laboratory) per trimester
Typical study commitment:	Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Content

This unit provides students with an understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of food, nutrition and physical activity assessment methods, and the ability to apply this knowledge to future workplace requirements. The unit focuses on methods of measuring food and nutrient intake, physical activity, energy expenditure, and body size and composition; reliability, validity, and measurement of errors; nutrition, physical activity, and anthropometric reference standards and recommendations; population norms for dietary intakes, physical activity, and body size and composition; and evaluation and interpretation of dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric survey data.

Learning Outcomes

ULO	These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1	Describe the principles and methods of dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric assessments.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2	Critically evaluate the methods of dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric assessments and justify the selection of appropriate measures for use in different professional scenarios.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO3	Perform dietary intake assessment methods using appropriate Australian food composition databases and nutrient analysis software.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4	Perform anthropometric assessment methods using professionally recognised standards.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO5	Interpret dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric assessment data against population recommendations and norms.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving
ULO6	Report and communicate dietary intake, PA and anthropometric assessment data using appropriate, discipline specific language and references.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management

Assessment

Trimester 2:

Assessment description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Sets of online multiple-choice questions	4 sets of questions	20%	Weeks 4, 6, 8 and 11
Assessment 2: Assignment	2000 words	50%	Week 9
Assessment 3: Examination	90 minutes	30%	End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

The texts and reading list for HSN305 can be found via the University Library.

Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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