HSN743 - Nutrition for Healthy Ageing
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Catherine Milte |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | HSN701 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 5 x 2 hour seminars per trimester |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 5 x 2 hour online seminars 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 will provide students with an overview of issues associated with ageing and the critical role of appropriate nutrition in facilitating good health, preventing illness and enhancing quality of life in older Australians. It will explore the concepts underlying the physiological and psychosocial aspects that impact on nutritional requirements and the nutritional status of older people. Students will develop an understanding of barriers and facilitators of achieving optimal nutritional status in older people and the potential of nutritional strategies to improve quality of life and reduce the impact of chronic disease.
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) |
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| ULO1 | Describe the physiological and psychosocial aspects of ageing and how these relate to nutrition needs and dietary intake | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe the predictors of malnutrition and poor dietary intake in older people and their impact on morbidity and mortality | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify nutrition and lifestyle strategies for the prevention of diseases of ageing including osteoporosis, cancer and cardiovascular disease | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Identify and critically evaluate relevant peer-reviewed literature to inform discussion of nutritional issues affecting older people | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Develop and apply relevant, evidence-based solutions to real-world nutritional issues affecting older people | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 3:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Multiple choice questions via unit site | 4 tests | 10% |
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| Assessment 2: Written assignment | 2000 words | 45% |
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| Assessment 3: Written assignment | 2000 words | 45% |
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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 HSN743 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.
Unit Fee Information
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