HSN202 - Lifespan Nutrition
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Sze Yen Tan |
| Prerequisite: | HSN101 and HSN211 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HSN702 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Burwood (Melbourne) students: 1 x 2 hour class per week and 6 x 1 hour seminars per trimester. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 2 hour online recorded classes per week and 6 x 1 hour cloud (online) seminars per trimester |
Content
This unit will provide students with an understanding of recommended dietary intakes, with reference to different population groups. Through the class program and problem-based seminar exercises, students will gain an understanding of the nutritional issues relevant to stages across the life span: pregnancy, lactation, foetal development, infancy, childhood and ageing. At the completion of the unit, students will be equipped with the skills and knowledge to devise practical and relevant solutions to nutrition problems and link this knowledge to workplace requirements.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain the physiological changes that occur throughout growth, development and ageing and their influence on nutrition needs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Justify the basis for the nutritional recommendations at each stage of the lifespan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Identify common nutrition issues at each stage of the lifespan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Interpret dietary data derived from national nutrition surveys and apply these data to the nutrient needs across the lifespan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Apply practical, relevant, evidence based solutions to nutritional problems that ensure optimal nutrition at each stage of the lifespan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Identify and critique relevant peer-reviewed nutrition literature to inform discussion of nutritional issues at each stage of the lifespan. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Individual assignment | 1600 words, 1 minute oral presentation | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Cloud (online) multiple-choice quizzes | 4 quizzes | 20% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 2 hours | 50% |
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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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSN202 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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