HSN305 - Assessing Food Intake and Activity
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), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Alissa Burnett |
| Prerequisite: | HSN211 |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSN010 or HSE010 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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, 6 x 1 hour campus seminars per trimester and 1 x 2 hour campus practical per trimester. |
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.
| 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 | 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 |
| ULO3 | Perform dietary intake assessment methods using appropriate Australian food composition databases and nutrient analysis software. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Perform anthropometric assessment methods using professionally recognised standards. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Interpret dietary intake, physical activity and anthropometric assessment data against population recommendations and norms. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Report and communicate dietary intake, PA and anthropometric assessment data using appropriate, discipline specific language and references. | 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: Sets of cloud (online) multiple-choice questions | 4 sets of questions | 20% |
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| Assessment 2: Assignment | 2000 words | 50% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 1.5 hours | 30% |
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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: HSN305 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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