Course Title: Community Nutrition

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Community Nutrition

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

ONPS2053

City Campus

Undergraduate

135H Applied Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2006,
Sem 1 2007,
Sem 1 2008,
Sem 1 2009,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 1 2014

ONPS2515

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

135H Applied Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2016

ONPS2515

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

171H School of Science

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2017,
Sem 2 2017,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 2 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: Professor Harsharn Gill

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 2600

Course Coordinator Email: harsharn.gill@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 201.06.04

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

 

Required Prior Study

You should have satisfactorily completed following course/s before you commence this course.

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.


Course Description

This course is based on state of the art, theory and practice of nutrition education and health promotion in the Australian context and elsewhere. In particular, it focuses on the relationship between health and food choice, including the influence of social, commercial and environmental factors on individuals and their food supply.
 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the development of the following Program Learning Outcomes:

  • PLO-1   Demonstrate a coherent understanding of science
  • PLO-4   Demonstrate effective communication
  • PLO-5   Demonstrate accountability for your own learning and scientific work


Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Explain the influence of social, commercial and environmental factors on individuals and their food supply;
  2. Critically analyse population statistics and nutrition health data collected in a community setting to inform a community nutrition program;
  3. Demonstrate the ability to interpret the relationship between health and food choices in a community setting;
  4. Demonstrate the ability to work in a small group to develop a community nutrition program.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to design and deliver a basic nutrition education session tailored for a specific community group.


Overview of Learning Activities

 

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both. 

You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course


Overview of Learning Resources

 

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment TaskS

Assessment Task 1: Tutorial Task
Weighting: 20%
This task supports CLOs 1, 2, 3

Assessment Task 2: Major project (Phase 1)
Weighting: 40%
This task supports CLOs 1,2,3,4

Assessment Task 3: Major project (Phase 2)
Weighting: 20%
This task supports CLOs 3, 4, 5

Assessment Task 4: Major project (Phase 3)
Weighting: 20%
This task supports CLOs 1, 3, 4

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.