General Information
This subject focuses on developing graduate competencies relevant to practice in public health nutrition, that field of public health service delivery concerned with the prevention of dietary related disease. This subject covers the methodology of assessing community/population needs, building community capacity, program planning, strategy implementation and evaluation relevant to diet-related disease prevention and health promotion. This subject includes the study of the educational, organisational, legislative and environmental change strategies used to improve the nutritional health of communities. This subject includes nutritional assessment skills development, consideration of food and nutrition monitoring and surveillance, health economics, food law, food security and systems analysis and development that support improved population health and well-being.
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Details
Academic unit: Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine Subject code: NUTR71-107 Subject title: Public Health Nutrition Practice Subject level: Postgraduate Semester/Year: September 2020 Credit points: 10.000 -
Delivery & attendance
Timetable: https://bond.edu.au/timetable Delivery mode: Standard Workload items: - Lecture: x12 (Total hours: 24) - Lecture
- Workshop: x9 (Total hours: 18) - Workshop (Weeks 4-12)
- Workshop: x3 (Total hours: 9) - Workshop (Weeks 1-3)
- Personal Study Hours: x12 (Total hours: 70) - Recommended Study Hours
Attendance and learning activities: This subject includes Compulsory Learning Activities. Students must attend and participate in all Compulsory Learning Activities and attend 80% of classes to pass the subject. The following Dietitians Association of Australia National Competency Standards are mapped to this subject – 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.5, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5 The following ACEND core knowledge and competencies are mapped to this subject – KRDN1.1, KRDN1.2, KRDN1.3, CRDN1.1, CRDN1.2, CRDN1.3, CRDN1.4, CRDN1.5, CRDN1.6, KRDN2.1, KRDN 2.2, KRDN2.4, KRDN2.5, KRDN2.6, KRDN2.7, CRDN2.1, CRDN2.3, CRDN2.5, CRDN2.10, CRDN2.11, CRDN2.14, KRDN3.2, CRDN3.3, CRDN3.6, CRDN3.7, KRDN4.6, CRDN4.8. -
Resources
Prescribed resources: Books
- Hughes R, Margetts B. (2011). Practical Public Health Nutrition. n/a, Oxford Wiley Blackwell
iLearn@Bond & Email: iLearn@Bond is the online learning environment at Bond University and is used to provide access to subject materials, lecture recordings and detailed subject information regarding the subject curriculum, assessment and timing. Both iLearn and the Student Email facility are used to provide important subject notifications. Additionally, official correspondence from the University will be forwarded to students’ Bond email account and must be monitored by the student. To access these services, log on to the Student Portal from the Bond University website as www.bond.edu.au
| Academic unit: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Subject code: | NUTR71-107 |
| Subject title: | Public Health Nutrition Practice |
| Subject level: | Postgraduate |
| Semester/Year: | September 2020 |
| Credit points: | 10.000 |
| Timetable: | https://bond.edu.au/timetable |
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| Delivery mode: | Standard |
| Workload items: |
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| Attendance and learning activities: | This subject includes Compulsory Learning Activities. Students must attend and participate in all Compulsory Learning Activities and attend 80% of classes to pass the subject. The following Dietitians Association of Australia National Competency Standards are mapped to this subject – 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.3.5, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.4.5, 1.5.1, 1.5.2, 1.5.3, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.5, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5 The following ACEND core knowledge and competencies are mapped to this subject – KRDN1.1, KRDN1.2, KRDN1.3, CRDN1.1, CRDN1.2, CRDN1.3, CRDN1.4, CRDN1.5, CRDN1.6, KRDN2.1, KRDN 2.2, KRDN2.4, KRDN2.5, KRDN2.6, KRDN2.7, CRDN2.1, CRDN2.3, CRDN2.5, CRDN2.10, CRDN2.11, CRDN2.14, KRDN3.2, CRDN3.3, CRDN3.6, CRDN3.7, KRDN4.6, CRDN4.8. |
| Prescribed resources: | Books
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| iLearn@Bond & Email: | iLearn@Bond is the online learning environment at Bond University and is used to provide access to subject materials, lecture recordings and detailed subject information regarding the subject curriculum, assessment and timing. Both iLearn and the Student Email facility are used to provide important subject notifications. Additionally, official correspondence from the University will be forwarded to students’ Bond email account and must be monitored by the student. To access these services, log on to the Student Portal from the Bond University website as www.bond.edu.au |
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: |
Nil |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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| Restrictions: |
Nil |
Assurance of learning
Assurance of Learning means that universities take responsibility for creating, monitoring and updating curriculum, teaching and assessment so that students graduate with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need for employability and/or further study.
At Bond University, we carefully develop subject and program outcomes to ensure that student learning in each subject contributes to the whole student experience. Students are encouraged to carefully read and consider subject and program outcomes as combined elements.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge and skills that will be achieved on completion of the program. If you are undertaking this subject as part of a degree program, you should refer to the relevant degree program outcomes and graduate attributes as they relate to this subject.
Subject Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject the learner will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the history and evolution of public health nutrition as a field of public health practice
- Define the essential attributes of public health nutrition practice as conceptualized nationally and internationally
- Describe and critically analyse current public health nutrition practice contexts, priorities, strategies and initiatives at a national and international level
- Demonstrate capacity building strategy awareness and describe the role of capacity building as a core strategy in public health nutrition intervention development and implementation
- Identify and analyse public health nutrition problems as a prelude to intervention prioritisation and design
- Demonstrate an awareness of, and knowledge of the determinants of the major public health nutrition issues/priorities and at risk population groups, and how this knowledge is applied to intervention management
- Apply skill and knowledge in public health nutrition intervention management (planning, implementation and evaluation)
- Make recommendations on food and nutrition policy
- Apply knowledge of the various public health nutrition strategy options and applications.
- Demonstrate analytical skills relevant to public health nutrition practice.
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Assessment
The University acknowledges that Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) tools are an important facet of contemporary life. Their use in assessment is considered in line with students’ development of the skills and knowledge which demonstrate learning outcomes and underpin study and career success. Instructions on the use of Gen-AI are given for each assessment task; it is your responsibility to adhere to these instructions.
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Assessment details
Type Task % Timing* Outcomes assessed Written Report Problem determinants Analysis Assignment - 2000 words - individual 20% Week 4 1,2,5,6,10 Presentation Logic model presentation - students will present a logic model depicting the logic behind their selected strategies for a public health nutrition problem (15 mins - individual) 30% Week 8 4,9,10 Project Plan Public health nutrition project plan - students will prepare a comprehensive project plan, incorporating feedback from previous assessment tasks, for a public health nutrition problem. (3000 words - individual) 40% Week 12 3,4,6,7,8,9,10 Presentation Nutrition News Item presentation - 10 min - individual 10% In Consultation 3 - * Assessment timing is indicative of the week that the assessment is due or begins (where conducted over multiple weeks), and is based on the standard University academic calendar
- C = Students must reach a level of competency to successfully complete this assessment.
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Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria
High Distinction 85-100 Outstanding or exemplary performance in the following areas: interpretative ability; intellectual initiative in response to questions; mastery of the skills required by the subject, general levels of knowledge and analytic ability or clear thinking. Distinction 75-84 Usually awarded to students whose performance goes well beyond the minimum requirements set for tasks required in assessment, and who perform well in most of the above areas. Credit 65-74 Usually awarded to students whose performance is considered to go beyond the minimum requirements for work set for assessment. Assessable work is typically characterised by a strong performance in some of the capacities listed above. Pass 50-64 Usually awarded to students whose performance meets the requirements set for work provided for assessment. Fail 0-49 Usually awarded to students whose performance is not considered to meet the minimum requirements set for particular tasks. The fail grade may be a result of insufficient preparation, of inattention to assignment guidelines or lack of academic ability. A frequent cause of failure is lack of attention to subject or assignment guidelines. Quality assurance
For the purposes of quality assurance, Bond University conducts an evaluation process to measure and document student assessment as evidence of the extent to which program and subject learning outcomes are achieved. Some examples of student work will be retained for potential research and quality auditing purposes only. Any student work used will be treated confidentially and no student grades will be affected.
| Type | Task | % | Timing* | Outcomes assessed |
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| Written Report | Problem determinants Analysis Assignment - 2000 words - individual | 20% | Week 4 | 1,2,5,6,10 |
| Presentation | Logic model presentation - students will present a logic model depicting the logic behind their selected strategies for a public health nutrition problem (15 mins - individual) | 30% | Week 8 | 4,9,10 |
| Project Plan | Public health nutrition project plan - students will prepare a comprehensive project plan, incorporating feedback from previous assessment tasks, for a public health nutrition problem. (3000 words - individual) | 40% | Week 12 | 3,4,6,7,8,9,10 |
| Presentation | Nutrition News Item presentation - 10 min - individual | 10% | In Consultation | 3 |
- * Assessment timing is indicative of the week that the assessment is due or begins (where conducted over multiple weeks), and is based on the standard University academic calendar
- C = Students must reach a level of competency to successfully complete this assessment.
Assessment criteria
| High Distinction | 85-100 | Outstanding or exemplary performance in the following areas: interpretative ability; intellectual initiative in response to questions; mastery of the skills required by the subject, general levels of knowledge and analytic ability or clear thinking. |
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| Distinction | 75-84 | Usually awarded to students whose performance goes well beyond the minimum requirements set for tasks required in assessment, and who perform well in most of the above areas. |
| Credit | 65-74 | Usually awarded to students whose performance is considered to go beyond the minimum requirements for work set for assessment. Assessable work is typically characterised by a strong performance in some of the capacities listed above. |
| Pass | 50-64 | Usually awarded to students whose performance meets the requirements set for work provided for assessment. |
| Fail | 0-49 | Usually awarded to students whose performance is not considered to meet the minimum requirements set for particular tasks. The fail grade may be a result of insufficient preparation, of inattention to assignment guidelines or lack of academic ability. A frequent cause of failure is lack of attention to subject or assignment guidelines. |
Quality assurance
For the purposes of quality assurance, Bond University conducts an evaluation process to measure and document student assessment as evidence of the extent to which program and subject learning outcomes are achieved. Some examples of student work will be retained for potential research and quality auditing purposes only. Any student work used will be treated confidentially and no student grades will be affected.
Study Information
Submission procedures
Students must check the iLearn@Bond subject site for detailed assessment information and submission procedures.
Policy on late submission and extensions
A late penalty will be applied to all overdue assessment tasks unless an extension is granted by the subject coordinator. The standard penalty will be 10% of marks awarded to that assessment per day late with no assessment to be accepted seven days after the due date. Where a student is granted an extension, the penalty of 10% per day late starts from the new due date.
Academic Integrity
University’s Academic Integrity Policy defines plagiarism as the act of misrepresenting as one’s own original work: another’s ideas, interpretations, words, or creative works; and/or one’s own previous ideas, interpretations, words, or creative work without acknowledging that it was used previously (i.e., self-plagiarism). The University considers the act of plagiarising to be a breach of the Student Conduct Code and, therefore, subject to the Discipline Regulations which provide for a range of penalties including the reduction of marks or grades, fines and suspension from the University.
Bond University utilises Originality Reporting software to inform academic integrity.Feedback on assessment
Feedback on assessment will be provided to students within two weeks of the assessment submission due date, as per the Assessment Policy.
Accessibility and Inclusion Support
If you have a disability, illness, injury or health condition that impacts your capacity to complete studies, exams or assessment tasks, it is important you let us know your special requirements, early in the semester. Students will need to make an application for support and submit it with recent, comprehensive documentation at an appointment with a Disability Officer. Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Office at the earliest possible time, to meet staff and learn about the services available to meet your specific needs. Please note that late notification or failure to disclose your disability can be to your disadvantage as the University cannot guarantee support under such circumstances.
Additional subject information
Subject curriculum
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Introduction to public health nutrition practice as a mode of practice
Public health nutrition Intervention case study; Describing the attributes and historical development of public health nutrition practice, and the logic underpinning the bi-cycle model for public health nutrition practice.
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Step 1: Community engagement and analysis
Describing, conceptualising and applying community engagement and analysis in practice.
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Step 2:Problem Analysis and Step 3:Stakeholder Analysis
Methods to identfy, analyse and describe the public health nutrition problem in practice; Methods for identifying and analysing stakeholders.
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Step 4: Determinants analysis and Step 5: Capacity analysis
Methods for identifying and analysing determinants of public health nutrition problems and conducting capacity analysis.
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Settings and approaches to public health nutrition practice
Public health nutrition practice settings and opportunities for intervention and policy levers.
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Step 6: Mandates for public health nutrition analysis
Policies and frameworks to support public health nutrition action.
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Step 7:Intervention research and strategy options; Step 8 Risk assessment & strategy prioritisation
Identify & justify strategy options to assist intervention design/ strategy selection; apply risk management concepts to manage potential positive and negative effects of interventions, and apply transparent decision making.
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Theoretical frameworks for health
Introduction to critical theoretical frameworks that are useful for analysing public health nutrition problems.
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Step 9:Writing Action Statements and Step 10: Logic Modelling
Drafting goals, objectives and demonstrating strategic logic in intervention planning.
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Policy in practice
Case examples of public health nutrition policy in practice.
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Step 11: Implementation and evaluation planning and Step 12: Managing implementation
The practice of implementation and evaluation planning in public health nutrition practice.
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Capacity building in practice
Capacity building approaches when working with communities, organisations and individuals within them.
SLOs included
- Demonstrate capacity building strategy awareness and describe the role of capacity building as a core strategy in public health nutrition intervention development and implementation
- Apply skill and knowledge in public health nutrition intervention management (planning, implementation and evaluation)
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Step 13 and 14: Process, Impact and Outcome evaluation
Methods of public health nutrition practice intervention evaluation.
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Evaluation in practice
Case examples of public health nutrition strategy evaluation in practice.
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Steps 15 and 16: Evaluating capacity gains and economic evaluation
Other methods of evaluation to illustrate intervention success.
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Step 17: Reflective practice and valorisation
Professionalisation and diffusion of innovation in public health nutrition practice.