Students
HSYP8008 – Global Nutrition and Food Security
2020 – Session 3, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Rimante Ronto
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPH and HSYP805 or HSYP8104
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Optimal nutrition is a cornerstone to health and well-being. In this unit you will develop an understanding of the relationships between nutrition, food security and health in Australia and globally. You will learn about key nutrients for human health in terms of their function, dietary sources and different nutritional requirements at various life stages; and then explore the factors that influence dietary behaviours and habits and their relationship to chronic diseases. We will train you to evaluate methods used to determine nutritional status and explore nutrition related policies, guidelines and programs used to prevent unhealthy dietary behaviours and consequently reduce the prevalence of chronic conditions. Also, you will explore global nutrition issues including nutrition transition, food security and environmental sustainability. |
Important Academic Dates
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Identify the key nutrients essential for human health, their role, requirements and dietary sources and analyse the factors impacting dietary intake and behaviour.
- ULO2: Apply appropriate dietary assessment measures for individuals and populations.
- ULO3: Identify major diet-related health issues and critically analyse interventions aiming to address them.
- ULO4: Discuss and debate the environmental impact and sustainability of current dietary patterns.
- ULO5: Integrate knowledge of nutrition and food security issues with the design of effective and culturally appropriate strategies or interventions to address these issues.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio reflection | 0% | No | Week 7 |
| Dietary intake analysis | 40% | No | Week 3 |
| Public health nutrition program/intervention proposal | 30% | No | Weeks 4 & 5 |
| Sustainable food system analysis | 30% | No | Week 7 |
Portfolio reflection
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 3 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 0%
Reflection of student performance and achievement of unit learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the key nutrients essential for human health, their role, requirements and dietary sources and analyse the factors impacting dietary intake and behaviour.
- Apply appropriate dietary assessment measures for individuals and populations.
Dietary intake analysis
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 40%
Personal dietary intake analysis in alignment with the Australian Dietary Guides
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the key nutrients essential for human health, their role, requirements and dietary sources and analyse the factors impacting dietary intake and behaviour.
- Apply appropriate dietary assessment measures for individuals and populations.
Public health nutrition program/intervention proposal
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Weeks 4 & 5
Weighting: 30%
Development of diet related intervention proposal
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the key nutrients essential for human health, their role, requirements and dietary sources and analyse the factors impacting dietary intake and behaviour.
- Apply appropriate dietary assessment measures for individuals and populations.
- Identify major diet-related health issues and critically analyse interventions aiming to address them.
- Discuss and debate the environmental impact and sustainability of current dietary patterns.
- Integrate knowledge of nutrition and food security issues with the design of effective and culturally appropriate strategies or interventions to address these issues.
Sustainable food system analysis
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 30%
Sustainable food system analysis and development of innovative solutions
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify the key nutrients essential for human health, their role, requirements and dietary sources and analyse the factors impacting dietary intake and behaviour.
- Apply appropriate dietary assessment measures for individuals and populations.
- Identify major diet-related health issues and critically analyse interventions aiming to address them.
- Discuss and debate the environmental impact and sustainability of current dietary patterns.
- Integrate knowledge of nutrition and food security issues with the design of effective and culturally appropriate strategies or interventions to address these issues.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Resources will be provided on iLearn.
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
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Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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