Public Health Nutrition Placement

Overview

This placement-based unit enables students to meet the community and public health nutrition entry-level competency standards of the accrediting body Dietitians Australia. Each student will undertake a project at a placement site affiliated with Swinburne University's placement partners. Additionally, they may be required to complete other competency-related tasks offsite, with a total placement duration of 25 days.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Exhibit attainment of entry-level National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia relevant to Community and Public Health Nutrition
2. Critically reflect on practice to develop self-awareness, gain insight, and improve cultural competency
3. Investigate various sources of evidence and integrate them into practice

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• This is a placement unit which will support students to meet community and public health nutrition entry-level competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia
• Working collaboratively
• Professional practice
• Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
• Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
• Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
• Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
• Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
• Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)