NUTD3017 Public Communications in Nutrition

Dr Jayne Barbour

Not offered in 2020

2020

4.5

1 x 2-hour tutorial-1 weekly
1 x 103-hour independent study per semester
8 x 1-hour on-line lectures per semester

1 Admission into BHN-Bachelor of Human Nutrition
2 72 units of topics
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2)

Students will need to have completed at least 72 units including a number of nutrition-related topics

Portfolia, Tutorial participation, Tutorial presentation

This topic supports the development of students’ professional identity, employability skills, competence and attributes required for evidence-based practice as a nutrition-related health professional. Focus is on skills in communication, translating evidence into everyday advice, facilitating behaviour change and professional practice. Students will have the opportunity to research, design, implement, evaluate and present their findings on a nutrition-related topic of concern and a nutrition health promotional topic on behalf of a not-for-profit organisation.

This is a capstone topic which aims for students to understand the context of the workplace environments, including ethical and professional behaviours and scope of practice and how to facilitate change in behaviours. The topic also aims to increase students’ confidence in the development and application of effective communication skills required of nutrition-related professionals to communicate nutrition and food science via verbal, written and digital means to different audiences in the community.

On completion of this topic, students will be expected to be able to:

Engage in safe, effective and ethical behaviour within scope of practice
Work collaboratively with peers and industry, make use of purposeful reflective practice and apply critical thinking
Critically evaluate the scientific underpinnings of contemporary topics and controversies in nutrition from the perspective of scientists and consumers (of food and media)
Develop communication skills and theoretical perspectives to the design, application and evaluation of effective communication strategies to individuals, groups and populations
Create various forms of persuasive communication by translating and communicating complex scientific concepts into everyday advice for a variety of audiences.

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.

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