Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Medical and Health Sciences

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Please note that given the circumstances of COVID-19, there may be some modifications to the assessment schedule promoted in Handbook for Semester 1 2020 Units. Students will be notified of all approved modifications by Unit Coordinators via email and Unit Blackboard sites. Where changes have been made, these are designed to ensure that you still meet the unit learning outcomes in the context of our adjusted teaching and learning arrangements.

• Unit Title

  Nutrition in the Life Cycle

• Unit Code

  NUT2210

• Year

  2020

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  3

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Prof Amanda DEVINE

Description

This unit examines the nutrient needs of individuals for each of the major stages of the life cycle. Through a practical application of the recommended dietary intakes, diets are planned for each stage and the particular nutritional problems common to each stage, are explored. Students build competence and knowledge of how contemporary lifestyle impacts nutrition-related diseases and plan, collect, present, analyse and interpret nutrition data using FoodWorks dietary software. Content includes the principles and types of interventions to address sociocultural and behavioural factors influencing individual and population group food choices.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must have passed NUT1121

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Investigate new and emerging issues relating to nutritional needs across the stages of the life cycle in the global, national and local level context.
2. Evaluate, interpret and communicate dietary information using digital literacy skills.
3. Apply knowledge of food and nutrition environments and how these impact health to inform dietary improvements.
4. Plan and recommend dietary improvements to optimise healthy eating patterns in people from diverse cultures.

Unit Content

1. Diets to optimise conception.
2. Physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation and their nutritional implications.
3. Growth and nutrient needs in infancy, childhood and adolescence.
4. Food and nutrition environments and how these impact nutrition-related diseases.
5. Physiological changes and nutrient needs during adulthood, older adulthood and the elderly.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU Blackboard.

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

The unit presentation includes lectures, eLearning activities, audio-visual and multimedia activities and tutorials which involve case studies, group-based food preparation and recipe modification activities, culturally appropriate menu design and analysis, and discussion groups about emerging nutrition issues.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Core Reading(s)

• Croxford, S., Itsiopoulos, C., Forsyth, A., Belski, R., Thodis, A., Shepherd, S., & Tierney, A. (2015). Food and nutrition throughout life. Crows Nest: Allen & Unwin. Retrieved from https://ecu.on.worldcat.org/oclc/904958622?databaseList=638