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NUTR29014 - Assessment of Dietetic Competence

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Aligned with a programmatic assessment approach, this unit provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate your fulfilment of the National Competency Standards (NCS) for Dietitians in Australia (2021). Over your placement units, you have been systematically reflecting on your practice and collecting evidence of your learning. In this unit, you will submit your finalised course e-portfolio for assessment against the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) and NCS. You will also be invited to attend a Course Evaluation Meeting, a supportive conversation where you can discuss your learning and achievements. Our approach is designed to help you succeed. With a growth mindset, some students may need additional placement (4 weeks) to assist them in meeting the NCS. Following successful demonstration of the NCS, you will be able to progress to your final capstone unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

NUTR29011 Placement: Community and Public Health Nutrition

N7492 Placement: Regional/Rural/Remote

NUTR29004 Placement: ICM Networking and Practice Modules

NUTR29006 Placement: Nutrition Research in Practice

As these are WIL units they will be completed sequentially, rather than simultaneously, in standard and non-standard teaching periods. Placement units will be resolved within 12 months after completion of N7491 Assessment of Dietetic Competence.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2025

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 0%
2. Oral Examination 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Communicate effectively with diverse audiences using strengths-based language across multiple modes to build trust, support behaviour change and improve health and nutrition outcomes for individuals, communities and populations.
  2. Apply ethical principles to interpret, design, conduct and disseminate research to improve nutrition and dietetics outcomes.
  3. Critically implement the nutrition care process using evidenced based practice, clinical reasoning and a socioecological systems-based approach across the broad landscape of dietetic practice.
  4. Collaborate inclusively and equitably with key partners to provide relationship-focused services navigating the complexities of health and social systems.
  5. Strategically engage in professional activities developing effective leadership and management capabilities and safe, ethical, and culturally responsive dietetic practice.
  6. Synthesise professional standards to effectively apply the five interconnected cultural capabilities described in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (2016).

Learning outcomes of this unit are linked to the following domains of the 2021 National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia.

Domain 1: Professional Practice
Domain 2: Expert Practice
Domain 3: Research Practice
Domain 4: Collaborative Practice

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Portfolio • • • • • •
2 - Oral Examination • • • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Knowledge • • • • •
2 - Communication • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
4 - Research •
5 - Self-management • • •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
7 - Leadership • •
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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