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FOOD SC 1001WT - Food, Nutrition and Health I

Waite Campus - Semester 1 - 2014

To provide an overview of healthy eating; food composition; nutrient reference values; food group plans; dietary guidelines; the functions of the principal nutrients; non-nutrient components of food; nutrient calculations; vegetarianism; dietary supplementation; diet and physical activity; food labelling. To provide a brief overview of the history of food in Australia; the definition of health; social, cultural and economic influences on consumer's food choices, dietary habits and food consumption patterns. To look at food systems, food security; nutrition research, report writing and how to critically review nutrition-related scientific literature.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code FOOD SC 1001WT
    Course Food, Nutrition and Health I
    Coordinating Unit School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
    Term Semester 1
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s Waite Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 3 hours per week
    Assessment Diet diary analysis, assignment, group oral presentation, exam, tutorial attendance
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Dr Jo Zhou

    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1 List the socio-economic and environmental determinants of health
    2 Identify social, cultural and economic factors that influence food choices/habits
    3 List the historical factors involved in the development of food (and diet) in Australia
    4 Explain the fundamental concepts of nutrition
    5 Describe the six classes of nutrients found in food and demonstrate an awareness of the increasing interest in the non-nutrient components of food
    6 Explain the relationship between diet, lifestyle and health
    7 Give reasons for the importance of developing sustainable food production systems
    8 Assess the nutritional quality of a diet using government based food, health and dietary guidelines
    9 Demonstrate some of the skills required in critically reviewing scientific literature and topical issues regarding nutrition in the lay media
    10 Communicate (written and orally) in the context of nutrition
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Knowledge and understanding of the content and techniques of a chosen discipline at advanced levels that are internationally recognised. 1-10
    The ability to locate, analyse, evaluate and synthesise information from a wide variety of sources in a planned and timely manner. 6-10
    An ability to apply effective, creative and innovative solutions, both independently and cooperatively, to current and future problems. 6-10
    Skills of a high order in interpersonal understanding, teamwork and communication. 8-10
    A proficiency in the appropriate use of contemporary technologies. 8-10
    A commitment to continuous learning and the capacity to maintain intellectual curiosity throughout life. 1-10
    A commitment to the highest standards of professional endeavour and the ability to take a leadership role in the community. 1-10
    An awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues within a global context and their importance in the exercise of professional skills and responsibilities. 9-10
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources

    Access to the on-line resource:

    • NHMRC, Australian Government. Nutrient Reference Values for Australia and New Zealand
    • Including Recommended Dietary Intakes, Australian Government 2006
    • http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/_files_nhmrc/publications/attachments/n35.pdf
    • Available as a pdf file only

    Access to the on-line resource:

    • NHMRC, Australian Government. Eat for Health – Australian Dietary Guidelines Summary.
      http://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/files/files/the_guidelines/n55a_australian_dietary_guidelines_summary_131014.pdf

    Access to the on-line report writing resource Turnitin.

    • www.turnitin.com

    A class site will be set up in Turnitin:A class ID and password will be issued early on in the course.

    Recommended Resources

    Highly Recommended Textbook

    • E Whitney, SR Rolfes, Crowe T, Cameron-Smith D, Walsh A Understanding Nutrition: Australian and New Zealand Edition, 2nd Ed.: Australia: Cengage Learning Australia, 2014
    Copies of this text book can be found in both the Barr Smith and Waite Libraries.
    Barr Smith Library
    Waite Library or
    this text can be purchased from the UniBook Shop at the North Terrace Campus.

    Recommended Readings

    • J Germov& Williams (eds) A Sociology of Food and Nutrition: The social appetite. Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press, 1999.
    • One Continuous Picnic: A history of eating in Australia. Australia: Penguin, 1982
    Important sources for original research and review articles
    • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    • Artherosclerosis
    • British Medical Journal
    • Journal of Nutrition
    • Circulation
    • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    • Journal of the American Dietetic Association
    • Lancet
    • New England Journal of Medicine
    • Nutrition & Dietetics
    Additional references and reading material will be distributed during lectures and tutorials.
    Online Learning
    MyUni: Teaching materials and course documentation will be posted on the MyUni website ().
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes

    Lectures are used to deliver content relevant to the specified course objectives. Lectures include the opportunity for open discussion, questions and problem solving activities.

    Tutorials aim to develop and support the material covered in the lectures as well as provide a forum for acquiring skills and knowledge necessary to complete the assessment tasks. The tutorials take the form of class discussions, demonstrations and problems-solving activities. Additionally students are required to present their Group Presentation to the class during tutorial time.

    Workshops are used to provide students enrolled in the Bachelor for Food and Nutrition Science an opportunity to ask questions regarding their course program, workload, career path, and issues related to their university study. In addition these workshop time-slots will be used to make up lectures and tutorials missed due to Monday public holidays falling during the semester.

    Workload

    The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

    A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

    Learning Activities Summary
    Schedule
    Week Type of learning activity Topic
    Week 1 Lecture Lecture1: Food & Health (Defining Health, Social Determinants of Health, Food Systems)
    Lecture 2: Food Choices (What influences people’s choice of food? Culture, Food and Nutrition)
    Work shop/make-up slot Overview of the Course and assessments
    Tutorial or other activity Distribution of Assignments
    Designation of Tutorial Groups and Topics for oral presentation
    Class discussion regarding these assessment tasks.
    Week 2 Lecture Adelaide Cup Public Holiday
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity
    Week 3 Lecture Lecture 3: What’s in Food
    Six classes of nutrients, Non-nutrient components of food Lecture 4: Nutrient Reference Values
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity
    Report Writing
    Richard Warner (Lecturer, Academic Learning & Language) 
    Week 4 Lecture
    Lecture 5 & 6: Healthy Eating Guidelines:
    Australian Dietary Guidelines Food Group System
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Qualitative Assessment of Diet Diaries using the Australian
    Dietary Guidelines & Five Food Group System
    Any queries regarding Tasks 2 and 3?
    (On-line quiz re NRVs)
    Week 5 Lecture
    Lecture 7: Research in Nutrition
    Lecture 8: History of Food in Australia (overview)
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Academic Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism
    Richard Warner Lecturer, Academic Learning & Language
    (Due Date for Task 1)
    Week 6 Lecture
    Lecture 9: Energy & Nutrient Calculations
    Lecture 10: Functions of Principal Nutrients - Water
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Nutrient Calculations
    Class Discussion re Task 2 & 3
    Week 7 Lecture
    Lecture 11 & 12: Functions of Principal Nutrients (Protein
    Protein requirements and Physical Activity& Supplementation)
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Task 3 Oral Presentations
    Tutorial Group Presentations Groups 1,2,3,4
    Week 8 Lecture
    Task 3 Oral Presentations
    Tutorial Group Presentations Groups 5,6,7,8
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Task 3 Oral Presentations
    Tutorial Group Presentations Groups 9,10,11,12
    (Task 2 drafts handed back)
    Week 9 Lecture
    Lecture 13 & 14: Functions of Principal Nutrients (Carbohydrates, Healthy Carbohydrate Choices, ‘Glycaemic Index, Lactose Intolerance, Alternative Sweeteners)
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Task 3 Oral Presentations
    Tutorial Group Presentations Groups 13,14,15,16
    Week 10 Lecture
     Lecture 16: Fat (2) 
    Work shop/make-up slot Lecture 15: Functions of Principal Nutrients Fat (1)
    Tutorial or other activity Protein, Carbohydrates & Fats
    (Task 3 feedback sheets to be handed back)
    Week 11 Lecture
    Lecture 19 & 20: Functions of Principal Nutrients – Minerals (Trace Minerals)
    Major Minerals
    Work shop/make-up slot Lecture 17 & 18: Functions of Principal Nutrients - Vitamins
    (Water-soluble / Fat-soluble vitamins)
    Tutorial or other activity Vitamins & Minerals
     
    Week 12 Lecture
    Lecture 21: Other Compounds Found in Food (Antioxidants & Phytochemicals, Functional Foods)
    Lecture 22: Food Labelling & Nutrition Information
    (Due Date for Task 2)
    Work shop/make-up slot
    Tutorial or other activity Exam revision

    Variations to this time table may occur

  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary
    Assessment taskType of assessmentPercentage of total assessment for grading purposesHurdle (Yes/No)Outcome being assessed
    Task 1: Diet Diary Summative 10%

    No

    2-5, 7 - 8
    Task 2: Written Assignment (Report & Response Letter) Formative/Summative 25% Yes 2-6, 8-10
    Task 3: Group Oral Presentations Summative 15% No 2-6, 8-10
    Exam
    3 hours; short written answers; closed book
    Summative 50% Yes 1-10
    Assessment Related Requirements

    Minimum requirements for passing Food, Nutrition and Health I

    To pass, students must gain an overall mark of at least 50% and no less than 50% of the possible mark for both i) the exam component and ii) the written assignment. Students are required to submit each assessment task.

    Failure to meet the above minimum requirements for the course may result in a student failing the course or being offered an additional assessment task(s).

    Assessment Detail

    Task 1: Diet Diary 

    Students will be required to keep a record of their dietary intake for five days. Further details of this assignment, including an example diet diary, will be given during the first tutorial. Students will be shown how to undertake a qualitative assessment of their recorded dietary intake using the Eat for Health - Australian Dietary Guidelines. Students will then be required to complete their assessment of their diet diary, outside of the tutorial, and comment on their analysis.

    Task 2: Written Assignment

    As a nutrition writer for a health magazine, students will be required to prepare a written response to a letter received by the magazine.The response will be in two parts:

    Part 1: A referenced report (2000 words)
    Part 2: A response to the letter that is published in the magazine (800 –1000 words).

    Students are required to submit a draft of the Part 1 (the referenced report) electronically via MyUni. This is worth 5% of the overall mark for this assessment task.  The aim of this draft is to give students feedback on their progress with their report, which will assist with finishing Task 2. A hard copy of the final version of Part 1 & Part 2 must be submitted on teh Due date. An electronic copy of both Part 1 & Part 2 must also be submitted using Turnitin. 
     
    Task 3: Group Oral Presentation

    Students will be required to work in groups of four to five on an assigned topic.
    Students will be required to work on this presentation outside of the tutorial time.
    This oral presentation should last for 15 minutes including time allowed for audience participation.
    Each group will be responsible for leading a discussion into a topic.
    There must be clear evidence of teamwork with the presentation and each member of the group must present a section of the topic area to the class.

    A hard copy of the references used by each Tutorial Group is required to be submitted at the end of the presentation.

    Students will be allocated their group, topic and presentation date in the first tutorial.
     

    Final Written Exam

    A final exam will occur at the end of the semester to ensure knowledge and understanding of course material.

    All material covered in the course is examinable unless otherwise indicated by the Course Coordinator and lecturer.

    The exam is a 3 hour, closed book exam which generally takes the form of short written answer questions.

    Submission

    Assessment Task 1

    This task must be submitted in hard copy form (paper based), accompanied by a signed and completed Assessment Cover-Sheet (see below).

    Hard copies are to be submitted directly to the lecturer at completion of the tutorial on the day the task is due.

    Please be sure to make a copy of your work.

    Assessment Task 2

    The final version (Part 1 and 2) of this task must be submitted in hard copy form (paper based) by the required due date. In addition, an electronic copy of Part 1 & Part 2 (final version), must be submitted to TURNITIN.

    The hard copy must be accompanied by a signed and completed Assessment Cover-Sheet (see below).

    Hard copies are to be submitted directly to the lecturer at completion of the tutorial on the day the task is due.

    Assessment Task 3

    This task takes the form of an oral presentation, by each Group, to the rest of the class. A hard copy of the references used by each Group is required to be submitted at the end of the presentation. The presentation itself is not to be submitted in hard copy or electronic form.

    Assessment Cover-Sheet

    An assessment cover-sheet must be completed and signed with all hard copies of assignments that are submitted. Assignments will not be accepted without a completed assessment cover sheet.

    The assessment cover sheet is available electronically on .

    Student Feedback on Assignments/work

    Feedback on assignments/work will be within four weeks of the due date.

    Feedback for each assessment task will be provided in the form of a completed assessment rubric – with the exception of the exam.

    Late submission of assessments

    If an extension is not applied for, or not granted then a penalty for late submission will apply for all assessment tasks except the oral presentation. A penalty of 10% per calendar day of the maximum obtainable mark will be applied.

    Failure to present on the designated tutorial date will incur the maximum penalty of 50% of the mark attained. This tutorial group will need to present their topic to the tutor outside of the tutorial time slot. In addition, each member of the group will need to submit a 1000 word essay discussing how to generate audience participation and group discussion.

    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
    Grade Mark Description
    FNS   Fail No Submission
    F 1-49 Fail
    P 50-64 Pass
    C 65-74 Credit
    D 75-84 Distinction
    HD 85-100 High Distinction
    CN   Continuing
    NFE   No Formal Examination
    RP   Result Pending

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

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