Course Title: Child and Family Nutrition
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Child and Family Nutrition
Credit Points: 12.00
Important Information:
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS2181 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
150H Health Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2016 |
NURS2181 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
NURS2181 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex23 (All) |
NURS2181 |
Bundoora Campus |
Postgraduate |
173H School of Health and Biomed |
Face-to-Face |
PGRDFlex24 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Leanne Sheeran
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7445
Course Coordinator Email: leanne.sheeran@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 220.04.038
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Assumed Knowledge
Bachelor degree or equivalent, in a related health or community service field.
Course Description
This course enables you to examine nutrition knowledge relevant to families with children aged 0-6 years. It embraces a developmental and family centred approach. It will encompass nutrition issues including the promotion, support and protection of breastfeeding, the assessment and management of breastfeeding issues, appropriate use of infant formula, the introduction of first foods and the nutritional requirements for infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and families. Community management of key nutrition issues and relevant referral will also be explored.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the development of the Program Learning Outcomes for GD159 Graduate Diploma in Child and Family Health Nursing in the following way:
- PLO 1: Communicate in an effective culturally appropriate and sensitive way to a wide audience through a broad range of mediums with individuals and groups of diverse backgrounds and values.
- PLO 7. Apply the principles and methods of scientific inquiry and re-search and incorporate this information into your professional evidence-based practice.
On successful completion of this course you should be able to:
- Apply advanced knowledge of breastfeeding and human lactation. Demonstrate cognitive and technical skills to assess, analyse, support and manage key maternal and infant breastfeeding issues.
- Exhibit specialised knowledge of infant formula and be able to communicate this to families and other professionals.
- Review the key principles of infant and child growth and factors that may cause variations.
- Synthesise assessment findings related to nutrition and child growth parameters (including sensitively discussing any areas of concern with parents); exploring interim management strategies; and referring for medical/dietitian review as appropriate.
- Promote and communicate evidence-based nutrition practices for infants, young children and families including applying knowledge and skills related to group work with families and implementing this in a community child and family setting.
- Critically examine key nutrition issues in child, family and community health and propose strategies to collaborate with families, allied health workers and the community to address these.
Overview of Learning Activities
You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as lectorials, tutorials, practicals, laboratories, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Delivery may be face to face, online or a mix of both.
You are encouraged to be proactive and self-directed in your learning, asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required, especially from the numerous sources available through the RMIT library, and through links and material specific to this course that is available through myRMIT Studies Course.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies Course.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Nutrition Assignment
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 1 & 4
Assessment Task 2: Health Promotion Activity
Weighting 50%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3, 5 & 6
If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.