NUT1002 · Monash University
Evaluating the evidence: Nutrition and population health
- Credit points
- 12
- Level
- 1
- Workload
- —
- Faculty
- Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
What it covers
This unit will introduce you evidence-based practice in nutrition. You will consider nutrition research methodologies including quantitative and qualitative methods of inquiry, study design, data collection and analysis, basic statistics, and ethical issues related to research and population health interventions. You will also learn to critically appraise nutrition evidence. Emphasis is place on a population view of health, nutrition and the social determinants of health. An understanding of the concepts and approaches to researching nutrition issues and interventions at a population level will also be explored.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-semester quiz (MCQ/EMQ - 20 marks, 40 mins.) | Quiz / Test | 10% |
| Analytical essay (Part 1-approx. 2,500 words 20%; Part 2-essay 2,500 words, 25%) | Written | 45% |
| Allies in Indigenous Health - First Steps (Pass/Fail)hurdle | Project | — |
| Analysis of Indigenous nutrition program (Group oral presentation - 15 mins, approx. 500 words) | Presentation | 25% |
| Critical analysis of a scientific paper (2,000 words) | Written | 20% |
Hurdle tasks must be passed regardless of your overall mark.
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On-campus |