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PUBH5039: Public Health Nutrition Essentials

Semester 1, 2021 [Block mode] - Remote

Overview

The unit provides students with a deeper understanding of key public health nutrition practices and principles which will enable them to better understand and address population nutrition issues. There will be a strong focus on understanding dietary intake assessment and the use of data generated from nutrition surveys to improve the understanding of nutrition epidemiological studies and the relationship between diet and chronic disease. The concept of nutrition environments will be central to the exploration of community nutrition status and how dietary interventions are planned and evaluated. Global and local food and nutrition policy issues will be addressed and related to sustainability and environmental health concerns. The teaching approach involves class interaction and provides opportunities for self-reflection.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	PUBH5039
Academic unit	Public Health
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Michael Dibley, michael.dibley@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Michael Dibley, michael.dibley@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Masum Billah, sk.billah@sydney.edu.au
Tutor(s)	Shahreen Raihana, shahreen.raihana@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Participation	Attendance & Participation in weekly tutorial and workshop • Online Interactive tutorials • Workshop + presentation & activities	20%	Ongoing	1.5 hours most weeks & half-day workshop
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Assessment 1 Background brief	25%	Week 05 Due date: 29 Mar 2020 at 23:59	1500 word essay
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Assessment 2 Nutrition intervention project plan	55%	Week 13 Due date: 29 May 2020 at 23:59	3500 word essay
Outcomes assessed:

Assessment summary

Assessment 1 – Background Brief

In assessment 1, the students will choose a topic from a list of public health interventions and then investigate the background to the issue and provide a summary of their findings on a provided template. This briefing should aim to convince the reader (possibly someone responsible for funding the intervention) of the importance of the issue. The briefing will provide a concise statement of the issue or problem behind the intervention. Give a brief summary of the history of the topic, other background information, describe the current situation and relevant references.

Assessment 2. Implementation and evaluation plan to address a public health nutrition issue

This assessment will require students to use this structured process to develop a project plan. The students will select a public health issue from a list, preferably in line with the briefing paper they produced in Assessment 1. They will use a template to propose a population or community-wide intervention to address the selected issue and provide a clear project plan which outlines the steps they would recommend to undertake in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the intervention.

Attendance & Participation in weekly tutorial and workshop

Students will be required to prepare for a weekly tutorial using the prescribed reading as a basis and engaging with their peers and tutor to elaborate their understanding or provide inputs to the discussion. To participate in the weekly tutorials you will need to use the zoom meetings app.

The Face to face workshop will contain seminars and workshop activities designed around the seminar.

Assessment criteria

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85-100	Passed with high distinction
Distinction	75-84	Passed with distinction
Credit	65-74	Passed with credit
Pass	50-64	Pass
Fail	0-49	Fail

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Deduction of 10% of total possible marks for each day the assessment 1 or 2 is late.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Week 1 - Introduction to the tutor and other tutorial participants. Explanation about the unit of study.	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 02	Week 2 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 03	Week 3 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 04	Week 4 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 05	Week 5 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 06	Week 6 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 07	Week 7 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 08	Week 8 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 09	Week 9 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 10	Half-Day Workshop	Workshop (4 hr)
Week 11	Week 11 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 12	Week 12 Tutorial	Tutorial (1.5 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

View or listen to all online course material within all 9 modules
Undertake additional reading as directed
Reflect on discussion questions
Participation and attendance of 11 online tutorials
Compulsory attendance of the half-day online workshop
Submit all assessment tasks as directed

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. To identify major health issues associated with poor nutrition in both developed and developing country settings. To explain the basis for setting priorities. To outline the range of perspectives regarding nutrition as a public health issue.
LO2. List the steps involved in identifying the nutrition needs of a population, and apply them in assessing a food and nutrition situation in a population
LO3. Locate and interpret current information about the nutritional status of the population.
LO4. Describe considerations and approaches to selecting priority nutrition problems to be addressed in a population.
LO5. Identify a range of strategies that can be used to address a nutrition problem in the population and the basis for their selection.
LO6. Prepare public health nutrition strategies to tackle population nutrition problems

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

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Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
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Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

We have added an additional introductory tutorial since this unit was offered last year.

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