NUT2025 Research methods in nutrition
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
NUT2025 Research methods in nutrition is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2023. It needs NUT1026, NUT1028 and NUT2021.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before NUT2025
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
- NUT1026Nutritional epidemiologyNo reviews yet
- NUT1028Nutrition throughout lifecycleNo reviews yet
- NUT2021Assessment of nutritional status
After NUT2025
No unit lists NUT2025 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Human Nutrition
Overview
This unit will develop research skills of students and prepared you for the final year unit - Applied Research in Nutrition.
Students will be exposed to steps in conducting research in nutrition, including appraisal of scientific evidence, formulating research questions, hypotheses and objectives, selecting appropriate study design and sample size calculation, research ethics consideration, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and conduct basic statistical analysis. You will be able to demonstrate your research skills on a self-selected research project and your progress will be monitored by a supervisor.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for NUT2025.
Assessment
- Literature review (2,700 words)30%
- Study proposal (2,500 words)Competency hurdle50%
- Proposal presentation (Oral presentation - 20 mins)20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Able to conduct scientific literature search related to a research topic in nutrition.
- 2
Describe different types of study designs appropriate for nutrition research.
- 3
Discuss the steps taken in the conduct of research in the area of nutrition.
- 4
Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical issues associated with research project.
- 5
Demonstrate appropriate sample size calculation for a study design.
- 6
Explain the qualitative and quantitative data collection procedures.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
4 hours of teacher-directed study per week, including 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials or computer laboratory practicals.
8 hours per week of self-directed study.
Total per week = 12 hours
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Learning resources
Required resources
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Common questions
What are the prerequisites for NUT2025?
You need NUT1026, NUT1028 and NUT2021 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is NUT2025 offered?
NUT2025 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is NUT2025?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does NUT2025 have an exam?
No. NUT2025 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.