NUT5006 Practice and research in nutrition and dietetics

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Synthesise relevant literature to support nutrition and dietetic research and practice.

2. 2

   Execute a research project; collecting, organising, analysing, interpreting, communicating and disseminating data with independence.

3. 3

   Translate the implications of research findings for dietetics practice, advocacy and key stakeholders.

4. 4

   Demonstrate ethical, personal and professional behaviours consistent with evidence-based research practice, research governance processes and nutrition and dietetics professional codes of practice.

5. 5

   Illustrate contemporary leadership and personal skills that combine critical, creative thinking to address nutrition and dietetic issues.

6. 6

   Demonstrate autonomy, well-developed rationales, adaptability and responsibility in research.

7. 7

   Communicate ideas and results clearly and effectively to professional audiences in oral and written formats with consideration for translation into dietetic practice.

8. 8

   Evaluate own culture, values, beliefs, attitudes, biases, assumptions, privilege and power at the individual and systems level, and their influence on professional

9. 9

   Evaluate the impact of how colonisation and systematic racism, social, cultural, behavioural and economic factors affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health outcome and how this might influence dietetic practice and outcomes.