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Human Development and Nutrition Across the Lifespan
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EDHPE4001 - Human Development and Nutrition Across the Lifespan
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<p>This unit enables student to investigate and develop knowledge of human development and nutrition across a lifespan. It will examine the biology of the digestive system and the relationship between nutrition, lifestyle choices, and other factors impacting human health and development. There will be a focus on the function of, and food sources of, nutrients and vitamins important for health and wellbeing across a lifespan. It will investigate the intergenerational concepts of health through a socio-cultural perspective and how these factors impact the health and wellbeing of us all.</p>
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<p>Topics Include<br>
• What is Human development and nutrition?<br>
• Digestive system<br>
• Function and food sources of nutrients and vitamins<br>
• Definitions, characteristics and measurements of social, physical, emotional and intellectual development particularly pertaining to youth.<br>
• Sexual anatomy and physiology, human reproduction, and sexual development through a lifespan.<br>
• Issues influencing and impacting human development and nutrition across a lifespan.<br>
• The roles and responsibilities of humans across the lifespan in determining optimal development<br>
• The intergenerational nature of health and wellbeing.<br>
• Strategies for teaching Health and Human Development</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit enables student to investigate and develop knowledge of human development and nutrition across a lifespan. It will examine the biology of the digestive system and the relationship between nutrition, lifestyle choices, and other factors impacting human health and development. There will be a focus on the function of, and food sources of, nutrients and vitamins important for health and wellbeing across a lifespan. It will investigate the intergenerational concepts of health through a socio-cultural perspective and how these factors impact the health and wellbeing of us all.</p>
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<p>Topics Include<br> • What is Human development and nutrition?<br> • Digestive system<br> • Function and food sources of nutrients and vitamins<br> • Definitions, characteristics and measurements of social, physical, emotional and intellectual development particularly pertaining to youth.<br> • Sexual anatomy and physiology, human reproduction, and sexual development through a lifespan.<br> • Issues influencing and impacting human development and nutrition across a lifespan.<br> • The roles and responsibilities of humans across the lifespan in determining optimal development<br> • The intergenerational nature of health and wellbeing.<br> • Strategies for teaching Health and Human Development</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070199 - Teacher Education, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edhpe4001">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Understand definitions and the digestion process, including functions of nutrients, their food sources, as well as the relationship of nutrients to the health, growth and development of the body throughout the lifespan.</p>
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<p>Discuss the role that nutrition and lifestyle dietary choices has in health, human development and disease.</p>
K3
<p>Understand and identify the characteristics, issues, and intergenerational factors that impact health and human development over the lifespan.</p>
K4
<p>Discuss health literacy relating to nutritional and dietary information and the impact this has on the development of disease across the lifespan.</p>
K5
<p>Identify and investigate socio-cultural factors that influence human development, nutrition and food choices.</p>
S1
<p>Communicate effective advice and strategies on nutrition and dietary choices for optimal health and wellbeing.</p>
S2
<p>Explain the process of digestion and the functions of nutrients, as well as identify food sources of important nutrients across the lifespan Â</p>
S3
<p>Analyse and interpret data relating to health and nutritional related information across the lifespan.</p>
S4
<p>Critically reflect on the issues and intergenerational factors that impact human development and health over the lifespan.</p>
S5
<p>Evaluate and interpret nutritional information and the impact this has in the development of healthy lifestyle choices across the lifespan.</p>
S6
<p>Evaluate and discuss socio-cultural factors that influence human development, nutrition and food choices.</p>
A1
<p>Evaluate and critically analyse the reliability of health and nutritional information</p>
A2
<p>Design, implement and facilitate learning activities on human development and nutrition across the lifespan.</p>
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<p>Identifying, researching and planning an assignment on a contemporary issue in nutrition and/or human development</p>
<p>Assignment</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S6, A1
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<p>Planning, researching and conducting a seminar/ workshop on a contemporary issue in nutrition and/or human development in small groups</p>
<p>Presentation</p>
<p>40-60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S4, S5, S6, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070199 - Teacher Education, n.e.c.
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edhpe4001">View unit fees</a>
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