HSN758 - Professional Practice for Dietetics
| Year: | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Semester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H718 |
| Prerequisite: | HSN742, HSN744, HSN757 and one unit in HSN745, HSN747 |
| Corequisite: | HSN745 or HSN747 |
| Incompatible with: | HSN752 |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 300 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 7 weeks of teaching consisting of seminars, presentations, professional experience (placement) and time for assessment task completion. Seminars, and assessment tasks may take place outside of Deakin University teaching periods. |
| Note: | Students must complete all pre-requisite AND co-requisite units, or their hurdle requirements, by the first date of HSN758 teaching block, to be able to undertake this unit. |
Content
This unit will explore a range of issues including ethical considerations in professional practice; business skills and entrepreneurship in dietetics; the importance and value of successful interprofessional collaboration; advocacy, leadership and professionalism; cultural diversity and responsiveness in dietetic practice; and career development activities as students prepare to enter the dietetic workforce. A one week elective placement gives students the opportunity to organise their own placement in an area of career interest within dietetics.
Unit fee information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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Hurdle requirements
Evidence of meeting Dietitian Australia's competency based standards by achieving a pass mark or higher in Assessment task 2.