Course coordinator
Dr Karly Bartrim
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- St Lucia
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 2
- Administrative campus
- St Lucia
- Coordinating unit
- Human Movement & Nutrition Sci
This course allows students to translate theory into practice. The planning, operation, management and evaluation of food service systems in a range of settings is a core practice area for dietetic professionals. This course will critically examine the processes involved in the efficient and safe provision of culturally appropriate food and nutrition services to a range of target populations and client groups. Students will gain skills in food safety, food service systems and management, menu planning, and nutrition standards and policies. A work integrated service-learning model is used for this course with a series of workshops which provide foundation knowledge from which students translate into practice in their placement.
All students are required to undertake a 20 day placement in food service management andﾠare expected to demonstrate initiative,ﾠproblem solving skills and integration of theory into professional practice.
Course requirements
Assumed background
Noﾠassumed background.
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
DIET7303
Restrictions
Master of Dietetics Studies
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Dr Karly Bartrim
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
This course includes professional practice, all students must attend their placement sites as rostered.ﾠ
Aims and outcomes
Students will learn about how to influence the food supply to improve the nutritional status of individuals and vulnerable populations The National Dietetians Australia competency standards covered in this course include:
1.1 Demonstrates safe practice
1.4.1 Applies organisational, business and management skills in the practice of nutrition and dietetics (effective time, workload and resource management)
1.4.2 Utilises suitable evaluation tools to review effectiveness of practice
1.4.3 Identifies and assesses risks, follows risk management protocols and develops basic risk management strategies for services
1.4.4 Utilises relevant technology and equipment efficiently, effectively and safely
1.5.3 Works respectfully with individuals, groups and/or populations from different cultures
2.3.1 Applies a highly developed knowledge of nutrition science, health and disease, food and food preparation methods to tailor recommendations to improve health of individuals, groups and/or populations
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Critically appraise the food supply for a nutritionally dependant group including cultural appropriateness
LO2.
Apply contemporary best practice guidelines for a nutritionally dependant food service system
LO3.
Synthesise data from multiple sources to assess risk associated with a food system and to nutritionally dependant individuals
LO4.
Apply a sustainability lens to the food service system
LO5.
Demonstrate team work and collaborative working skills
LO6.
Seek out, and proactively engage in feedback processes to improve professional practice performance
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz |
Online Quizzes
|
10% (4 x quizzes worth 2.5% each) |
Week 1 Quiz 3/03/2025 5:00 pm Week 2 Quiz 10/03/2025 5:00 pm Week 3 Quiz 17/03/2025 5:00 pm Week 4 Quiz 24/03/2025 5:00 pm
Each quiz will open following the associated workshop e.g. Workshop 1 is timetabled to run 26/02/2025, Quiz 1 will become available that afternoon and students have until 03/03/2025 5:00 pm to complete. |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation | Menu Review Assessment | 45% |
11/04/2025 5:00 pm |
| Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Placement, Presentation | Executive Summary and Presentation | 45% (Executive Summary: 35%, Report: Pass/Fail, Presentation: 10%) |
Executive Summary & Report 12/06/2025 5:00 pm Presentation 11/06/2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. |
| Placement, Reflection |
Learning Plan and Competency Assessment
|
Pass/Fail |
Placement Plan and Feedback Action Due 5:00 pm, end of week 1 of relevant placement block Competency Assessment - Interim Assessment Due 5:00 pm, end of week 2 of relevant placement block Competency Assessment - Final Assessment Due 5:00 pm, end of week 5 of relevant placement block |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Online Quizzes
- Online
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Quiz
- Weight
- 10% (4 x quizzes worth 2.5% each)
- Due date
Week 1 Quiz 3/03/2025 5:00 pm
Week 2 Quiz 10/03/2025 5:00 pm
Week 3 Quiz 17/03/2025 5:00 pm
Week 4 Quiz 24/03/2025 5:00 pm
Each quiz will open following the associated workshop e.g. Workshop 1 is timetabled to run 26/02/2025, Quiz 1 will become available that afternoon and students have until 03/03/2025 5:00 pm to complete.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04
Task description
Students will be required to complete four online quizzes during the semester. Each quiz will consist of 10 multiple choice questions randomly selected from a pool of questions for each module. The quizzes can be completed at any time before the due date, however, once the quiz commences, students will have a maximum of 20 minutes to complete the quiz. Only one attempt at each quiz is allowed.
Submission guidelines
To be completed as an online quiz via the course Blackboard site
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Where an online quiz that is available to students for a period of more than 24 hours, and you are unable to complete the quiz during the period the quiz is available, you may apply for an extension of the online quiz. All supporting documentation or information for an extension to the online quiz should cover the entire period the quiz is open.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Menu Review Assessment
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation
- Weight
- 45%
- Due date
11/04/2025 5:00 pm
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L04
Task description
Students will complete an individual menu review assessment. See Blackboard for details.
Submission guidelines
Submit via the relevant Turnitin submission portal on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Executive Summary and Presentation
- Mode
- Oral, Written
- Category
- Paper/ Report/ Annotation, Placement, Presentation
- Weight
- 45% (Executive Summary: 35%, Report: Pass/Fail, Presentation: 10%)
- Due date
Executive Summary & Report
12/06/2025 5:00 pm
Presentation
11/06/2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
- Learning outcomes
- L01, L02, L03, L05, L06
Task description
Students (in their placement pairs/groups) will produce a 3-page executive summary, a report to be provided to the professional practice site and deliver a presentation in Workshop 7 of their professional practice project findings. See Blackboard for details.
Submission guidelines
To be submitted via the relevant Turnitin submission portal on the course Blackboard site. All students must submit a copy of the Executive Summary, Report and Presentation (a copy of slides).
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Extensions for group work assessment may be available and will require a single request submitted with agreement from at least 50% of the members of the group, and recognition of potential impacts on the other group members. Download and complete the form below, and attach this form to your extension request: Extension of Group Assessment - Group Member Acknowledgement (PDF, 144.9 KB)
Student Access Plans for an individual student do not guarantee an extension for the assessment item. Extension Verification Letters cannot be used for group-based assessments and activities.
Dysfunctional group dynamics, poor performance by individual group members, or illness or other issues of a group member are generally not considered sufficient grounds for an extension on submission of a group assessment item. These issues should be actively managed by the group and the Course Coordinator as appropriate, during semester.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Learning Plan and Competency Assessment
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Placement, Reflection
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
Placement Plan and Feedback Action
Due 5:00 pm, end of week 1 of relevant placement block
Competency Assessment - Interim Assessment
Due 5:00 pm, end of week 2 of relevant placement block
Competency Assessment - Final Assessment
Due 5:00 pm, end of week 5 of relevant placement block
- Learning outcomes
- L05, L06
Task description
Placement Preparation and Progress includes two components:
1) Placement Plan and Feedback Action (Learning plan)- Students must complete this plan in preparation for placement. Due end of week 1.
See Blackboard for details.
2) Competency Assessment- Professional practice project supervisors will provide feedback on student progress at the end of week 2 (interim assessment) and week 5 (final assessment) based on the DA National Competency Standards.
Hurdle requirements
This assessment task is a course hurdle. Students must pass this assessment item, to achieve a final grade of 4 or higher.Submission guidelines
To be submitted via the relevant ePortfolio submission portal on the course Blackboard site.
Deferral or extension
You may be able to apply for an extension.
The maximum extension allowed is 28 days. Extensions are given in multiples of 24 hours.
Late submission
You will receive a mark of 0 if this assessment is submitted late.
As this task is Pass / Fail, students who submit beyond the specified due date/time without an approved extension, will fail this task and subsequently the course.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 24 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Fails to satisfy most or all of the basic requirements of the course. A grade of 1 will be awarded to a student who achieves a final cumulative percentage ofﾠ0% - 24% from all graded assessment tasks. |
| 2 (Fail) | 25 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Fails to satisfy some of the basic requirements of the course. Clear deficiencies in performance, but evidence that some basic requirements have been met. A grade of 2 will be awarded to a student who achieves a final cumulative percentage ofﾠ25% - 44%ﾠfrom all graded assessment tasks. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Fails to satisfy all basic requirement for pass but is close to satisfactory overall and has compensating strengths in some aspects. A grade of 3 will be awarded to a student who either (a) achieves a final cumulative percentage of 45% - 49% from all graded assessment tasks, or (b) achieves a final cumulative percentage of 50% or higher from all graded assessment tasks but does not pass the "must pass" assessment task. |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Satisfies all of the basic learning requirements for the course, such as knowledge of fundamental concepts and performance of basic skills; demonstrates sufficient quality of performance to be considered satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in the course. A grade of 4 will be awarded to a student who achieves a final cumulative percentage of50 - 64% from all graded assessment tasks and passes the "must pass" assessment task. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates ability to use and apply fundamental concepts and skills of the course, going beyond mere replication of content knowledge or skill to show understanding of key ideas, awareness of their relevance, some use of analytical skills, and some originality or insight. A grade of 5 will be awarded to a student who achieves a final cumulative percentage ofﾠ65% - 74% from all graded assessment tasks and passes the "must pass" assessment task. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates awareness and understanding of deeper and subtler aspects of the course, such as ability to identify and debate critical issues or problems, ability to solve non-routine problems, ability to adapt and apply ideas to new situations, and ability to invent and evaluate new ideas. A grade of 5 will be awarded to a student who achieves a final cumulative percentage ofﾠ65% - 74% from all graded assessment tasks and passes the "must pass" assessment task. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 84 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Demonstrates imagination, originality or flair, based on proficiency in all the learning objectives for the course; work is interesting, surprising, exciting, challenging or erudite. A grade of 7 will be awarded to a student who achieves a final cumulative percentage of 85% - 100% from all graded assessment tasks and passes the "must pass" assessment task. |
Additional course grading information
This course contains ‘must pass’ assessment items, specifically the Learning Plan and Competency Assessment. Students must pass this assessment item to pass the course overall, i.e. even if your final percentage mark is 50% or higher, if the individual ‘must pass’ assessment item is not passed, a student cannot achieve a grade higher than a 3.
A final percentage mark will be rounded to the nearest whole number (e.g. 64.50 and above will be rounded to 65 and 64.49 and below will be rounded down to 64.)
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is available for this course.
Additional assessment information
Use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT)
The assessment tasks in this course evaluate students' abilities, skills and knowledge without the aid of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Translation (MT). Students are advised that the use of AI or MT technologies to develop responses is strictly prohibited and may constitute student misconduct under the Student Code of Conduct.
Attendance at placement
Students are required to make up any missed placement days to meet the course requirement of 25 placement days, which contribute to the 100 days of professional practice set by Dietitians Australia.
Only two conditions will be accepted for a student failing to attend placement:
- Medical
- Extenuating circumstances - legitimate and non-medical events (e.g., bereavement, private matters, elite sporting commitments).
Please review the information listed on the medical or extenuating circumstances page for information about acceptable supporting documentation.
If you cannot attend a placement day, you must email your site supervisor, to inform them of any absences as soon as possible and CC the course coordinator. You will need to provide evidence to support your absence for verification purposes. The course coordinator will then liaise with the site to arrange additional placement days as required.
Student are also required to complete an absentee form and email the form via email to the Course Coordinator no later than two (2) calendar days after the missed placement day/s was held.
Attendance at workshops
Attendance at all workshops is strongly encouraged as material covered in the workshops will assist in successfully completing all aspects of this course. Workshops are intended to be interactive and workshops will not be recorded. Workshop slides will be available on Blackboard.
Students who miss a workshop must complete an absentee form and email the form as soon as possible to your course coordinator no later than two (2) calendar days after the date of the original class was held. You must submit supporting documentation along with your request. Please review the information listed on the medical or extenuating circumstances page for information about acceptable supporting documentation.
Any non-approved absences may result in being placed under the Fitness to Study policy.
What is Turnitin
Turnitin is an electronic assignment submission tool. The tool provides your Course Coordinator with:
· a record of the exact submission time of an assignment
· an originality report indicating the percentage of your work that is an exact match of existing materials within the Turnitin database.
Instructions on how to submit an assignment using Turnitin are located on the UQ Library website
Submit your Turnitin assignment - Library Guide
Note:
When submitting, to check that you have chosen the correct file on the Preview Submission page and click on the Submit to Turnitin button. ﾠ
Remember to download your digital receipt in your Assignment inbox to confirm successful submission.
If a submission cannot be successfully completed, email a copy of the assessment task to the Course Administrator. For contact details refer to Course Contact section of the Course Profile.
What is ePortfolio?
An ePortfolio is an online collection of evidence that shows your learning journey overtime. An ePortfolio is used to track students' development of professional skills or graduate attributes. Refer to Blackboard for more information on ePortfolio.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.
Additional learning resources information
The required textbook is available online through the UQ Library, there is no requirement to purchase a hardcopy.ﾠ
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks |
Placement |
Professional Practice Placement Students will complete 20 days of placement in food service management Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05, L06 |
Week 1 |
Workshop |
Workshop 1 Introduction to food service management Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L04 |
Week 2 |
Workshop |
Workshop 2 The menu Learning outcomes: L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 3 |
Workshop |
Workshop 3 Food procurement, production, distribution and service Learning outcomes: L01, L02 |
Week 4 |
Workshop |
Workshop 4 Food safety, satisfaction and consumption Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 5 |
Workshop |
Workshop 5 Application to practice Learning outcomes: L01, L02, L03, L04, L05 |
Week 6 |
Workshop |
Workshop 6 Placement preparation |
Week 8 |
Workshop |
Workshop 7 Application to practice 2. *Note this is a full-day workshop and requires you to attend two different food service production sites that are offsite to the UQ campus. See Blackboard for more details. |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments - Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.
You'll also need to be aware of the following policies and procedures while completing this course:
School guidelines
Your school has additional guidelines you'll need to follow for this course: