Food Service Management PG (8660.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Nutrition & Dietetics | Post Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to critically evaluate the provision and management of food services in a health care setting;
2. Demonstrate a sound knowledge and application of food systems and management in a health care setting, including menu planning, recipe standardisation, quality, sustainability, food safety, organisational and business skills; and
3. Demonstrate an understanding of food and nutrition standards, regulations, and policies and how they apply to the food service environment.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
Prerequisites
9297 Clinical Dietetics 1 PGCorequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
Undergraduate degree or equivalent and research experience, or study at the PG level and relevant experience in human services.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | On-campus | Dr Jane Kellett |
| 2027 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 09 August 2027 | On-campus | Dr Jane Kellett |
Required texts
Recommended:
Gregoire MB and Patten EV, 2024. Foodservice organisations. A managerial and systems approach. 10th edition. Pearson, New Jersey. (Library call number: TX911.3.M27.S64 2017) (e-book version also available)
Williams J, 2014. Ngunnawal plant use: a traditional Aboriginal plant use guide for the ACT region. ACT Government. (Library call number: DU124.E76.N48 2014)
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Artificial intelligence
Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit, except for Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
- the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
- the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
- the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
The GenAI for Students Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.
Special assessment requirements
To pass this unit, students must:
- Attempt all assessment items
- Attain at least 50% of the overall marks allocated to the assessments.
Moderation of Assessments
Please note that all assessments are subject to moderation. A copy of the Faculty of Health moderation guidelines can be found on the UCLearn Canvas site for this unit.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Students are strongly encouraged to attend all lectures and workshops for pedagogical reasons unless they have a valid reason for non-attendance (e.g. illness) or permission from the Unit Convener.
Required IT skills
Students are expected to be familiar with the use of diet analysis software (i.e. Foodworks).
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
