Food Service Management Practicum PG (9299.2)

Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
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Food Service Management Practicum PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods Internship
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Nutrition And Dietetics Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit provides professional placement experiences in food service environments including health and care settings (e.g. hospitals and nursing homes) and other commercial food service facilities. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in a quality improvement project.
On successful completion of this unit students will have demonstrated professional competence related to the food service context as described by the Dietitians Australia Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia (2021).

Learning outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will have gained practical experience in a variety of settings and 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 service systems and management in a health care setting, including menu planning, recipe standardisation, quality, sustainability, food safety, organisational and business skills;
3. Use food legislation, regulations and standards to develop, implement and evaluate food systems to maintain food safety; and
4. Demonstrate professionalism, evidence-based practice and effective communication skills in food service settings.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
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
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


Prerequisites

8660 Food Service Management PG

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

8662 Food Service Practicum PG (6cp)

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2024 Bruce, Canberra Practice 1 08 January 2024 Internship Dr Jane Kellett
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

Gregoire MB, 2017. Foodservice organisations. A managerial and systems approach. 9th edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. (Library call number: TX911.3.M27.S64 2013). 

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

Students must satisfactorily complete all assigned placement assessment items to pass the unit. Attendance at 100% of the professional placements is required, and is a condition for passing this unit, see section 6c for more details.

Note: Your e- portfolio showcase will be assessed by a panel within the assessment unit 10137 Assessment of Dietetic Competence PG. Until this time you will receive a withheld grade for this unit with the grade allocated prior to undertaking unit 9301 Nutrition and Dietetics Professional Internship PG. This process provides moderation for the work completed within this unit.

 

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

This is a 3 credit point work integrated learning unit.  Students are therefore required to complete the equivalent of 150 hours over the semester. Students are required to complete a minimum of 4 weeks in a clinical practice setting.  Additional work will include preparation for placement,  and completion of your e-portfolio.

Participation requirements

Students are required to attend 100% of all professional placements unless they have a valid reason for non-attendance (e.g. illness) or permission by the Unit Convener.

Required IT skills

Students are expected to be familiar with the use of diet analysis software (i.e. Foodworks, Foodscan & Serve).   Student will be required to use Mahara. Online information including videos is available at: http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au/portfolio/view/view.php?id=21008. Additional face-to-face support is also available through the UC Library Rovers.

In-unit costs

Students must travel to placement sites and be accommodated at their own expense. Uniform and textbooks costs must be paid for by students. Some sites, such as The Canberra Hospital, require students to pay $20 cash as a deposit to obtain a (compulsory) ID card.  This money is fully refunded on return of the ID on the last day of placement.

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves work integrated learning: Placement. Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL Policy and WIL Procedure, and the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedure

This unit has pre-placement requirements (e.g. Working with Vulnerable People registration, immunisation/s). You must complete Pre-Place: Preparation for Work Integrated Learning prior to commencement of your Placement. You can self-enrol in this module through the UC Learn site here.
You are also required to complete details in InPlace, refer to inplace.canberra.edu.au. If you have any queries related to InPlace please contact placement@canberra.edu.au.

Contact your unit convener if you have any concerns with meeting the requirements of this unit.

This unit involves visit to health settings and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in section 6. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. Client /patient confidentiality must always be maintained including for assessment item.

Additional information

Additional information required to successfully complete this placement unit is available in the UC Nutrition and Dietetics Online Placement Manual. 

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