To meet the accreditation requirements of Dietitians Australia (DA) and their accrediting body the Australian Dietetic Council (ADC), students are required to complete a minimum of 100 days professional practice placement. This unit will consist of 40 days of full-time research placement with an approved healthcare provider or research institution. Research is core to safe and innovative dietetic practice. This unit will support students to develop skills in research project management, as well as data collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination. Students will be supported to develop and undertake a research project relevant to dietetic practice. This will include consideration of ethical aspects of the project, as well as the development and justification of a research methodology. Students will conduct their project, analyse and interpret the results and develop skills in dissemination of findings through written and oral media.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
No required text. Required reading materials from key academic journals and text books will be identified and linked through VU Collaborate.
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):