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MSc Dietetics(pre-registration)

Course Handbook

January 2020

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Welcome to your courseOn behalf of the course team, we would like to welcome you to the MSc dietetics (pre-registration) course at Teesside University. The awarding of this course will provide eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Full membership of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) will also be available on successful completion.

The MSc dietetics (pre-registration) course at Teesside University will enable you to undertake a journey of personal and professional development in a supportive, student-centred environment. Your pre-registration experience is a transitional phase through which you will develop to become an independent practitioner who can work autonomously and take professional responsibility for your own standards of practice.

The course is delivered over five university semesters, three taught semesters in the university and two semesters on practice placement in NHS trusts within the North East of England. University-based modules will be delivered at Middlesbrough campus.

This Course Handbook is designed to give you specific information relevant to the course.

You will also receive Module specific Guides for each module and a Practice Placement Handbook.

This Course Handbook should be reviewed in conjunction with the School Student Guide which provides important additional information relevant to all students in the School of Health & Life Sciences (SHLS) and the University Student Handbook

For international students additional information may be found here.

You’ll find that we are keen to help you to make the most of your time here. This Handbook is intended to give you an overall idea of what to expect from your course, especially in your first year.

Any questions, please just ask one of your tutors.

Ruth BoocockCourse Leader (Dietetics) Room H1.47Tel 01642 [email protected]

Professor Amelia LakeModule LeaderRoom M9.07Tel 01642 [email protected]

Brian HoustonModule Leader / Admissions TutorRoom H2.30Tel 01642 384978

Steven BarrModule LeaderRoom H1.47Tel 01642 384296


https://unity3.tees.ac.uk/schools/SOH/DocCentre/Documentation/All/StudentGuide.pdf

https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/stud/handbook/index.cfm

https://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/international/orientation_advice.cfm

Attendance expectationsYou are expected to attend all taught sessions and practice placements in order to ensure that you develop the knowledge and skills required to be Fit for Practice. Registers will be taken in all sessions and it is your responsibility to ensure that you have signed the register. If you are unable to attend for whatever reason, then you must advise the Student Records Office on 01642 384100 or email [email protected] by 10.00am. If you are on placement, you must also advise your Practice Educator.

You must also inform the Student Records Office of your return to study or placement. If you are absent for more than five days (including a weekend) due to illness, you are required to submit a self-certification of sickness. If you are absent for more than seven days you will need to produce a Doctor’s Certificate.

You should be aware that attendance is closely monitored and data is used in references for future employers. Frequent unauthorised absence may lead to Fitness to Study or Fitness-to-Practise proceedings.

For further details on attendance and absence please refer to the School of Health & Life Sciences School Student Guide hyperlinked in Slide 3.


This Course aims to:

Provide opportunities for you to develop the attributes, knowledge and skills required to be an autonomous, reflective, person-centred and compassionate dietetics practitioner, able to challenge conventional thinking and initiate change.

Facilitate the development of your ability to be able to undertake a comprehensive assessment of individual and group dietary and nutritional needs, which meet their physical, psychological, social and cultural health and wellbeing.

Create learning experiences through which you will become safe, competent and confident in the delivery of dietetic interventions, which promote health, prevent and treat disease.

Foster a culture of active engagement in continuous professional development in the context of ongoing self and professional regulation.

Enable you to develop and apply knowledge and understanding of research, leadership, service improvement and audit to support the continued development of the dietetic profession.


What should I be able to do by the end of my course?

The intended Learning Outcomes of the MSc Dietetics (Pre-registration) course are listed here.

These have been mapped to the HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Dietitians and BDA Curriculum Framework.

In terms of your Personal and Transferable Skills Development, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate motivation, self-direction and the skills requisite for career and lifelong learning within a professional dietetic care context.

• Engage confidently in professional and academic debate within the health and social care context.

• Reflect critically on your own practice and academic performance in order to enhance own learning.

• Collect, record and evaluate evidence and information from a wide range of sources and apply these to different settings.

• Demonstrate effective team working and reflect critically on own strengths and weaknesses as a team member.

• Demonstrate competency in ICT and numeracy necessary to underpin effective learning and competent dietetic practice.

• Communicate research findings to specialist and non-specialist audiences through the use of visual and oral media.

In terms of your Research, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate a critical and integrated knowledge and understanding of nutrition, food sciences and food systems management and apply these to dietetic practice.

• Demonstrate a critical and integrated knowledge and understanding of the biomedical sciences underpinning contemporary dietetic practice.

• Evaluate the impact of disease processes on the individual and groups and the effects of clinical medicine and pharmacology as applied to dietetic practice for the treatment of disease.

• Reflect critically on the role of dietetics for the promotion of health considering the principles underpinning behaviour change.

• Reflect critically on your role as a dietitian within the multidisciplinary team with due consideration of scope of practice.

• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of contemporary health and social care structure and policy and analyse critically their relationships to dietetic practice.

• Discriminate, synthesise and integrate relevant concepts from a wide knowledge base to address the needs of the individual and groups in the promotion of their health and wellbeing.

• Demonstrate competence in the interpretation and application of primary and secondary research data.

• Evaluate the theories, concepts and principles underpinning leadership, mentorship and coaching and apply these to contemporary dietetic practice.


What should I be able to do by the end of my course?

The intended learning outcomes of the MSc Dietetics (Pre-registration) course are listed here. These have been mapped against the HCPC’s Standards of Proficiency for Dietitians.

In terms of your Professional Skills you should be able to:

• Practise autonomously, effectively and safely within the legal and ethical boundaries of the dietetic profession with due regard for own personal conduct and limitations.

• Communicate sensitively and work effectively within and across professional boundaries of health and social care, including the appropriate use of referral and delegation.

• Adopt a compassionate and holistic approach to the assessment, management, and education of individuals that is culturally sensitive and considers and respects their rights and individual needs.

• Evaluate critically information from a wide of variety of sources to identify nutritional needs and develop a diagnosis.

• Prioritise problems, set realistic goals and develop interventions to meet individual health care needs in the context of a person-centred and evidence-based approach to their dietetic practice.

• Undertake suitable dietetic diagnostic or monitoring procedures, treatment, therapy, interventions or other actions safely and effectively.

• Evaluate nutrition and dietetic interventions using a variety of appropriate tools, techniques and outcome measures.

• Demonstrate and promote inclusive practice through person-centred, inter-professional and inter-agency partnerships.

What will I learn in 1st and 2nd semesters?

In the first two semesters of the course you will study three academic taught modules at Level 7 and one practice placement at Level 5.

On successful completion of these modules you’ll have gained 60 Level 7 credits and 30 Level 5 practice placement credits:

Dietetic Management20 credits at Level 7 Within this module you will develop the underpinning knowledge and skills to be able to assess and safely apply effective dietetic interventions.

You will also evaluate effectiveness of the dietary management strategies for individuals across a range of conditions affecting the major body systems.

Clinical Correlations of Food and Nutrition 20 credits at Level 7This module aims to further develop your knowledge of food and nutrition and how this applies to your dietetic practice.

Here you will explore the relationship between the food, biomedical sciences and dietetic practice.

The Practising Dietitian20 credits at Level 7 Within this module you will explore the role and scope of the dietitian within the multidisciplinary team. You will develop your understanding and awareness of the principles underpinning professional behaviour in practice, and critically reflect on your own personal and professional attitudes, values and beliefs, and how they might impact upon the dietetic / patient relationship.

Within this module you will undertake 75 hours of practice experience.

Dietetics Practice Placement 130 credits at Level 5You will undertake 13 weeks of Practice Placement in your 2nd

semester at a Trust within the North East of England region. You will be closely supervised by a Lead Practice Educator and work alongside the wider dietetic team. A uniform is provided.

Within this placement you will develop the skills to be able to effectively assess and manage the dietetic and nutritional needs of patients across the lifespan, in a variety of settings.


What will I learn in 3rd and 4th semesters?You will study a further three academic taught modules at master’s level and undertake another 13 weeks of practice placement. You will build upon your knowledge and skills with a focus on the management of individuals and groups with complex needs. You will also undertake a research, innovation and development module which will prepare you for your Major Project in the 5th Semester of the course.

On successful completion of these modules you will have gained another 60 Level 7 credits and 30 placement credits at Level 6:

Advanced Dietetic Management20 Credits at Level 7 This module has been designed to enable you to develop a systematic and detailed knowledge and understanding of integrated dietetic management to promote the health and wellbeing of people with long-term or life-limiting conditions.

This will include children, older people, people with a learning disability or mental health problem, and people requiring end-of-life care.

Research, Development and Innovation for Dietetic Practice20 credits at Level 7Within this practical research methods module students will develop a critical understanding of the evidence used within dietetics, with particular focus on evidence-based practice.

An understanding of primary and secondary research methodologies is offered to assist in the development of a research proposal which you will take forward to your Major Project in the final semester.

Promoting Health in Dietetic Practice 20 credits at Level 7The module has been designed to explore a range of concepts and issues relating to public health and the promotion of health for individuals and groups.

You will explore the principles underpinning behavioural change and how this applies to dietetic practice. You will also design a digital resource aimed at promoting the health and wellbeing of a chosen population.

Dietetics Practice Placement 230 credits at Level 6In your 4th semester you will undertake 13 weeks of practice placement, designed to further develop your management of individuals and groups across the lifespan in a variety of settings. A uniform is provided.

You will be expected to demonstrate greater autonomy in relation to your practice and learning with due consideration of your dietetic scope of practice and own limitations.


What will I learn in the final semester?

In the final semester of the course you will undertake the Major Project; a substantive piece of independent research. This encompasses the final 60 credits of this master’s level course.

On successful completion of this semester you will have gained another 60 master’s level credits.

Major Project60 credits at Level 7You will undertake a substantive piece of research developed from the research, development and innovation module in your 5th

Semester.

This will primarily be an independent piece of research in a dietetics or related area with guidance from academics and researchers from the School of Science, Engineering & Design and the School of Health & Social Care.


Who do I contact if I need support?

Academic supportIf you are experiencing difficulty coping with the material in any module, please explain the problem to the Module Leader. It is primarily the module team’sresponsibility to deal with these difficulties. If you cannot resolve the problem in this way, then you should contact your Personal Tutor or the Course Leader.

Course Leader

The Course Leader has overarching responsibility for the running of the course. If you are having any difficulties which are impacting upon your studies then you would be advised to discuss these with the Course Leader who can discuss the support mechanisms in place. The Course Leader also would welcome any feedback in relation to the course.

Personal Tutor

At the start of the course you will be allocated a Personal Tutor who will give individual support and monitor your progress during the course.

Together you will review the evidence in your e-Portfolio and formulate action plans to facilitate achievement of learning outcomes.

Student Support Officer

There is a designated Student Support Officer within the School of Health & Life Sciences who can support you if you are having problems which are impacting upon your studies.


How will I learn?

Project-based LearningProjects form the basis of your learning andprovide a wide range of experience in variousareas of the discipline. This is the basic form of staff/student contact and the projects vary inlength and focus, depending on the materialbeing covered. Staff will monitor, encourage, advise and guide you through your work andthere are many opportunities for peer discussion.

SeminarsSeminars enable structured discussion andanalysis to take place between groups of students and a tutor.Seminars are interactive and they facilitate the free exchange of ideas through which you learn theprocess of argument and reason. At times you maybe asked to present a short, researched talk on aparticular subject, after which the group will discussthe matters raised

Individual Tutorials Individual tutorials take placewith one student discussing their work or theirgeneral progress and pastoral situation with one member of staff.

Lectures and BriefingsLectures and briefings are used to impart knowledge to larger groups. These tend to be tutor-led and aim to inform, inspire and engage.But don’t expect just to sit and listen! These typesof learning are not passive and include note-taking, question and answers and/or small groupdebate. They are usually illustrated by a wide range of media.

Skills WorkshopsYou’ll be introduced to essential techniques and processes during workshops that include demonstrations and the opportunity to practice new skills in the context of project briefs.

Group Tutorials Group tutorials consist of small groups of students and a tutor discussingindividual student’s project work or team efforts. These are interactive, and are intended to promote the exchange of ideas, brainstorming, analytical skills and feedback on project work. Group tutorials normally occur at regular intervals duringthe course of a project.


How will I learn?

PresentationsThe confidence and skills required to give effective presentations are acquired over the duration of your course. These skills are useful in many walksof life and contribute greatly to the usefulness of your degree in many areas of employment.

Inter-professional Learning (IPL)At key points within your course you will undertake formalised inter-professional learning with colleagues from disciplines such as Occupational Therapy, Diagnostic Radiography, Physiotherapy,Nursing and Medicine. You will also encounter these professional groups on practice placement.

Individual Tutorials Individual tutorials take place with one student discussing their work or their general progress and pastoral situation with one member of staff.

Independent learningThis is a very important part of your master’s levelwork. Your success will depend on your ability to develop the skills that will enable you to learn independently, using your own initiative andresourcefulness to achieve your goals.

Portfolio ReviewsAt key points throughout your course your e-Portfolio will be used as a framework for discussion with your Personal Tutor. They will provide advice and guidance on your personal and professional development and provide formative feedback on the evidence within your portfolio.

Personal and Professional DevelopmentPlanning (PDP)One of the great strengths of your course is the way that it enables you to make sense of your learning through personal and professional development planning. Personal and professional development planning sessions are embedded at every level of learning. Your e-Portfolio allows you to upload a wide variety of evidence towards this, in a range of formats including multimedia files.

University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), accessed through the internet: https://eat.tees.ac.uk

You will be introduced to the VLE early in your first academic year. It will be used during your course in various ways; for example keeping you in touch withcourse and module information, pre-session learning, useful links, online assessment. Copies of module handbooks may be accessed there.

To gain the most from this course, it is essential that you actively engage with the VLE environment. You will be expected check for postings on a daily basis.


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How will I be assessed?

We have a variety of different formative and summative assessments within the course aiming to appeal to different students’ strengths and to foster the development of key transferable skills.

Summative assessments are marked and the mark counts towards the final module mark.

Formative assessment is used to aid your learning.This is where you are set an assignment, task or presentation that receives feedback but does not count towards the final module mark.

Written AssignmentsWe have a variety of different types of written assignment within the course including a critical reflective assignment in your 1st semester based on your experiences of practice placement; and research proposal in your 3rd semester which you will take forward to the development of your Major Project and subsequent research paper.

Posters and Viva DefenceIn the Promoting Health in Dietetic Practice module in your 3rd Semester you will develop a digital resource for a particular group of service users. You will then justify the development of your resource based on the underpinning evidence.

In the Major Project module you will design an academic poster to present your research. You will then defend your research during a viva examination.

It is hoped that the development of your poster will assist you in the dissemination of your research to external audiences.

Clinical AssessmentsIn the 1st Semester module Dietetic Management you will undertake a simulated clinical assessment.This will assess your process of dietetic assessment and skills of clinical reasoning.

You will also receive ongoing feedback on the development of your dietetic skills throughout both of the dietetic management modules.

Assessment of Practice PlacementYou will have a summative assessment by your Practice Educator at the end of each 13 week practice placement. They will be assessing your communication and interpersonal skills, ability to assess and develop appropriate problem lists and deliver effective and safe interventions to a variety of service users across the lifespan.

You will also receive formative written feedback mid-way through your practice placement on your performance and how this could be further enhanced.


Hopefully you will succeed in your module assessments at the first attempt. However, if you are unsuccessful you may be offered another attempt at an Assessment Board. The individual details will be in your Module Guides.

If you refer a practice placement you can be offered a further four weeks of placement in order to address any of the criteria that you have not achieved.

If you refer Dietetic Practice Placement 1 your reassessment would normally be in place of the first four weeks of Dietetic Practice Placement 2 (at your Practice Placement 1 venue). Practice placement 2 would normally be deferred until successful completion at re-assessment.

If you refer Dietetic Practice Placement 2 your reassessment will normally be at the end of the Major Project Module in your final semester (at your Practice Placement 2 venue).

What happens if I do not pass a module at first attempt?


Assessment regulations

RegulationsThe course is covered by University standard regulations for undergraduate and postgraduate study with MSc Dietetics (pre-registration) variances.

All modules are non-compensatable which means that you must achieve a minimum overall module mark of 50%. Course variance does not permit re-study of practice placement modules.

To be awarded the MSc Dietetics (pre-registration) with eligibility to apply for HCPC and BDA registration, you must have achieved: • 180 credits at Level 7• 60 practice placement credits at Levels 5 / 6 • A minimum of 1,000 hours of practice placement.

This is the only award which will provide eligibility to apply for HCPC and BDA registration.

All other awards will include the title ‘…in health & life sciences.’

If you are struggling with meeting an assessment deadline, please talk to your Personal Tutor, Module Leader or Course Leader who will discuss the possibility of an extension with you or advise you to apply for mitigating circumstances. Further details are available in the School Student Guide.

External Examining Students often ask questions about how we know that their degree is broadly of the same standard as degrees awarded for similar courses by other universities. In the UK we have a system called External Examining which is one of several ways that we confirm that standards are met. An External Examiner is generally an experienced lecturer from another University / Higher Education Institution, who offers an independent view as to whether the work of students on the course is of the correct standard. The External Examiner does this by looking at a sample of work (e.g. assignments, exam answers, dissertations), discussing the work with your lecturers and normally attending the assessment boards to endorse results. They then produce an annual report which highlights any good practice they have seen and allows them to report any concerns they may have. They also confirm in their Report that academic standards and achievement are comparable with the UK Higher Education sector. The External Examiners’ reports are made available to students via the ‘courses’ tab in e-vision and are also considered annually at relevant Course Boards.

The main External Examiner for your course is Carla Phillips and she works at Coventry University. Sometimes, your modules may have a different External Examiner and your Module Leader can provide details on request.

Please note that students are not permitted to contact External Examiners directly and External Examiners will not respond to any communication from individual students. If you have any concerns about your course, please speak to your Course Leader.


Semester Module Module Name Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Date of Submission / Examination

Re-assessment Strategy

1 DTC4000-N The Practising Dietitian 1,000-word written assignment

4,000-word reflective account Formative: Week 5Summative: Week 13

Reflective account undertakenfor second time

1 DTC4001-N Dietetic Management - 45-minute unseen, fictional case study-based clinical assessment

Week 14 Same type of assessment with different unseen case

1 SCI4000-N Clinical Correlations in Food & Nutrition

- 3,000-word article in style of journal paper Week 13 Re-development with amendments based on feedback

3 DTC4002-N Research,Development and Innovation for Dietetic Practice

- 4,000-word primary or secondary research proposal

Week 14 Same proposal amended based on feedback

3 DTC4003-N Advanced DieteticManagement

- Academic poster [20% of marks]20-minute oral defence of the student's findings [80% of marks]

Week 13Week 14

Same type of assessment but different complex group explored in academic poster

3 SCI4001-N Promoting Health in Dietetic Practice

Digital resource designed with 20-minute oral defence

Week 14 Redevelopment of the digital resource and defence with amendments based on feedback

5 DTC4004-N Major Project for Pre-Registration Dietitians

6,000-word article in style of journal paper [60% of marks]30-minute oral defence, presented with academic poster [40% of marks]

Week 14 Re-assessment on anyindividual component that is referred

Assessment schedule

How do I feedback my views on this course?

The School Student Guide gives information about how we seek and value your feedback about your course.

The Course Leader will arrange termly staff / student meetings to discuss your experiences of the course.

In addition there will be student representatives who will be invited to attend our twice yearly Course Boards which includes representatives from the course team and practice.

Individual students are encouraged to feedback their ongoing experiences of the course and how this could be enhanced.

You will also be invited to complete individual module evaluations. We do actively seek your feedback and ways in which modules and the course can develop for the benefit of current and future cohorts.


Key dates Dates (inclusive)

Semester 1 (including induction week and module assessment weeks) 13/01/2020 – 15/05/2020

Semester 2 (including pre-placement week and 13 week placement 1) 18/05/2020 – 21/08/2020

Semester 3 (including module assessment weeks) 28/09/2020 – 22/01/2021

Semester 4 (including pre-placement week and 13 week placement 2) 25/01/2021 – 30/04/2021

Semester 5 (including module assessment weeks) 24/05/2021 – 27/08/2021

Holiday weeks Academic Year 2019 / 2020 Spring break 04/04/2020 – 26/04/2020

Summer break 22/08/2020 – 27/09/2020

Academic Year 2020 / 2021 Winter break 19/12/2020 – 10/01/2021

Spring break 01/05/2021 – 23/05/2021



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