NSCI5530 – People, Food and the Environments
Module code
NSCI5530
Module title
People, Food and the Environments
Prescription
The aim of thise course is to evaluate influences on food purchasing and food consumption behaviours.
Programmes
- NZ2552
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- - Roles of beliefs and attitudes, needs, wants and personal values, personality and individual differences.
- Role of emotions, the senses, perceptions, habituation, taste preferences, satiety processes, social group and cultural influences.
- Role of environmental factors in food choice.
- Marketing strategies.
- Responses of markets to consumer and health issues.
- Promotion of functional, convenience and organic foods.
- Food labelling regulations and nutrition claims.
- Food security. - Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Describe the situational and psychological influences affecting consumers' food behaviours.
LO2: Evaluate the global influences on food consumer behaviour. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment portfolio 100%
Assessment activity will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
