DIT2855 — Nutrition & Dietetics Program Assessment Capstone
DIT 2855 - Nutrition & Dietetics Program Assessment Capstone DIT 2855 - Nutrition & Dietetics Program Assessment Capstone 1 Cr. Hr(s). This capstone course prepares students for the national credentialing nutrition and dietetic technician (NDTR) examination as well as guidance and preparation for employment in nutrition professional positions. This course reviews the student’s SCC Professional Portfolio completion utilized to track student competency, knowledge, and performance throughout the Nutrition and Dietetics program as well as providing a self-marketing tool for the student seeking employment or pursued education and internship ventures. This course includes job interviewing training and resume writing skill sessions and professional self-marketing for adequate workplace position and compensation. This course provides training for the student’s post-graduate skill set for becoming a future preceptor of dietetics students. This course exposes the student to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) Professional Development Portfolio process to initiate, submit and maintain continuing professional education units once the NDTR credential is obtained. This course provides the student with training to identify levels of care (RDN vs NDTR) to establish a foundational working knowledge of critical care triage. This course reviews professional ethics scenarios as well as life-long learning opportunities and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) continuing educatio