Specification

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Specification
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(Version 4) For first teaching from September 2009, for first assessment from Summer 2010, for first award in Summer 2011

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We have divided this course content into three compulsory units:
Unit 1: Diet and Health, and Consumer Awareness
Unit 2: Diet and Health (Controlled Assessment)
Unit 3: Consumer Awareness (Controlled Assessment)

These are outlined in more detail below:

Unit 1: Diet and Health, and Consumer Awareness

What’s on the Plate?
What’s in Food?
What’s on the Label?
Ages and Stages
Dietary Disorders
Special Diets
The Facts Behind the Issues
Keeping Food Safe
Creativity and Food
Being an Effective Consumer
What Influences Shopping?
Money Matters
Wiser Buyer.

Unit 2: Diet and Health (Controlled Assessment Tasks)

Planning activity;
Practical activity; and
Evaluation activitiy.

Unit 3: Consumer Awareness (Controlled Assessment)

Identification of issues;
Research-based activity;
Primary investigation; and
Conclusions and evaluation.

The course is assessed through one written paper and a series of controlled assessment tasks.

For more information, see the specification.