Readiness for Occupational Therapy Practice (10313.2)

Required texts

There are no required texts for this unit.

A reading list will be provided on Canvas which will list weekly required readings plus any supplementary readings to support learning.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Please refer to assessment instructions for details of submission of assessment items.

Marks and grading schema

The grading schema for this unit is "Ungraded".  Weighting is attached to assessment items to reflect the anticipated level of effort required to successfully complete the assessment item.  A marking rubric has been developed to provide students with information about what criteria they will be assessed on and how they will be assessed.  Students will be allocated a mark of "Demonstrated", "Developing" or "Unsatisfactory" on each rubric criteria.  To pass each assessment, students must achieve a mark of "Demonstrated" or "Developing" against all rubric criteria identified as core criteria.  Core criteria are identified with an asterisk (*) on the marking rubric.

The assessor will allocate an overall grade for each assessment – either "PASS – Demonstrated", "PASS – Developing" or "FAIL".   The overall grade is allocated based on the distribution of marks across each rubric criteria, marks for core criteria (i.e. all core criteria marked as "Demonstrated" or "Developing") and application of academic judgement about whether assessment requirements and learning outcomes have been met by the student.

In order to pass the unit overall, students must receive a PASS grade for all three assessment items.

Artificial intelligence
Students are permitted to use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit.  GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment.  Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

Word Count
Allocated word limits are final. The marker will stop reading when the allocated word limit is reached and content beyond the word limit will not be assessed. This same principle will apply for presentations and recordings, where content after the time limit will not be marked.

Assessment questions
Assessment Q&A sessions will be scheduled within class time in this unit.  In these Q&A sessions, students will have the opportunity to:
• Clarify the requirements of the assessment item
• Understand the marking rubric
• Receive feedback regarding the general structure of their intended response

Teaching staff will not review drafts or provide specific feedback on the content of student work.
Clarification regarding assessment tasks can also be obtained by posting on Canvas discussion boards. Questions raised on discussion boards will be responded to during business hours as indicated by the unit convener at the start of semester. Please consider this if your assignment is due on the weekend. Staff will not respond to questions regarding  assessment items raised by email.

Learning conversations will be offered to students who want to discuss the application of feedback from assessments to future learning. The process for organising a learning conversation will be announced on Canvas when assessment grades are released.

Moderation

Assessments will be moderated according to the moderation procedures followed by the Discipline of Occupational Therapy. Refer to Canvas (see MODULES/STUDENT RESOURCES) for a copy of the moderation guidelines. Once marking and moderation have been completed, students will receive their marks and appropriate feedback. 

Additional information
Unless otherwise advised in the assessment instructions, written assessment pieces must conform to the following requirements:

• Cover sheet should include assessment title, student number and word count as specified by the assessment. You should not include your name on the cover sheet. Students must also include the GenAI Acknowledgement Statement on their cover sheet.
• Font size: 12 pt – Times New Roman or Calibri.
• Line spacing: double
• Headings: in bold, maximum size 16 pt.
• Margins: no less than 2.54cm on all sides.
• Page numbers: at bottom right hand corner of footer.
• Student identification number: (number only) at top right hand corner of header
• Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx), unless otherwise specified within the Assessment information.

References: given in APA 7th Edition style (author, date). Information on this referencing styles can be found on the library website at:

• http://canberra.libguides.com/content.php?pid=238252&sid=1966106 (web-based)
• https://canberra.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=27348090 (pdf version)

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Readiness for Practice is an intensive unit with face-to-face workshops in weeks 1 - 7.  Participation requirements of this unit are designed to support students to progress through the unit successfully, and to meet the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards 2018 (https://www.occupationaltherapyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/Competencies.aspx) on graduation.

In-person attendance and active participation in classes is expected and encouraged to support learning.  Preparation work will be provided, with the expectation that students complete this prior to the workshops.  Students will be involved in small and large group discussions in the workshops and may be asked to communicate information in these small and large groups as part of learning activities.

Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, in-person attendance for workshops is expected. If students are unable to meet these participation requirements they should inform the Unit Convener by email as soon as is practical.

In the course of studying occupational therapy, students may be exposed to clinical scenarios or stories of lived experience that may be stressful or compelling.  At UC a free Counselling Service is available for all students.  All sessions are confidential.  The UC Counselling Service is located at the UC Health and Counselling Centre on Level B in Building 1. For more information please go to https://www.canberra.edu.au/on-campus/health-and-support/medical-counselling

Required IT skills

It is expected that students will have basic word processing skills, an ability to use databases to search for journal articles, and to regularly access their UC email account and Canvas. Canvas is an online learning site which provides students with access to readings and learning activities. Lecturers will communicate with all students via their UC email account and announcements on Canvas. It is the students' responsibility to regularly check their email and Canvas for messages, information and/or instructions. Students will be required to compile and upload recorded assessment tasks as well as written assessment tasks. Please see Assessments in Unit Outline or Canvas site for more information.

Work placement, internships or practicums

N/A

• Semester 2, 2025, Intensive, UC - Canberra, Bruce (227756)
• Period 5, 2024, Intensive, UC - Canberra, Bruce (220233)
• Period 5, 2023, Intensive, UC - Canberra, Bruce (216022)