Foundations of Occupational Therapy PG (8349.4)

Required texts

There are no required texts.

List of recommended texts/reading:

Brown, T., Bourke-Taylor, H., Isbel, S., Cordier, R. & Gustafsson, L. (Eds.). (2021). Occupational therapy in Australia: Professional and practice issues (2nd ed). Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.

Curtin, M., Egan, M., & Adams, J. E. (Eds.). (2017). Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury or impairment: Promoting occupation and participation (7th ed.). Elsevier.

Dancza, K., & Rodger, S. (Eds.). (2018). Implementing occupation-centred practice: a practical guide for occupational therapy practice learning. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.

Egan, M., & Restall, G. (Eds.). (2022).  Promoting occupational participation: Collaborative relationship-focused therapy: 10th Canadian Occupational Therapy Guidelines. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.  

Kielhofner, G. (2009). Conceptual foundations of occupational therapy practice (4th Ed.). F.A. Davis Co.

Schell, B. A. B., & Gillen, G. (Eds.). (2019). Willard and Spackman's occupational therapy (13th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

Required and recommended readings per week are available on Canvas and via the the University of Canberra Library.  

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

No technology related reasons can be used to explain late or incomplete submissions. 

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Additional Assessment Information

Moderation

Assessments will be moderated according to the moderation procedures followed by the Occupational Therapy course. Refer to Canvas for a copy of the moderation guidelines.

Please note: Assessment 2: Occupational Analysis

Failure to include the hand-signed consent form will result in NIL marks for the assessment.

Provided templates must be used and not altered.

Copies of the relevant consent forms are available on Canvas.

Please note: Hurdle Assessments - Academic Integrity Module (AIM) and Cultural Orientation Training

If the certificate of completion are not submitted before the due date, students will receive an NX (fail) final mark for the unit, even if their overall mark is 50% or more.  

Participation requirements

It is essential that students actively participate in all lectures, workshops and tutorials.  Such participation is required by students in order to meet the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018).  Therefore, except in the case of extenuating circumstances, 100% attendance at all lectures, workshops and tutorials is expected.  It is also expected that if students are unable to meet these participation requirements, they inform the Unit Convener as soon as practical, by email.

Required IT skills

It is expected that students will have basic word processing skills, PowerPoint (or equivalent) skills, an ability to use databases to search for journal articles, and to regularly access their UC email account and Canvas. 

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.

Specific technology requirements must be considered for a timely completion of assignment 1.  Teaching staff will not be available to provide technical support for assignment 1 beyond what is provided in the assessment instructions.  If assistance is needed, please seek support from the UC Library.  

Technology related reasons will not be considered to explain/support late or incomplete submissions.

In-unit costs

Assessment 3: Students will be required to access the case scenarios (main characters in a feature film) from streaming platforms which may incur a small fee.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None.

Additional information

Unless otherwise advised or approved (in writing), written assessment pieces must conform to the following requirements:

- Font size: 12 pt Arial or Times New Roman

- Spacing: double.

- Headings in bold, maximum size 16 pt.

- Margins: no less than 1.5cm on all sides.

- Page numbers: at bottom right hand corner of footer.

- Student identification number: (number only) at top right hand corner of header.

- Reference style to be specified for each assignment.

- Word Limit: The examiner will stop reading when the allocated word limit is reached. Content beyond the word limit will not be assessed. Submissions must be between 90%-100% of the allocated word limit.  For recorded presentations, the examiner will stop watching at the time limit indicated in the assessment instructions.   

- Unless otherwise specified, all written assessments are to be uploaded in Microsoft word format (.doc or .docx).

• Semester 2, 2023, On-Campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (215885)