This assessment requires you to prepare and deliver a presentation in student pairs/groups based on an analysis of a piece of occupational justice literature.  This assessment is designed to facilitate early engagement in the unit material.

You are required to present on one journal paper as allocated in week 1 by the teaching staff. Your one allocated paper is within the list of numerous peer-reviewed publications in the week 5 sections of the Unit Profile Schedule and the week 5 Moodle tile.

Use of PowerPoint or similar to prepare the key points is recommended for effective communication of your content to the audience. Individual marks will be allocated to students based on presentation skills and ability to respond to peer and examiner questions. These may occur throughout the presentation or at the conclusion of the presentation, dependent on the flow of the content. All sources must be acknowledged using APA 7th referencing style.

Use the following as a guide to prepare your presentation slides:
1. Study title & aim of the paper (1 slide)
2. Background – key literature that provides justification for the paper (2 slides max)
3. The occupational justice issues raised (2-4 slides)
4. Your appraisal – what are the implications for occupational therapy practice? What are the possible implications for future occupational therapy research? (up to 6 slides)
5. Identification of questions or key take-home messages you have as a result of this article (up to 6 slides). How has this article enhanced your knowledge? What more do you need to know? What were you surprised by? How has this impacted your worldview?
(Individuals must each contribute to this as there will be a corresponding assessment criterion where each is allocated an individual mark).

You will not be able to effectively complete steps 3, 4 and 5 in the guide above without drawing on literature from the OCCT12002 reading list and other relevant references. In order for a thorough analysis and reflection to be presented, it is recommended that you draw upon approximately five pieces of literature, which must be included in your reference list.

The presentation is required to be for a length of 15 minutes. Penalties will be applied if the presentation is less than 13 minutes and if it exceeds 16 minutes. There must be time to allow for individuals to respond to questions from the peer cohort and assessor.  Questions and discussion may arise from your presentation (and hopefully will) but this must occur within the upper limit of 16 minutes. 

1. Identification and explanation of the relevant occupational justice issue/s (10 marks) 

2. Analysis of the injustices and translation to occupational therapy practice and future research opportunities (10 marks)

3. Professionalism in presentation style (5 marks) 

4. Use of evidence-based literature to support content, inclusive of correct APA 7th in-slide citations and reference list (5 marks)

5. Individual presentation style - reflection skills, insights on knowledge of occupational justice concepts, responsiveness to audience questions (10 marks) 

You are required to complete an 1800 word written essay on 'Occupational Justice at the Collective Level or Global Level'. This task is designed to give you an understanding and perspective of occupational injustices affecting collectives/groups when so much of our work is typically with individuals/families. It develops your consideration of moving beyond the individual and identifying collective occupations and working with groups/communities. 

Some students may choose to move their focus away from local issues to a more global situation.  

This assessment will assist you to develop skills in reflection, analysis, professional reasoning and report-writing, particularly in relation to occupational justice. Your research must include journal articles and text-book sources as provided in the unit materials and you must demonstrate evidence of wider reading of the professional, peer-reviewed literature. Please select 10-15 contemporary papers to make your work as up-to-date as possible and to obtain the best possible mark.

Your essay must include the following:

• A description of the issues including a summary of any relevant and contemporary media coverage
• Identification of any advocacy groups who work to present facts, raise awareness and move people to action on this issue
• Presentation and explanation of occupational injustices featured in this collective issue
• Explanation of how you would apply the POJF and/or the CORE approach to address the occupational injustices and enact change on this issue 

Your topic = 

Occupational injustices experienced by a group of your choosing.  Examples include older people in residential aged care, homelessness in regional Australian communities, higher incarceration rates for minority groups, refugee situations based on civil unrest and wars, sexual violence against women and children in certain communities……

Please note the following additional details:

• As a guideline, the length of the main body of your essay should be approximately 1800 words excluding references. Submissions that are substantially longer (e.g. 2300 words) or shorter than this (1300 words) are unlikely to score as highly as those that make the best use of the 1800 word length. Marks will not be deducted based on word count.
• You are required to use APA 7th edition guidelines for style and formatting. This includes your font size, spacing, indents and any use of headings and tables. Please refer to your CQUniversity APA 7th edition style guide.
• Please save and upload your file in a Word format (.doc or .docx) rather than PDF
• You are permitted to use AI such as ChatGPT in this assessment to enhance your grammatical expression and the flow of your essay.  If it means that your final submission is more sophisticated because of the use of AI, then that is acceptable.  If you choose to use one of the AI options available to you, you must fully reference where you have used it, in accordance with the guidelines supplied by CQUniversity’s AI Awareness for Academic Integrity (a copy is supplied in your Assessment Tile). If you use AI, you are expected to do the following, as per the aforementioned document: 
  
  • Use for brainstorming, explaining concepts and checking for errors,
  • Verify AI-generated information using reputable sources; watch for bias and errors,
  • Be aware of your ongoing obligations around academic integrity,
  • Attribute your use of AI with correct citations and referencing.

1. Quality of description and quality of analysis of the global/collective issue (15 marks) 

2. Ability to draw on the literature to relate the challenges to occupational justice concepts (15 marks) 

3. Research and analysis about the role of occupational therapy (10 marks) 

4. Application of the POJF or CORE to analyse the issue (10 marks) 

5. Written communication skills (10 marks)

6. Application of APA 7th throughout (10 marks) 

This final assessment piece has two components, both due the same week. Both must be completed to pass the assessment. The first component is a 2000 word written report submitted prior to class in the allocated assessment week. The second component is a 5-minute professional oral presentation summary to your assessor and peers during online class time in the allocated week of assessment, accompanied by one poster slide summarising your topic and findings.  

You are required to draw upon the co-design literature and occupational therapy/disability/technology/health professions' literature to investigate one example of a 'wicked problem' and how it is being addressed. You will use your knowledge from CQ University's Social Innovation i-Change module which you have already completed in your studies. That knowledge will inform you to consider what a 'wicked problem' or 'grand challenge' is and to understand that many of the solutions in the occupational therapy/disability/technology/health professions' literature address a 'direct service' approach to those problems. This builds upon your knowledge from earlier assessments where you have taken your perspective from an individual therapeutic approach to a more collective approach, but this time the focus is more on diagnostic groups/wicked problems and co-design. 

Your overall topic must be a different one from your choice in Assessment 2, and now the focus is on co-design, innovation and advocacy. 

There are a range of examples in contemporary literature, some of which include: virtual/remote home visiting; co-design in the manufacture of customised assistive technology for hand injuries; co-design for people with dementia and their carers; co-design of social networking platforms for adolescents with ASD; self-management apps for people with spinal cord injury....to name a few.  

The written report of 2000 words must cover the following, with each section supported by relevant and appropriate peer-reviewed references from the OCCT12002 reading list and your own literature search: 

• Identify and describe the 'wicked problem'/'grand challenge' targeted by the initiative
• Present the solution being proposed/trialed/implemented
• Analyse how the solution may be an example of advocacy and/or change-making and/or social innovation
• Articulate which occupational injustices the solution is attempting to address and in what way
• Identify and explain how the solution or process enhances participation in occupation 
   

The five-minute oral presentation summary will be a synopsis of the key points in your written report, accompanied by a visual presentation to support learner engagement.  

You may use PowerPoint or Prezi or have a PDF poster document generated to accompany your presentation.    You have one slide only to accompany you as you present. 

Students will be allocated a time slot within the class schedule in the final week of term for their five-minute presentation. All students are required to attend for the entire duration of the allocated online class as this is a peer learning experience in addition to an assessment.  

Please note the following additional details:

• As a guideline, the length of the main body of your report should be 2000 words excluding references. Reports that are substantially longer (e.g. 3000 words) or shorter than this (1500 words) are unlikely to score as highly as those that make the best use of the 2000-word length. Marks will not be deducted based on word count.
• You may use headings to structure your report.
• You are required to use APA 7th edition guidelines for style and formatting. This includes your font size, spacing, indents and any use of headings and tables. Please refer to your CQUniversity APA 7th edition style guide.
• Please save and upload your file in a Word format (.doc or .docx) rather than PDF.
• You are permitted to use AI such as ChatGPT in this assessment to enhance your grammatical expression and the flow of your essay.  If it means that your final submission is more sophisticated because of the use of AI, then that is acceptable.  If you choose to use one of the AI options available to you, you must fully reference where you have used it, in accordance with the guidelines supplied by CQUniversity’s AI Awareness for Academic Integrity (a copy is supplied in your Assessment Tile). If you use AI, you are expected to do the following, as per the aforementioned document:
  • Use for brainstorming, explaining concepts and checking for errors,
  • Verify AI-generated information using reputable sources; watch for bias and errors,
  • Be aware of your ongoing obligations around academic integrity,
  • Attribute your use of AI with correct citations and referencing.
• Please enclose a PDF of your one slide/poster on the presentation day as an appendix in your written submission.

1. Description and analysis of the 'wicked problem' as it relates to relevant literature from the social innovation, human-centred design and sustainable development goals fields (15 marks)

2. Clear description of the solution referenced with sources from the co-design literature (10 marks)

3. Analysis of how the solution exemplifies advocacy and/or change-making and/or social innovation (15 marks)

4. Articulation and analysis of the relevant occupational justices being addressed (10 marks) 

5. Identification and analysis of how the solution fosters participation in occupation (10 marks) 

6. Oral presentation skills - concise, professional, engaging, ability to synthesise key concepts (10 marks) 

7. Written communication skills (5 marks)

8. Application of APA 7 in written report (5 marks) 

9. Term attendance (10 marks)