OCCT11001 - Introduction to Activity and Occupation

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will build on knowledge and skills gained in OCCT11002 (Introduction to Occupational Therapy Theory and Practice) through exploration of occupational therapy assessment and intervention processes involving activity and occupation as core concepts. You will become familiar with a range of common meaningful occupations and learn how to undertake an occupational therapy activity analysis. Concepts of participation limitations at the person level will be introduced. You will engage in a variety of workshop activities that link key theoretical concepts to occupational therapy practice contexts for activity analysis. You will explore ways of grading and adapting activities to enable client participation.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: OCCT11002

Co-requisite: BMSC11008

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2025

Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 20%
2. Written Assessment 40%
3. Group Work 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 92.31% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.11% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE Unit Comments Report - T2, 2024.
Feedback
Students would appreciate the opportunity to access a recording of the lectures.
Recommendation
It is recommended that, where possible, the unit coordinator provides a recording of each lecture for the unit offering in Term 2, 2025.
Action Taken
A pre-recorded lecture was made available for core concepts and learning content.
Source: SUTE Unit Comments Report - T2, 2024.
Feedback
Students have requested an informal weekly online quiz to help them review the weeks core concepts.
Recommendation
It is recommended that, where possible, the unit coordinator includes an informal online quiz as part of the weekly learning activities for the unit offering in Term 2, 2025.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator reviewed the weekly learning activities and, in light of the perceived student workload, determined that introducing an informal online quiz was not a feasible option currently.
Source: SUTE Unit Comments Report T2, 2025 Informal student feedback Unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Students noted that clearer assessment instructions were needed for assessment 2 as they were occasionally unsure about exactly what was expected.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator reviews and edits the task description and rubric for assessment 2 to improve clarity of expectation prior to the unit offering in Term 2, 2026.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Unit Comments Report - T2, 2025
Feedback
Ten percent of student respondents expressed frustration arising from intermittent technology challenges. Students noted occasions where intercampus connections were disrupted, resulting in each campus working independently - creating concern about inconsistent learning experiences between campuses.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator and the CB84 academic team maintain active collaboration with the Teaching Technology and IT teams to pursue ongoing improvements to intercampus ISL connectivity, ensuring that the learning experience remains as consistent and equitable as possible across campuses.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Use relevant terminology to define and classify concepts related to human performance in activity and occupation
  2. Choose suitable methods for grading common meaningful occupations
  3. Reflect on personal participation in meaningful occupations to integrate theoretical and practical knowledge
  4. Use occupational therapy processes for comprehensive activity analysis.

This unit feeds directly into Occupational Therapy Australia Competencies for unit accreditation requirements:

1.4 Promotes and facilitates occupation through application of knowledge, skills, attitudes and evidence appropriate to the practice context.

2.1 Performs relevant, comprehensive assessment of occupational performance

3.2 Promotes client occupational performance and participation

4.2 Demonstrates ability to understand and conduct multiple evaluation methods and techniques

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - Group Work • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
5 - Team Work • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • •
8 - Ethical practice • • •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Practical Assessment • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • • • • • •
3 - Group Work • • • • • • • • •