OCCT12006 - Understanding the Environment

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit introduces you to the fundamental importance of the environment and its influence on occupational participation. You will use your foundation knowledge of occupational therapy ecological models to understand the role of the physical, social, cultural and temporal environment in occupational performance. You will study the theories and evidence-based practice behind the provision of environmental modifications and the application of the occupational therapy process in assessing, prescribing and evaluating environmental modifications. By participating in practical learning experiences, you will examine contemporary occupational therapy practice in this field.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites Students must have successfully completed the following prerequisites:

OCCT11002  Introduction to Occupational Therapy

OCCT11001 Activity and Occupation

ALLH12007 or ALLH11009 Research Methods for Health Professionals

ALLH1005 Anatomy & Physiology 1 or BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy & Physiology 1

ALLH11004 Anatomy & Physiology 2 or BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy & Physiology 2




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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 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. Presentation 40%
2. Practical Assessment 20%
3. Written Assessment 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 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 32.14% 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: In-class student feedback, Term 1 2023 SUTE feedback, & unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback
For some assignment tasks, students would have benefited from more time between content delivery and assessment due dates.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit schedule be reviewed to allow for increased duration between delivery of content and assessment due dates.
Action Taken
The unit schedule was reviewed and modified to allow for an increased duration of time between content delivery and assessment due dates.
Source: In-class student feedback, assessment task student reflections, and unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback
There was positive feedback for the newly introduced mentoring relationship between the 2nd and 4th year occupational therapy students.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the mentoring component of the unit be retained.
Action Taken
The mentoring component of the unit was retained.
Source: In-class student feedback, Term 1 2024 SUTE feedback, unit coordinator reflection.
Feedback
There was positive feedback about the inclusion of 'real life' assessment tasks.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the practical and simulated focus of the three assessment tasks be retained.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: In-class student feedback, Term 1 2024 SUTE feedback
Feedback
Students reported that the schedule and content flow was easy to follow and understand.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the current lecture, workshop and assessment schedule be retained.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the role of the environment in understanding occupational performance
  2. Apply professional reasoning skills in the selection of environmental modifications for a variety of client presentations across the lifespan
  3. Develop intervention plans for clients presenting with a range of conditions that may require environmental intervention strategies based on contemporary evidence from the literature
  4. Design and construct a non-commercially available assistive device for a client with specific requirements
  5. Utilise web-based and other product information sources to ensure contemporary knowledge of the field of environmental modifications, rehabilitation appliances, daily living aids and assistive technology.


Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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
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