OT5103 - Overview of Technology for People with Disabilities

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Occupational Therapy

An introduction to the provision of a technical solution for disabilities. This subject will provide an indication of the range of options available as well as their evaluation and selection. The subject will emphasise the importance of utilising technology to achieve worthwhile therapy, training and personal goals. Students will develop the facets of good technology prescription and identification, with an emphasis on client centred decision making. An introduction to the principles of keeping an outcomes journal to identify common solutions and also areas for which solutions are required but not readily available.

Learning Outcomes

• a sound understanding of assistive technology and appropriate prescription techniques.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Assoc. Professor Marion Gray.
Method of Delivery:	Printed materials
Assessment:	end of semester exam (15%); case study report (30%); satisfactory ?outcomes? journal (25%); on-course assessment (30%) (85%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.