James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2010

OT4101 - Advanced Rural or Urban Practice (Honours)

Credit points: 06
Year: 2010
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

Available to level 4 occupational therapy students enrolled in the honours course.

This subject is an honours fieldwork subject and is in place of OT4001. The subject will provide students with an opportunity to further integrate their learning gained from previous fieldwork practice and to undertake research at an honours level. The focus of this subject will be on the student developing a higher level of professional skill and competencies, and further advancing their research, clinical reasoning skills and reflective practice through the integration of practical and course components. As part of this subject, students will complete a minimum of 532 hours (14 weeks at 38 hours/week) of advanced supervised fieldwork placements with flexible support from the University. The placement will be either rural or urban at an advanced level and will enable the student to apply, develop, analyse and integrate the theories, principles and practice of occupational therapy in a variety of settings. Students may be required to undertake placements in a facility away from the campus at which they are currently enrolled, at their own expense.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities

Prerequisites:OT3005 AND OT3101
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
OT4001 OT4006 OT4501 OT4502

Availabilities

Townsville, Placement/work experience, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Garbutt, Ms Bronwyn Tanner
Lecturers: Mrs Kerry Garbutt, Ms Bronwyn Tanner.
Contact hours:
    • 532 hours clinical placement
    Assessment:pass/fail - introduction letter & learning plan (%); pass/fail - professional portfolio (%); pass/fail - student placement evaluation report (%); pass/fail - attendance record (%).
    Special Assessment Requirements:This subject will receive a grade of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. All assessment tasks must be passed to achieve a satisfactory in this subject.

    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.