OT3010 - Occupational Therapy Honours Project Proposal
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
This subject supports students in developing knowledge and skills in project conceptualisation, design and planning. Students will consolidate their skills in searching and appraising relevant academic and/or grey literature in order to evaluate current knowledge regarding a contemporary occupational therapy practice issue. They will then use the findings of this review as a foundation on which to construct a project proposal and management plan, based on which further investigation and/or action on this practice issue can be taken.
Learning Outcomes
- source and critically evaluate both academic and grey literature of relevance to a contemporary practice issue;
- examine current knowledge and practice in relation to a contemporary practice issue (relevant to occupational therapy) in order to articulate the project context and argue for its scope and design;
- create a professional project plan suitable for guiding activity within and managing risks related to the project;
- disseminate a project plan in a concise, coherent and engaging manner and respond effectively to questions and critique regarding project scope and design.
| Prerequisites: | OT2015 AND OT2014 AND OT2013 AND HS2402 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | OT3101 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2018 | |
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| Assessment: | presentations (40%); assignments (50%); search strategy (individual - written) (10%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | In order to pass this subject students must submit all assessment; achieve an overall average mark of 50% or above across all assessment items; achieve an overall average mark of 50% or above across all individual (non-group) assessment items; attend and participate in a minimum of 80% of tutorials / workshops. |
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