OCC3062 Participatory community practice 1: Development
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
OCC3062 Participatory community practice 1: Development is a level 3, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2026 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It needs (OCC3041, OCC3061 and OCC3031); or (OCC3031 and OCC3051) and unlocks 3 units, leading on to 4 units in all.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2026
- Semester 2
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before OCC3062
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After OCC3062
3 units list OCC3062 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course M3001.
Overview
In this unit you will apply the principles of enabling occupational participation, occupational rights and justice to promote health and wellbeing for an identified population. You will learn and apply collaborative project management skills to co-design a project plan, outlining the rationale for potential strategies for addressing a population-based occupational participation issue. Within this unit you will consolidate skills in information gathering and how to apply ethical principles to ensure safe practice when planning quality improvement activities.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Peninsula | Immersive |
Assessment
- Report (3,000 words)Written30%
- Oral project presentation (30 minutes per project partnership)Presentation20%
- Report (6,000 words per project partnership)WrittenCompetency hurdle50%
- Reflection (1,500 words)WrittenCompetency hurdle-
- Practice education placement (22 days)Work integratedCompetency hurdle-
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify, justify and implement collaborative practice with key stakeholders to co-design and plan a quality improvement community partnership project that addresses an occupational participation need for an identified population.
- 2
Apply the principles of enabling occupational participation, occupational rights and justice to promote health and wellbeing for an identified population.
- 3
Apply ethical principles in designing and planning quality improvement activities to a community partnership project and adapt service provision to ensure safe practice
- 4
Interpret and synthesise primary and secondary information sources to guide community partnership project scope and service provision
- 5
Interpret and apply different methodological approaches used in project management
- 6
Interpret and disseminate relevant project management knowledge, skills and ideas to key stakeholders using effective verbal and written communication.
- 7
Develop strategies to empower service providers, community leaders, consumers and carers to determine and set priorities for change; and
- 8
Use findings of assessments/needs analyses to develop programs using best available evidence.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities165 hours
- Workshops12 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
Practice education placement in external agencies for the equivalent of 15 hours a week for 11 weeks / 165 hours for the semester; 12 hours of on-campus workshops; 12 hours of on-campus tutorials; 5 hours of on-campus assessment in the form of oral project presentations; 6-8 hours per week of private study; and 6 supervision meetings with allocated Monash University practice education supervisor across the semester.
Practice education placement: 22 days.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Lisa Murphy
- Unit Coordinators
- Mrs Marie-Claire Ryan
- Ms Lisa Murphy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OCC3062?
You need (OCC3041, OCC3061 and OCC3031); or (OCC3031 and OCC3051) before you enrol; and OCC3052 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after OCC3062?
OCC3062 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including OCC4071, OCC4081 and OCC4092. Those lead on to 4 units in all.
When is OCC3062 offered?
In 2026, OCC3062 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.
Does OCC3062 have an exam?
No. OCC3062 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.