UnitLevel 4Undergraduate

OCC4092 Transition to practice 2

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

OCC4092 Transition to practice 2 is a level 4, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Peninsula. It needs OCC4081 and (OCC3062 or OCC3072).

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Semester 2
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
6 tasks

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Must be enrolled in Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.

Overview

This unit will enable students to consider their own role within health and human service organisations, and apply and critique contemporary practice knowledge in areas such as leadership and management, team functioning and governance.

The Unit will conclude with a conference that includes presentations of research and project work from occupational therapy and physiotherapy students.

Students will complete a range of on-line tasks while completing their fieldwork placement as part of the unit OCC4082

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterPeninsulaOn campus

Assessment

  • Six video-conference forumsCompetency hurdle
    40%
  • Scenario-based learning case study (4,000 words)
    40%
  • Conference presentation (20 minutes)
    20%
  • Attend minimum 80% of online activities, on-campus seminars and student conferenceCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Conference abstractCompetency hurdle
    -
  • Submission of Assessment Tasks 1, 2, and 3Competency hurdle
    -

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Critique professional issues arising from contemporary practice as a result of organisational and team management, finance, and partnering with consumers;

  2. 2

    Plan, participate in and present research/project findings at a professional conference;

  3. 3

    Demonstrate effective presentation skills in written, visual and verbal modes;

  4. 4

    Create an original scenario that highlights evidence-based occupational therapy intervention/s for a client or group in the context of a client's total service provision from an agency or organisation;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate ability to reflect on own role within health and human service systems;

  6. 6

    Critique own performance within an organisation or agency (e.g. self-management, own role and contribution in the team);

  7. 7

    Identify areas for own continuing learning and professional development to support transition to practice.

  8. 8

    Apply critical reflection skills, including providing effective feedback to peers

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops12 hours

Students are on fieldwork for 9 weeks with online tasks threaded through from week 1.

After the mid semester break, they are back on campus from week 10, with the 4th year interprofessional conference in week 12.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Annette Peart
Dr Luke Robinson
Chief Examiners
Professor Ted Brown

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for OCC4092?

You need OCC4081 and (OCC3062 or OCC3072) before you enrol; and OCC4091 or OCC4071 before or alongside it. Enrolment rules also apply.

When is OCC4092 offered?

In 2020, OCC4092 runs in Semester 2 at Peninsula.

Does OCC4092 have an exam?

No. OCC4092 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
4
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Occupational Therapy
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available