Unit of Study OCCU3002 Evaluation of Occupational Therapy Programs (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

STAT2001 - Foundations of Evidence for Health Science Practitioners AND; OCCU2015 - Work Integrated Learning in Occupational Therapy II

Unit description

This unit positions students to use evidence and evaluation skills to answer professional questions related to occupational therapy practice. Students will evaluate existing research and use this information to generate evidence-based solutions for the occupational performance needs of a client group and/or to guide assessment, intervention, policy development and clinical decision making.

Unit content

Developing an evaluation question
Writing a program description
Preparing a literature review
Paradigmatic and methodology frameworks of research
Data analysis frameworks and ethical principles
Final components of the evaluation proposal

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Summer Term	Summer Term
Gold Coast	Summer Term	Summer Term

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

investigate research to support the design of a well-integrated and comprehensive methodological approach addressing questions of concern

design and implement an evaluation strategy that respectfully addresses the values and beliefs of all stakeholders consistent with professional standards of ethical conduct

prepare an evidence-based evaluation proposal for an identified aspect of occupational therapy practice

evaluate research proposals and reports of professional peers consistent with peer review guidelines employed by academic journals and scholars in occupational therapy.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Literature review	30%
Peer Review	10%
Proposal	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Literature review	30%
Peer Review	10%
Proposal	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Any edition is suitable for this unit: Portney, L.G., 2020, Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Evidence-Based Practice, 4th, F.A. Davis, Philadelphia. ISBN: 978-0803661134.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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