| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Occupational Therapy Honours Research Part 3 of 3 |
| Unit ID: | NHPOT4126 |
| Credit Points: | 30.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (NHPOT4123) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (NHPOT4026) |
| ASCED: | 061703 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This is the final course in a three-part Honours Research course chain. Within this course, students will complete their independent research project (with supervision) relevant to a contemporary occupational therapy practice issue. Students will be required to demonstrate a solid understanding of their research methodology as well as strong organisational and planning skills in order to effectively bring their research project to a conclusion. Students will critically examine their research findings in relation to existing knowledge on their research topic and analyse the relevance of these findings to occupational therapy theory and practice. Students will finalise their research paper which will be suitable for publication in an appropriate academic journal. Students will present their project findings orally (for example at a student-led conference) and be required to respond to peer and examiner questions regarding project method, conclusions and recommendations |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:No |
| Supplementary assessment is not available to students who gain a fail in this Unit. |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | |  | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Demonstrate a detailed and in-depth knowledge of research methods and methodology in undertaking a research project in a systematic and scholarly manner |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Critically analyse and synthesis / report literature relating to research topic area as needed to construct the introductory literature review suitable to include as part of a publication in an academic journal |
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| S2. | Integrate and communicate complex findings orally, in a manner accessible to and engaging for a target audience and respond effectively to peer questions and critique regarding research design, findings and conclusions |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Conduct appropriate analyses of data in accordance with chosen research methodology and critically examine research findings in order to extract robust conclusions and implications for theory and practice |
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| A2. | Construct a scholarly research paper outlining project design, findings and conclusions in a manner and format appropriate for publication in an academic journal |
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| A3. | Maintain all approval and reporting procedures necessary to ensure that the research adheres to ethical and methodological standards appropriate to the research topic and setting |
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| Unit Content: |
The following documentation has substantially informed the syllabus/content of this course: The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (OTBA) Code of Conduct (2014); Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018); National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017); National Standards for Mental Health 2020 as based on Mental Health Act 2014; Aged Care Quality Standards (2021); National Digital Health Framework (2021); and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (2020). Topics may include: 1.Preparing research finding for publications 2.Deriving meaningful and practically relevant recommendations 3.Students will present their research in both written and oral formats and be required to respond to examiner and conference audience questions regarding project method, conclusions and recommendations |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, A1, A2, A3 | Draft research project report with manuscript | Written assessment (formative) | 15-25 | | 2. | K1, S1, S2 | Oral presentation | Oral presentation | 10-25 | | 3. | K1, S1, A1, A2, A3 | Research project report with manuscript | Written Assessment (summative) | 55-75 |
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