OCT5ERA
EVIDENCE REVIEW IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
OCT5ERA
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students completing this five week subject will develop advanced skills in searching, appraising and integrating research evidence into practice. Students will work in small groups to evaluate the rigour of a body of research evidence available to answer a contemporary and important question relating to the practice of occupational therapy. After selection and appraisal, rigorous research evidence will be integrated with current clinical knowledge/expertise and contextual factors. Students will then develop, articulate and justify, through written and verbal presentations, evidence-based occupational therapy practice recommendations that identify where changes in practice have or must occur in response to new knowledge. In this subject students will have the opportunity to continue to develop and demonstrate effective communication and collaboration, as well as investigative and critical thinking skills.
SchoolSchool of Allied Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorCarol McKinstry
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must have passed OCT5ECB and OCT5ECC and enrolled in one of the following courses: HZHSOT, HZHSOB, HZHSOM, HZHSOS, HZHSOW - Bachelor Health Sciences and Master of Occupational Therapy Practice, HMOTH, HMOTPB - Master of Occupational Therapy Practice, SZPSOT - Bachelor of Psychological Science/Master of Occupational Therapy Practice.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: HZHSOT, HZHSOB, HZHSOM, HZHSOS, HZHSOW, HMOTH, HMOTPB, SZPSOT.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Students will demonstrate comprehensive and systematic approach to applying evidence-based practice skills to answering a clinical question
- Activities:
- Lecture/Seminars/Tutorial
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
02. Students will investigate, critique and synthesise evidence from a variety of sources to answer their clinical question
- Activities:
- Lecture/Seminars/Tutorial
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Communication(Communication)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
03. Students will be able to articulate an in-depth knowledge specific to the topic under investigation and be able to analyse data reported in the literature to interpret the clinical significance of research findings and identify implications for practice and future research
- Activities:
- Seminars/Tutorials Work in progress presentations
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Communication(Communication)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Writing(Writing)
04. Students will work effectively in a team and independently to distribute workload and achieve high quality products and displayed personal responsibility in undertaking independent and group based learning.
- Activities:
- Independent self-directed learning, tutorials
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Teamwork(Teamwork)
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2017, Week 11-26, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorCarol McKinstry
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 11 - 14
One 2.0 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 14 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 11 - 14
One 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 14 and delivered via face-to-face.
"week 11-14"
SeminarWeek: 15 - 15
One 5.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 15 to week 15 and delivered via face-to-face.
"week 15"
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
Evidence review (equiv to 4,000 words per group of three students) | 55 | 02, 03, 04 | |
Search strategy report and output (equiv to 3,000 words per group of three students) | 25 | 01, 04 | |
oral presentations (equiv to 1,500 words per student) | 20 | 02, 03, 04 |
Melbourne, 2017, Week 11-26, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorCarol McKinstry
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 15 - 26
One 5.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 15 to week 26 and delivered via face-to-face.
"week 15 and 26"
TutorialWeek: 11 - 25
Four 2.0 hours tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 25 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Block 1 week 11-14
Block 2 week 22-25"
LectureWeek: 11 - 26
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 26 and delivered via online.
"Block 1 week 11-14
Block 2 week 22-25"
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
---|---|---|---|
Evidence review (equiv to 4,000 words per group of three students) | 55 | 02, 03, 04 | |
Search strategy report and output (equiv to 3,000 words per group of three students) | 25 | 01, 04 | |
oral presentations (equiv to 1,500 words per student) | 20 | 02, 03, 04 |