Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour | Term1 | Term1 |
| Gold Coast | Term1 | Term1 |
Unit description
This unit examines occupations of a person and the impact of occupational performance limitations on activities of daily living through activity analysis. Students will explore the personal and environmental factors that affect occupational performance and develop skills in the assessment, enhancement, maintenance and restoration of occupations. There will be an introduction to assistive technology to support occupational performance.
Unit content
- Occupational, activity and task analysis
- Occupational therapy process
- Application of occupational therapy models of practice for assessment and intervention
- Personal care routines and tasks and the importance of these activities to human occupation
- Factors that impact occupational performance of activities of daily living
- Assistive technology to enhance occupational performance
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | analyse occupations, activities and tasks for an individual |
| 2 | analyse person and environmental factors that impact occupational performance |
| 3 | safely demonstrate use of adaptive equipment to support occupational performance |
| 4 | identify, design and justify intervention strategies to enhance occupational performance in low complexity scenarios |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- analyse occupations, activities and tasks for an individual
- analyse person and environmental factors that impact occupational performance
- safely demonstrate use of adaptive equipment to support occupational performance
- identify, design and justify intervention strategies to enhance occupational performance in low complexity scenarios
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
PLEASE NOTE: When attending laboratory classes you are required to wear fully enclosed footwear at all times as per the laboratory safety procedures
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 40% |
| Report | 60% |
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 40% |
| Report | 60% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.