Required texts

Readings and resources will be made available on Canvas each week.

Recommended texts:

• Barney, K. F., & Perkinson, M. A. (2024). Occupational therapy with aging adults: promoting quality of life through collaborative practice. Elsevier
• Brown, T., Bourke Taylor, H., Isbel, S., Cordier, R. & Gustafsson, L. (2021). Occupational therapy in Australia: Professional and practice issues. Routledge.
• Brown, T., Isbel, S., Gustafsson, L., Gutman, S., Powers Dirette, D., Collins, B., & Barlott, T. (Eds.). (2024). Human Occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives (1st ed.). Routledge.
• Egan, M. & Restall, G. (2022). Promoting occupational participation: Collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy. 10^th Canadian occupational therapy guidelines. CAOT Publications ACE.
• Gillen, G., & Brown, C. (Eds). (2023). Willard and Spackman's occupational therapy. (14th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
• Pozzi, C., Lanzoni, A., Graff, M. J. L., & Morandi, A. (2020). Occupational therapy for older people. Springer International Publishing.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Artificial intelligence

Students are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment

2. The student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow

3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The  Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Assessment 1: Guided - Students will be guided in how GenAI must/may be used in completing the assessment as detailed in the unit outline and assessment instructions. More detailed information can be found at GenAI and Assessment at UC

Assessment 2: Guided - Students will be guided in how GenAI must/may be used in completing the assessment as detailed in the unit outline and assessment instructions. More detailed information can be found at GenAI and Assessment at UC

Assessment 3: Permitted - The ethical use of GenAI is allowed in completing the assessment. More detailed information can be found at GenAI and Assessment at UC 

Word Count

Allocated word limits are final. The marker will stop reading when the allocated word limit is reached and so content beyond the word limit will not be assessed. This same principle will apply for presentations and recordings, where content after the time limit will not be marked.

Assessment Drop-in Sessions

Drop-in sessions are scheduled during semester to provide support to students in completing assessment items (refer to Canvas for details). By attending these sessions, students will have the opportunity to:

• Clarify the requirements of the assessment item
• Understand the marking rubric
• Receive feedback regarding the general structure of their intended response

Teaching staff will not review drafts or provide specific feedback on the content of student work.

Clarification regarding assessment tasks can also be obtained by posting on Canvas discussion boards. Questions raised on discussion boards will be responded to during business hours as indicated by the unit convener at the start of semester.  Please consider this if your assessment is due on the weekend.  Staff will not respond to questions regarding assessment items raised by email.

Moderation

Assessments will be moderated in line with the University of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ's Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures. For more information, please refer to these documents.

Additional information

Unless otherwise advised in the assessment instructions, written assessment pieces must conform to the following requirements:

• Cover sheet should include assessment title, student number and word count as specified by the assessment. You should not include your name on the cover sheet.  The cover sheet should also include the relevant GenAI Acknowledgement Statement for the assessment.
• Font size: 12 pt – Times New Roman or Calibri.  
• Line spacing: double
• Headings: in bold, maximum size 16 pt.
• Margins: no less than 2.54cm on all sides.
• Page numbers: at bottom right hand corner of footer.
• Student identification number: (number only) at top right hand corner of header
• Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx), unless otherwise specified within the Assessment information.
• References: given in APA 7^th Edition style (author, date). Information on this referencing styles can be found on the library website at:
  •  (web-based)
  •  (pdf version)

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and University of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Inclusion and engagement

In the course of studying occupational therapy, students may be exposed to clinical scenarios and situations that may be compelling or distressing.  At UC, a free counselling service is available for all students.  All sessions are confidential.  The UC Medical and Counselling Centre is located on Level B in Building 1.  For more information please go to: /on-campus/health-and-support/medical-counselling

Participation requirements

Participation requirements of this unit are designed to support students to progress through the unit successfully, and to meet the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards 2018 (https://www.occupationaltherapyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/Competencies.aspx) on graduation.

Active participation in this unit is expected and encouraged.  Preparation work will be provided each week, with the expectation that students complete this prior to the lecture and tutorials.  In-person attendance and active participation in classes is expected and encouraged to support learning.  Students will be involved in small and large group discussions in the lectures and tutorials and may be asked to communicate information in these small and large groups as part of learning activities.  

Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, attendance for all lectures and tutorials is expected. If students are unable to meet these participation requirements they must inform the Unit Convener by email as soon as is practical.

Required IT skills

It is expected that students will have basic computer skills, an ability to use databases to search for journal articles, and to regularly access their UC email account and Canvas. Canvas is an online learning site which provides students with access to readings and learning activities.

The unit convener will communicate with all students via their UC email account and announcements on Canvas. It is the students' responsibility to regularly check their email and Canvas for messages, information and/or instructions.

Students will be required to compile and upload recorded assessment tasks as well as written assessment tasks to Canvas. Please see Assessments in Unit Outline or Canvas site for more information.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

• Semester 2, 2026, On-campus, UC - ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ, Bruce (234380)