EVIDENCE REVIEW IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

OCT5ERA

2014

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 generated from within their clinical schools. 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.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Jane Galvin

Available to Study Abroad Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

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-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: Students must be enrolled in one of the following courses: HZHSOT, HZHSOB, HZHSOM, HZHSOS, HZHSOW, HMOTH, HMOTPB, SZPSOT.

Bendigo, 2014, Week 10-14, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Carol McKinstry

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 13
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 13 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 14
Two 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 14 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Evidence review (equiv to 4,000 words per group of three students)55
Search strategy report and output (equiv to 3,000 words per group of three students)25
oral presentations (equiv to 1,500 words per student)20

Bendigo, 2014, Week 21-25, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Carol McKinstry

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 21 - 24
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 21 to week 24 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 21 - 25
Two 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 21 to week 25 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Evidence review (equiv to 4,000 words per group of three students)55
Search strategy report and output (equiv to 3,000 words per group of three students)25
oral presentations (equiv to 1,500 words per student)20

Melbourne, 2014, Week 10-14, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellie Fossey

Class requirements

TutorialWeek: 10 - 14
Two 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 14 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 13
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 13 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Evidence review (equiv to 4,000 words per group of three students)55
Search strategy report and output (equiv to 3,000 words per group of three students)25
oral presentations (equiv to 1,500 words per student)20

Melbourne, 2014, Week 21-25, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ellie Fossey

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 21 - 24
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 21 to week 24 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 21 - 25
Two 2.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 21 to week 25 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Evidence review (equiv to 4,000 words per group of three students)55
Search strategy report and output (equiv to 3,000 words per group of three students)25
oral presentations (equiv to 1,500 words per student)20