HS171-4-AU-CO:
Occupational Being
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2023/24
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 4
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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This module will introduce you to the core knowledge and skills of occupational therapy, enabling you to develop an understanding of the occupational nature of human beings.
This module will introduce you to the core knowledge and skills of occupational therapy, enabling you to develop an understanding of the occupational nature of human beings. You will be encouraged to consider yourself and others as occupational beings, in order to relate relevant theories to occupational therapy as a profession.
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
1. Define occupational therapy and explore the core skills of an occupational therapist
2. Discuss the meaning of occupation and identify yourself and others as occupational beings
3. Describe and discuss the theoretical framework that underpins the occupational therapy profession
The module is delivered 2 afternoons per week in the autumn term, with one morning per week of self-directed study. You will start to develop an understanding of your professional identity in relation to the core tenets of occupational therapy and have an opportunity to practice some core skills.
Overview: Taking a developmental approach to the programme, this first occupational therapy specific module will provide opportunities for interactive, dialectical learning supported by key lectures. Small group work, tutorials and seminars will form the basis of the exploratory learning nature of this module. The emphasis will be to commence your development of skills in occupational therapy practice and self-directed study.
Lectures: Key note lectures will focus upon core concepts.
Independent: Learning will take place within learner led small groups and individual study.
Online: Using a blended learning approach you will be expected to engage and contribute to online group activities and use of online library facilities. A module Moodle page will support your learning on this module.
Tutorials: There will be formative and summative assessment tutorials. However, the emphasis for this module will be on your ability to articulate your informed thinking on specific subject areas within an informal tutorial milieu.
Placement: Whilst this module does not include placement experience, your learning from this module will inform your work on future taught modules, practice placements and beyond.
Skills: You will be supported in developing your skills in areas such as; observation, communication and activity/occupational analysis.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Ellen Adomako, email: ellen.adomako@essex.ac.uk.
HSC Occupational Therapy staff
Hannah Duncan/Jack Hickson
E: ipladmin@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 37 hours, 29 (78.4%) hours available to students:
2 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
6 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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