School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Occupation and Equity
  • Unit Code

    OCT1102
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Elisa PEPALL

Description

This unit introduces students to the social determinants of health and a range of global issues that impact upon the health, wellbeing and occupations of people within Australia and around the world. Students are encouraged to consider historical, political, cultural, societal, environmental and economic factors that influence the health of marginalised populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the barriers to occupational engagement in marginalised populations. The philosophical principles that guide occupational therapy services with marginalised populations are studied, including how occupational therapy practice incorporates various public health, health promotion and advocacy approaches. Students will be introduced to the concept of occupational justice and will gain insights into how occupational injustice impacts upon individuals, groups, communities and populations.

Prerequisite Rule

Student must be enrolled in H96.

Co-Requisite Rule

Student must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in OCT1101

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OCT4115

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Reflect upon the impact of personal perceptions and cultural stereotypes on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  2. Use the social determinants of health to explain how social and economic conditions influence the health, wellbeing and occupations of individuals and communities.
  3. Discuss the effects of occupational injustice on the health of individuals, groups, communities and populations.
  4. Apply socio-ecological and health promotion principles and frameworks to analyse population health issues.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts of health and wellness, including health inequity and inequality.
  2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, diversity and cultural safety.
  3. Social determinants of health, including the social gradient, education, environment, employment, transport, food, early years of life, social support, social exclusion, gender and ethnicity.
  4. Primary care and primary health care.
  5. Health promotion principles and socio-ecological frameworks.
  6. Globalisation and the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
  7. Addiction; social determinants and the role of occupation.
  8. The relationship between health, occupational justice, social justice and human rights.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

In this unit students learn how to correctly structure an academic essay and develop their academic writing and reflective communication skills, receiving feedback on the use of language, inclusion of academic literature and referencing, to enhance the quality of their written expression. Library information and research skills are developed, and students are encouraged to review their digital identities and online safety. This unit includes diverse cultural and social contexts, including a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, to support students with broadening their social and cultural perspectives. Guest speakers will also share their expertise to enrich the student learning experience. Due to the dialectical teaching model of this unit, student participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and diversity20%
EssayOccupational engagement of marginalised groups in Australian society50%
TestOnline time sensitive test30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Occupation and Equity
  • Unit Code

    OCT1102
  • Year

    2024
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    4
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Elisa PEPALL

Description

This unit introduces students to the social determinants of health and a range of global issues that impact upon the health, wellbeing and occupations of people within Australia and around the world. Students are encouraged to consider historical, political, cultural, societal, environmental and economic factors that influence the health of marginalised populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the barriers to occupational engagement in marginalised populations. The philosophical principles that guide occupational therapy services with marginalised populations are studied, including how occupational therapy practice incorporates various public health, health promotion and advocacy approaches. Students will be introduced to the concept of occupational justice and will gain insights into how occupational injustice impacts upon individuals, groups, communities and populations.

Prerequisite Rule

Student must be enrolled in H96.

Co-Requisite Rule

Student must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in OCT1101

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded OCT4115

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Reflect upon the impact of personal perceptions and cultural stereotypes on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  2. Use the social determinants of health to explain how social and economic conditions influence the health, wellbeing and occupations of individuals and communities.
  3. Discuss the effects of occupational injustice on the health of individuals, groups, communities and populations.
  4. Apply socio-ecological and health promotion principles and frameworks to analyse population health issues.

Unit Content

  1. Concepts of health and wellness, including health inequity and inequality.
  2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, diversity and cultural safety.
  3. Social determinants of health, including the social gradient, education, environment, employment, transport, food, early years of life, social support, social exclusion, gender and ethnicity.
  4. Primary care and primary health care.
  5. Health promotion principles and socio-ecological frameworks.
  6. Globalisation and the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
  7. Addiction; social determinants and the role of occupation.
  8. The relationship between health, occupational justice, social justice and human rights.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

In this unit students learn how to correctly structure an academic essay and develop their academic writing and reflective communication skills, receiving feedback on the use of language, inclusion of academic literature and referencing, to enhance the quality of their written expression. Library information and research skills are developed, and students are encouraged to review their digital identities and online safety. This unit includes diverse cultural and social contexts, including a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, to support students with broadening their social and cultural perspectives. Guest speakers will also share their expertise to enrich the student learning experience. Due to the dialectical teaching model of this unit, student participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Reflective PracticeAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and diversity20%
EssayOccupational engagement of marginalised groups in Australian society50%
TestOnline time sensitive test30%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Assessment

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people or generative artificial intelligence tools, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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