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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.
This unit provides students with an overview of occupational therapy leadership and management, emphasising how effective teams can enable efficient and highly productive occupational therapy workplaces. Students will be introduced to key legislation that impacts upon occupational therapy practice and the importance of safety and health in the workplace. In this unit students develop skills in self-management, leadership, and conflict resolution, exploring methods to enhance their ability to supervise, delegate, negotiate and motivate people. Students will gain skills that enhance their efforts to apply and interview for work. They will produce a career plan to identify the capabilities they need to shape their desired occupational therapy career.
Students must have passed OCT3107 or OCT3205; OCT3207 or OCT3206; and OCT3303 or OCT3108
Must have passed 1 units in {OCT3107, OCT3205} AND Must have passed 1 units in {OCT3207, OCT3206} AND Must have passed 1 units in {OCT3303, OCT3108}
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students learn through interactive seminars, self-directed learning and small group activities. Seminars are structured to mimic the continuing professional development activities that students will experience upon graduation. Students are encouraged to debate the concepts of power and leadership and examine their own biases and beliefs about workplace interaction. Students gain experience with using management and leadership skills in simulated occupational therapy contexts and work in small groups to create a novel idea that improves or enhances an aspect of occupational therapy practice. Self-reflection enables students to recognise their existing capabilities and develop a career plan to maintain and improve the currency of their knowledge and skills, considering their own potential as a future leader.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Project | Occupational therapy services business case | 30% |
| Assignment | Career reflection and planning | 35% |
| Test ^ | Leadership and management in occupational therapy practice | 35% |
^ Mandatory to Pass
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.
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.
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:
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
This unit provides students with an overview of occupational therapy leadership and management, emphasising how effective teams can enable efficient and highly productive occupational therapy workplaces. Students will be introduced to key legislation that impacts upon occupational therapy practice and the importance of safety and health in the workplace. In this unit students develop skills in self-management, leadership, and conflict resolution, exploring methods to enhance their ability to supervise, delegate, negotiate and motivate people. Students will gain skills that enhance their efforts to apply and interview for work. They will produce a career plan to identify the capabilities they need to shape their desired occupational therapy career.
Students must have passed OCT3107 or OCT3205; OCT3207 or OCT3206; and OCT3303 or OCT3108
Must have passed 1 units in {OCT3107, OCT3205} AND Must have passed 1 units in {OCT3207, OCT3206} AND Must have passed 1 units in {OCT3303, OCT3108}
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students learn through interactive seminars, self-directed learning and small group activities. Seminars are structured to mimic the continuing professional development activities that students will experience upon graduation. Students are encouraged to debate the concepts of power and leadership and examine their own biases and beliefs about workplace interaction. Students gain experience with using management and leadership skills in simulated occupational therapy contexts and work in small groups to create a novel idea that improves or enhances an aspect of occupational therapy practice. Self-reflection enables students to recognise their existing capabilities and develop a career plan to maintain and improve the currency of their knowledge and skills, considering their own potential as a future leader.
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.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Project | Occupational therapy services business case | 30% |
| Assignment | Career reflection and planning | 35% |
| Test ^ | Leadership and management in occupational therapy practice | 35% |
^ Mandatory to Pass
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.
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.
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:
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
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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