OT4007 - Occupation in Context 2

All learning on the BSc Occupational Therapy programme is designed to be transformative and experiential, and this module is delivered through a series of workshop sessions which include taught material, discussion, activity and project work, using occupation as a means of learning together.

Practical project opportunities will enable you to work closely with peers, reflecting together on occupational concepts and applying them to a wide range of ‘real world’ scenarios that reflect diverse experiences of occupation. Learning how to work together will build effective relationships with your peers and provide foundational support for your ongoing learning and development throughout the programme.
You will be encouraged to use personal experience, high quality research materials, occupational theory and other media to generate conversations about how people experience occupation.

The e-learning portal will help to signpost you to high quality sources of information. You will also have the opportunity to gather examples of activities and evidence of your learning, self-appraisal and reflection to contribute to your student ePortfolio. This aims to enhance your learning by taking you beyond the limits of the individual module, and helping foster lifelong learning, as portfolios support inquiry, reflection and integration of learning. Items for your ePortfolio could include a reflection from your group project.

Guided reading is provided to encourage you to be intellectually curious, and in class activities will encourage you to challenge ideas and concepts. Together we will use varied learning materials, sharing multi-voiced and non-traditional perspectives on occupation.

The identified module tutor, alongside the module teaching team, will structure learning opportunities to support your learning and skill development within the module and to assist you to work towards the module assessment.

The e-learning portal will provide a repository for all module information, including a module guide, electronic reading list, detailed assessment guidance, and week by week guidance on how to engage with the module content.

You will receive ongoing tutor guidance to support your journey, including a formative assessment (with feedback) to facilitate your summative submission, a group assessment tutorial and tailored feedback and feed forward on your performance in your final assessment.

All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)

Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Articulate your understanding of the relationship between occupation, health and wellbeing, using fundamental occupational science concepts.
2. Demonstrate insight into the influences on occupational experiences of individuals and communities.

Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Use high quality, contemporary evidence to underpin your analysis of a narrative.

Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Highlight the role of occupation in supporting just, meaningful and dignified occupational lives.

Formative assessment:
You will be given the opportunity to engage in formative learning activities during sessions which will aid your preparation for the final summative assessment

Summative assessment:
You are required to complete a 2000-word narrative analysis.

In order to do this, you select a narrative from within the public domain. The narrative should reflect a person’s experience of how occupation influences, or is influenced by, illness, well-being, or recovery. From this narrative, you analyse the unique relationship between the occupation, health and well-being of the individual.

Narratives can be found in newspapers, magazines, patient voices repositories, blogs etc. Guidance and tutorial support will be provided to ensure you select a suitable narrative.

Your summative assessment mark and feedback will be returned to you within the University standard of 20 working days, normally accessed through the module eLP site.

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‘Occupation in Context 2’ is designed to establish your understanding of occupation. You will begin to connect your understanding of the human body with how occupation is experienced and influenced by the world around us.

You will continue to define and describe core occupational concepts, building your confidence and competence and socialising you into the profession of occupational therapy.

The content, delivery and assessment will help you to articulate your understanding of the relationship between occupation, health and wellbeing, using occupational science concepts. You will develop your understanding of the role of occupation in supporting just, meaningful and dignified occupational lives.

The module is delivered through a series of workshop sessions which include taught material, discussion, practical activities and project work, using diverse experiences of occupation as a means of learning together.

The module will be assessed using a 2000 word narrative analysis. This assessment gives you a degree of choice and an opportunity to begin analysing occupation in the lives of others.