BSc Occupational Therapy 2012 : Outline of Full Time Programme

Level 1
WK / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / Christmas vacation / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / Easter vacation / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34
Freshers week / Knowledge and Skills for Occupational Therapy (40 credits) / Knowledge and Skills for OT / Practice Placement 1
(10 credits) / Prep for L2 Studies
(5 credits)
Human Sciences (40 credits) / Human Sciences
Personal and Academic Development (10 credits) / Personal & Academic Development
Professional Development (20 credits) / Wk 23 assessment / Wk 32-4 assessment
Wk 34 assessment
Wk 4 formative essay Wk 12 x 2 assessments
Level 2
WK / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / Christmas vacation / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / Easter vacation / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37 / 38
The Effective Practitioner (15 credits) / The Effective Practitioner / Practice Placement 3 (20 credits)
Theory of Occupation
(10 credits) / Practice Placement 2 (20 credits) / Occupations for Health and Well-being (30 credits)
Evidence-based occupational therapy (30 credits)
Wk 4 assessment / Wk 16 assessment wk 27 assessment
Wk 20 assessment Wk 28 assessment / Wk 38 assessment
Level 3
WK / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / Christmas vacation / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / Easter vacation / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) (10 credits) / Practice Placement 4 (20 credits) / CPD / CPD
Professional Practice(20 credits) / Research in OT / Research in OT (30 credits)
OT Provision & Development (20 credits)
Research Methods (20 credits)
Wk 7 assessment wk 11 assessment
Wk 12 assessment / Wk 15 assessment wk 27 assessment / Wk 35 assessment
Wk 36 assessment

BSc Occupational Therapy Assessment Schedule –full time route

(Note: Wordage denotes maximum limit)

Title / Credits / Assessment activity / Term &
week
LEVEL 1 / Professional Development / 20 / Essay – 3000 words / T1 w10
Knowledge and Skills for Practice I / 20 / Practical examination: movement analysis, assessment procedure / T1 w12
Knowledge and Skills for Practice II / 30 / a)Teaching/group activity analysis – 2000 words
b) Occupation and activity analysis – 3000 words / T2 w23
Practice Placement 1 / 10 / Placement Report (by educator) / T2 w27
Reasoning as an Occupational Therapist / 30 / a)2-hour examination, case-based
b) 3000-word essay / T3 w32-4
Personal and Academic Development / 10 / Submission of CPD Portfolio with specified contents / T3 w34
LEVEL 2 / Practice Placement 2 / 20 / Placement Report (by educator) / T1 w12
Effective Practice / 10 / Essay – 1500 words / T2 w16
Practice in Context / 20 / Essay – 3000 words / T2 w20
Evidence-based Practice / 20 / Poster/presentation with viva / T2 w27
Therapeutic Use of Activity and Occupations / 20 / Essay – rationale, analysis and reflection of therapeutic activity – 3000 words / T2 w28
Practice Placement 3 / 20 / Placement Report (by educator) / T3 w38
CPD Portfolio / 10 / a)Reflective essay (personal meanings of occupation) – 1000 words
b) Other specified components / T1 w4
T3 w38
LEVEL 3 / Service Provision / 15 / Written case study, 3000 words / T1 w7
Research Methods / 20 / a)On-line multiple choice exam
b) Research paper critiques
2x1500wds / T1 w11
T2 w15
Professional Practice / 20 / Essay – 4000 words / T1 w12
Practice Placement 4 / 20 / Placement Report (by educator) / T2 w23
Service Development / 10 / Presentation - Service development plan / T2 w27
Research Proposal / 30 / Research Proposal – 6000 words / T3 w35
Life as a Health Professional / 5 / Submission of CPD Portfolio with specified contents / T3 w36