This unit is designed to strengthen student research knowledge and skills in occupational therapy. Student will use advanced research skills to undertake and complete a research project.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Apply a methodology to answer a research question;
2. Synthesis and analyse data to answer a research question; and
3. Prepare a report of sufficient quality for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.

Graduate attributes

1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Skills development

This unit is a self-directed research unit that draws together a range of graduate attributes in the pursuit of high quality, ethical research in occupational therapy. It involves the synthesis of profession-specific and graduate skills and knowledge in ways that contribute positively to the occupational therapy profession.

Prerequisites

Must have passed Occupational Therapy Honours 1, 10314.

Corequisites

Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, 373JA.

Assumed knowledge

None.