HS372-6-AU-CO:
Employability in Occupational Therapy
2022/23
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 06 October 2022
Friday 16 December 2022
15
30 January 2023
Requisites for this module
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BSC B939 Occupational Therapy
Employability encompasses not only the knowledge, understanding and skills of an Occupational Therapist, but also the attitudes and attributes that allow you to gain employment, function effectively within the role, and be able to move between jobs, thus remaining employable throughout your life. This module will provide you with the opportunity to identify and develop skills that can directly contribute to your own employability.
This module aims to prepare you for employment within occupational therapy settings. You will draw upon and utilise transferrable and core skills to prepare for employment as an Occupational Therapist. The module provides self-directed and autonomous learning opportunities, which will aid you in identifying further areas of development that will contribute to your CPD.
On successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
Demonstrate a critical awareness of the employment criteria in a variety of settings
Align your skills, behaviour and knowledge to regulatory, professional and organisational standards and competencies
Critically analyse and evaluate your contribution to relevant organisations, service users and carers
The module is delivered 1 day a week in the autumn term, before 'Practice Placement 4 – Manage'. You will explore the concepts of employability through personal reflection, and identify strengths and areas for further development that will contribute to your continuing professional development.
This module emphasises the importance of self-directed and autonomous learning. There will be opportunities to negotiate the content of the module based on learner-identified areas of development
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
CPD profile 2000 words plus evidence |
|
100% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Erika Kerry, email: ekerry@essex.ac.uk.
HSC Occupational Therapy staff, external clinicians & service users
Hannah Duncan/Charlotte Fairminer
No
No
No
Mrs Ruth Squire
Cardiff University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 56 hours, 50 (89.3%) hours available to students:
6 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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