OT3101 - Occupational Therapy Honours Research Proposal (Honours)

Available to level 3 Occupational Therapy students enrolled in the Honours course.

This subject supports students in developing knowledge and skills in the conceptualisation, design and planning of a research project. Students will consolidate their skills in searching and appraising relevant academic and/or grey literature in order to undertake an initial scope of the current knowledge regarding a contemporary occupational therapy practice issue. They will then use these findings as a foundation on which to design and develop a research project and construct a research proposal.

Learning Outcomes

• identify and refine a research topic relevant to contemporary occupational therapy theory and practice;
• critically evaluate relevant literature relating to a contemporary practice issue in order to contextualise, design and justify a research question;
• examine research methodologies and associated methods, in order to identify a research approach that aligns effectively with a study question;
• develop and communicate a comprehensive proposal justifying the rationale for, underpinning methodology, data collection and analysis processes and practical and ethical dimensions of a contemporary research topic.

Subject Assessment

• Oral > Presentation 1 - (30%) - Individual
• Search strategy proposal comprising topic background, PICO question and search strategy - (10%) - Individual
• Written > Proposal - (60%) - Individual.

Special Assessment Requirements

Passing requirements: achieve a cumulative score of at least 50% after the application of any penalties such as late penalties.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.