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OCT-30007 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

OCT-30007 - Practice Based Learning 4
Coordinator: Teresa Rushton
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 0
Study Hours: 380
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module forms part of the MSc (pre-registration) Occupational Therapy programme at Keele which is an innovative programme of study which prepares the graduate for diverse practice settings.
Practice Based Learning 4 builds on previous placements and content covered earlier in the MSc Occupational Therapy programme. It enables the student through occupational therapy practice experience to further develop and apply knowledge and skills. The module aims to prepare the student to work in contemporary and diverse settings whilst also developing transferable skills (i.e. multidisciplinary team working, leadership and advance communication) that can be applied in a variety settings and specialties.

Aims
This module aims to offer students the opportunity critically analyse effective and advanced communication methods and critically evaluate the Occupational Therapy Process in a specific area of Occupational Therapy practice.
The module will enable the student to review and evaluate their personal and professional development.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate and critically analyse a range of effective and advanced communication methods with service users, carers and the team.: 1
proactively demonstrate and evaluate self-management skills whilst fully engaging in practice based learning including planning, organising and prioritising workload.: 1
apply and critically evaluate the Occupational Therapy Process in a specific area of Occupational Therapy practice.: 1
demonstrate professional behaviours, including centralising the service user, equity and equality and anti-oppressive and non-discriminatory practice.: 1
adhere to legislation, local policy and Royal College of Occupational Therapists' Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice, Conduct and Ethics & Health and Care Professions Council guidance on Conduct and Ethics for Students.: 1

Study hours

5 tutor-led active learning workshop hours.
375 hours of placement learning

School Rules

Successful completion of Practice Based Learning 1,2 & 3.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Placement weighted 100%
Criterion Referenced Assessment
The student's knowledge, skills and professional behaviour on Practice Based Learning 4 is assessed using a criterion referenced form

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025