Apr 30, 2024  
2020-2021 ATSU University Catalog 
    
2020-2021 ATSU University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Nursing

  
  • DNPP 7400 - Quality Improvement and Performance Excellence


    3 credit hours

    Students examine concepts and principles of continuous improvement, methods of monitoring and evaluating patient safety indicators, and organizational and employee performance. Emphasis is on leadership and collaboration and the use of evidence-based data to select, design, implement, and evaluate patient-centered, quality-driven change. Students will also explore strategies to achieve employee performance  excellence, and more efficient and effective organizational system and consumer health information practices. Prerequisite: DNPP 7100
  
  • DNPP 7500 - Population Health: Program Development and Evaluation


    3 credit hours

    Students use statistical information and scientific data to strategically evaluate change initiatives and outcomes in practice and healthcare systems. Interdisciplinary collaboration models and frameworks are used to help develop and evaluate a sustainable implementation initiative that improves patient and population health outcomes.  Prerequisite: DNPP 7100
  
  • DNPP 7600 - Advanced Nursing Practicum


    3 credit hours

    Under supervision and remotely, students demonstrate applied clinical skills in advanced practice. During Practicum, students may begin developing the approach and structure for their selected Specialization Scholarly Project.  
  
  • DNPP 8000 - Leadership and Organizational Systems Application


    3 credit hours

    In residence, students use case studies to advance discussion and critical thinking on key specialization topics and issues. Emphasis is on leadership, communication, safety, quality, and patient outcomes as they relate to each specialization. Also discussed is the Specialization Scholarly Project expectations and requirements. 
  
  • DNPP 8100 - Practice Management Applications


    3 credit hours

    In residence, students use case studies to advance discussion and critical thinking on key specialization topics and issues. Emphasis is on leadership, communication, safety, quality, and patient outcomes as they relate to each specialization. Also discussed is the Specialization Scholarly Project expectations and requirements. 
  
  • DNPP 9100 - Specialization Scholarly Project A


    3 credit hours

    Using the ATSU Nursing Program framework, expectations, and guidelines, students develop their Specialization Scholarly Project. 
  
  • DNPP 9200 - Specialization Scholarly Project B


    3 credit hours

    Using the ATSU Nursing Program framework, expectations, and guidelines, students execute their Specialization Scholarly Project. 
  
  • DNPP 9300 - Specialization Scholarly Project C


    3 credit hours

    Using the ATSU Nursing Program framework, expectations, and guidelines, students evaluate their Specialization Scholarly Project. Students also give a presentation and submit a written publishable document on their Specialization Scholarly Project. 
  
  • MSNP 5100 - Nursing Science and Best Practice


    3 credit hours

    Students examine historical and contemporary theoretical and conceptual thinking in nursing science. Analyses of nursing theories, concepts, and related systems/sciences are used to build a strong framework for decisions and actions to achieve best practice in whole person healthcare delivery, leadership, and research. Students must successfully complete MSNP 5100 before moving forward in the program.  
  
  • MSNP 5200 - Evidence-Based Practice, Planning, and Evaluating Quality Care


    3 credit hours

    Students examine how evidence influences their nursing decisions and practice. Focus is on identifying appropriate practice questions to systematically obtain sound evidence from a variety of sciences and sources This will be used to analyze, plan, coordinate, lead, and evaluate programs and practice to achieve quality, safety, and positive health outcomes for diverse patients, communities, and populations across the continuum of care. 
  
  • MSNP 5300 - Comprehensive Health Assessment


    3 credit hours

    Students use a variety of assessments to learn how information improves the quality of care and health outcomes for diverse patients, families, communities, and populations across the lifespan. Focus is on the assessment process (including clinical, physical, and medication), illness prevention, population health, health promotion/wellness, and social determinants of health. Students build skills in therapeutic communication, motivational interviewing, interpretation of data, diagnostic reasoning, respect for and valuing whole person healthcare, and collaborative development of holistic plans of care. 
  
  • MSNP 5400 - Health Law, Policy, and Ethics


    3 credit hours

    Students are provided a concrete foundation in healthcare law and bioethics, as well as learning practical approaches to improving the legal and ethical delivery of whole person healthcare. Emphasis is on legal issues, policy making and politics, advocacy, and the use of  frameworks and data-driven decisions to practice, lead, and conduct research ethically. 
  
  • MSNP 5500 - Managing Healthcare Systems


    3 credit hours

    Students examine the design, operations, and relationships in healthcare and organizational systems. Focus is on finance and marketing, management processes, functions, and roles. Care coordination, operations, budgeting, delegation, conflict resolution, change theory and strategies, and organizational communication are also emphasized. 
  
  • MSNP 5600 - Leadership, Interprofessional Collaboration and Teamwork


    3 credit hours

    Students explore the dynamics and processes of leadership, interprofessional collaboration, and teamwork. Emphasis is on engagement; leadership science, theory, and styles; interpersonal communication; team development; and mentoring and coaching. 
  
  • MSNP 5700 - Critical Issues in Strategic Nursing Leadership


    3 credit hours

    Students analyze critical issues in nursing leadership that affect nurses and their ability to provide patient care in current and future healthcare systems, and in diverse communities and populations. Major theories and significant conceptualizations of nursing and leadership, related sciences, and supporting interdisciplinary models and concepts are used to explain, support, and promote evidence-based practice, whole person healthcare, quality, safety, and the achievement of positive patient outcomes.  
  
  • MSNP 5800 - Healthcare Information Systems


    3 credit hours

    Students examine the knowledge and skills needed to manage information and information management systems. Emphasis is on standard terminology, data sets, regulation, ethical and legal issues, investigating the qualities necessary to strategically and collaboratively assess needed technology, select, implement, and evaluate system-wide informatics that improve performance and provide safe and effective clinical, patient, support, and management systems.
  
  • MSNP 6000 - Professional Practice Portfolio


    6 credit hours

    Students identify, analyze, develop, implement, and evaluate a change needed within a healthcare system, in practice, as a leader or educator, or from a policy perspective locally or globally. A summary of  MSN Learning Outcomes and Essentials Achievements and a Whole Person Professional Career Advancement Plan is completed.

Occupational Therapy

  
  • MSOT 6420 - Professional Development II: Health Promotion and Prevention


    2 credit hours

    This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about occupation as a health determinant, and its relationship to well-being, participation, and social inclusion. The relevance of contextual factors and social determinants of health on occupational access and opportunities will be the central theme of this course. Concepts of social justice, occupational justice, and health justice will be the key constructs introduced in this course.
  
  • MSOT 6430 - Professional Development III: Administration & Management


    3 credit hours

    This class focuses on the principles of organization and management in the health care system today. Administration and management in occupational therapy across practice settings with focus on an overview of payment systems, departmental organization, marketing, supervision, quality improvement and program evaluation. Models covered include nonprofit, proprietary, entrepreneurial, and corporate facilities. Systems of managed care and changes in health care delivery are examined.
  
  • MSOT 6440 - Professional Development IV: Health Education


    2 credit hours

    This course will focus on the purpose, goals and benefits of client education using a client-centered approach. Relevant teaching and learning theories will be introduced and applied to practice. Students will examine fully the major components of the teaching process as well as issues related to improving adherence, motivation and health behaviors of the learner. Students also examine multiple issues and testing related to literacy skills including the use of technology to enhance client education.

     

  
  • MSOT 6560 - Maintaining Health & Wellbeing: Chronic Disease Management


    3 credit hours

    Students will learn how as occupational therapists they can enhance the quality of life for those who experience age-related changes and/or chronic disease conditions. Students will examine topics within public health and epidemiology and expand their knowledge of the OT’s capacity to prevent disability and activity limitations and to promote health, participation, and social inclusion.
  
  • MSOT 6810 - Evidence Based Practitioner I


    2 credit hours

    Students will identify a specific practice question and search for evidence both within and outside of the profession. In this course, evidence collection from systematic database search and identifying articles that meet the inclusion criteria is the outcome of the course.
  
  • MSOT 6820 - Evidence Based Practitioner II


    2 credit hours

    Students will effectively analyze and synthesize professional literature to answer specific focused question(s) in a practice area. They will then identify how they can translate evidence to practice.
  
  • OCTH 5120 - Pathophysiology


    3 credit hours

    This course will discuss the etiology, pathogenesis, and disease manifestation in body structures/body functions with emphasis on the signs and symptoms of disease and their subsequent impairments. Conditions typically seen by occupational therapists will be discussed to form connections between impairment, activity limitations, occupational and performance issues.
  
  • OCTH 5125 - Conditions Impacting Occupational Performance


    2 credit hours

    This course will address common medical conditions, across the life span, that occupational therapists encounter in practice. Students will learn about the changes to body structure and body function associated with orthopedic and neurological conditions and to apply the OT practice framework to analyze the impact of these conditions on daily occupations.
  
  • OCTH 5130 - Neuroscience: Foundations for Human Behavior


    4 credit hours

    This course introduces students to the development, structure, and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems. A systems approach will be used to describe neuroscience as a basis of human behavior. Implications of neurological dysfunction to performance of daily occupations will demonstrate relevance to practice. This course will adopt a case-based approach to analyze neurological conditions commonly encountered in rehabilitation. Requisite: ASHS 6100.
  
  • OCTH 5140 - Analysis of Human Movement


    4 credit hours

    Students will understand theoretical concepts and principles of kinesiology and biomechanics as it relates to occupational performance. Relevant clinical conditions will be used to apply biomechanical concepts to disorder of movement in osteoarthritis, spinal cord injury, hip fracture, connective tissue injury, peripheral nerve injury, and work related musculoskeletal injury. Requisite: ASHS 6200.
  
  • OCTH 5210 - Foundations I: History & Philosophy of Occupational Therapy


    2 credit hours

    This course examines the historical development of occupational therapy as a health profession. The philosophical, social, political and economic influences, the rise of American medicine, and the paradigm of rehabilitation, in particular, will be examined.
  
  • OCTH 5220 - Foundations II: Occupation Based Activity Analysis & Synthesis


    2 credit hours

    This course will introduce students to activity analysis for the therapeutic use of everyday occupation in health development, healing, recovery and enhancing quality of life. Historical and contemporary use of creative activities will be discussed. Students will experience and gain insight into the person factors (physical, affective, and cognitive) and contextual demands of various tasks, activities, and occupations.
  
  • OCTH 5230 - Foundations III: Evidence Based Practice


    3 credit hours

    This course is designed to enable the occupational therapy clinical decision-making process from the evidence-based practice perspective. The course will cover topics related to the EBP process, framing clinical questions to enhance clinical decision-making, searching literature, critical appraisal, integration and evaluation of evidence, grading levels of evidence and strength of recommendations, and statistical terminology related to EBP.
  
  • OCTH 5310 - Fundamentals of Service Provision: Across the Continua of Care


    3 credit hours

    This course takes a health development and life course perspective to address occupational transitions and disruptions. The occupational therapy practice contexts will span from neonatal care, school, and work to aging-in-place and end of life and hospice care. Students will learn the impact of occupational loss and gains on health, well-being, and quality of life. The fundamental role of context to access and opportunities for occupational engagement and occupational therapy services will be addressed.
  
  • OCTH 5320 - Basic Patient Care Skills


    2 credit hours

    This course will include the performance of basic patient care skills required by rehabilitation personnel. Course includes blood borne pathogens, universal safety precautions, vital signs, positioning, draping, transfers, lifting, an introduction to sterile procedure and isolation techniques, wheelchair handling, ambulation with assistive devices, environmental barriers, and basic patient care equipment. Professional issues of documentation and role differentiations are also introduced.
  
  • OCTH 5410 - Professional Development I: Professionalism


    2 credit hours

    This course will focus on bridging theoretical concepts and practice in working with individuals in their everyday contexts. Students will learn the basics of clinical reasoning; critically examine client-centered practice and ethical decision making, cultural humility, and the therapeutic use of self in the creation of the reflective practitioner.
  
  • OCTH 5510 - Groups: Theory and Process


    2 credit hours

    Students will develop an understanding of group process and the relationship of self to the group. Group dynamics, phases of group development, group roles, conflict resolution, problem solving, and therapeutic groups are discussed. Students will develop group protocols, lead groups, and process the outcomes.
  
  • OCTH 5520 - Practice Immersion I: Mental Health & Psychosocial Practice


    6 credit hours

    The overall purpose of this course is to prepare the student to assess and provide occupation-based interventions that address the psychosocial needs of clients across the lifespan. Students will be able to design and deliver occupational therapy services based upon appropriate theoretical models and frames of reference that can be used across a variety of systems and settings, including but not limited to behavioral health/psychiatric, community and education based settings. Students will develop an understanding of group dynamics, phases of group development, group roles, conflict resolution, problem solving, and therapeutic groups are discussed. Students will develop intervention group protocols typically used in mental health, lead groups, and process the outcomes.
  
  • OCTH 5710 - Fieldwork Level I A


    1 credit hour

    Each Level I Fieldwork is a one-week full-time experience. The purpose of the Level I Fieldwork experiences are to expose students to experiences so that they get comfortable working with clients in a variety of settings, apply and enhance their didactic learning through observation and participation in some aspects of the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OCTH 5720 - Fieldwork Level I B


    1 credit hour

    Each Level I Fieldwork is a one-week full-time experience. The purpose of the Level I Fieldwork experiences are to expose students to experiences so that they get comfortable working with clients in a variety of settings, apply and enhance their didactic learning through observation and participation in some aspects of the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OCTH 5730 - Fieldwork Level I C


    1 credit hour

    Each Level I Fieldwork is a one-week full-time experience. The purpose of the Level I Fieldwork experiences are to expose students to experiences so that they get comfortable working with clients in a variety of settings, apply and enhance their didactic learning through observation and participation in some aspects of the occupational therapy process.
  
  • OCTH 6530 - Practice Immersion II: Children & Youth


    6 credit hours

    The course will introduce students to aspects of the occupational therapy process in a variety of pediatric settings with special attention to family-centered care and collaborations with other professionals. Typical and atypical development will be discussed within the context of community, family, and school environments. Students will explore occupational therapy process with children and youth, relevant theories, models and frames of reference, and learn evidence-based practice and clinical guidelines. This practice course will help students with client-centered, evidence-based, and ethical decision making with children and youth. OCTH5310, OCTH5140
  
  • OCTH 6540 - Practice Immersion III: Adult Physical Rehabilitation


    6 credit hours

    This course will introduce students to the occupational therapy process for adults with physical dysfunction who experience difficulties with everyday occupations. Students will be prepared as generalists in physical rehabilitation for adults with different conditions, in a variety of current practice settings [e.g. hospital (acute, sub-acute), community (outpatient, home and long-term care)], and service delivery models. Students will learn relevant evidence-supported theoretical perspectives, models and frames of references, evidence-based practice literature, and clinical guidelines in physical rehabilitation. This practice course will help students with client-centered, evidence-based, and ethical decision making with adults. OCTH5130, OCTH5140, OCTH5220, OCTH5320
  
  • OCTH 6550 - Modalities


    2 credit hours

    This course provides instruction on preparatory therapeutic interventions for occupational engagement. Course content will include the instruction, application and assessment of the use of physical agent modalities, splinting, and taping techniques. Indications and contraindications will be discussed for each technique or modality presented. Reimbursement and documentation for use of modalities will be discussed.
  
  • OCTH 6740 - Fieldwork Level II A


    6 credit hours

    Each Level II Fieldwork is 12 weeks of full-time work under the supervision of a full-time OT Fieldwork educator.
  
  • OCTH 7460 - Practice Competency: Certification Exam Prep Course


    1 credit hour

    Students will attend a two-day course that will provide information, learning activities, practice questions, and study strategies to use in preparation for taking the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy. This course is a programmatic requirement to establish competency for entry-level practice prior to graduation.
  
  • OCTH 7750 - Fieldwork Level II B


    6 credit hours

    Each Level II Fieldwork is 12 weeks of full-time work under the supervision of a full-time OT Fieldwork educator.
  
  • OT 512 - Foundations of Occupational Therapy


    2 credit hours

    Introduction to the field of occupational therapy including the history, philosophical beliefs, areas of practice and roles of practitioners. Focus is on developing an awareness of professional organizations, and ethics with an emphasis on the OT Practice Framework.
  
  • OT 513 - Occupations Across the Life Span


    3 credit hours

    Knowledge of normal development, developmental tasks and age-specific activities and roles from birth through old age is vital to understanding the functional deficits and impact on activity participation resulting from injury, disease or developmental issues. The occupational therapist uses knowledge of normal development as a foundation to assess an individual’s functional status and to develop an appropriate plan of care. This course covers the developmental process of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development throughout the lifespan and its influences on activity participation and roles.
  
  • OT 516 - Basic Patient Care Skills


    3 credit hours

    The rationale for and performance of basic patient care skills required by rehabilitation personnel. Course includes blood-borne pathogens, universal safety precautions, vital signs, positioning, draping, transfers, lifting, sterile procedure and isolation techniques, wheelchair handling, and ambulation with assistive devices, environmental barriers, and basic patient care equipment. Laboratory required.
  
  • OT 522 - Pathology


    3 credit hours

    An introduction to the basic pathological processes that underlie diseases. The fundamentals of general pathology covered include the mechanism of cell injury and healing, response to infection, and disorders of the immune system. The etiology, pathogenesis, and morphologic manifestations of disease in the major organ systems are discussed with emphasis on the relationship between pathology and the signs/symptoms of disease. An overview of the normal physiology necessary to understand the basic pathological process will be given. (Co-requisite: OT 600 )
  
  • OT 523 - Group Process


    3 credit hours

    Understanding of group process and the relationship of self to the group. Group dynamics as well as the phases of group development, leadership roles, conflict resolutions, problem solving, and clinical application are emphasized. Students are required to develop group protocols, lead groups, and process the outcomes. Students will apply a variety of approaches from various frames of reference.
  
  • OT 533 - Kinesiology


    4 credit hours

    This course covers the principles of kinesiology and biomechanics as related to human motion. An understanding of human motion is necessary for physical evaluation and occupational analysis in occupational therapy. The functional application of human motion is covered, including evaluation techniques of goniometry and manual muscle testing. (Prerequisites: ASHS 6100  and ASHS 6200 )
  
  • OT 542 - Introduction to Occupational Therapy Testing


    2 credit hours

    An introduction to the occupational therapy evaluative process. Methods of data collection and various evaluation tools are explored. The principles of measurement, including test selection, administration, scoring, and interpretation, are covered. (Corequisite ASHS 6400 )
  
  • OT 543 - OT Theory and Philosophy


    2 credit hours

    Introduction to the core concepts of major theories and models of practice in occupational therapy.
  
  • OT 544 - Ethics and Professionalism


    1 credit hour

    The legal, moral, and ethical basis for the professional practice of occupational therapy are covered.
  
  • OT 545 - Occupational Analysis I


    2 credit hours

    Introduction to and application of occupational analysis in relation focusing on play, leisure, and social participation. Concepts of grading and adapting occupations will be explored and opportunity will be given to apply principles of the teaching-learning process. (Prerequisite: OT 512 )
  
  • OT 600 - Conditions I


    4 credit hours

    This course is a study of clinical management of psychiatric conditions, and developmental disorders of adults and children. Diagnoses, prognoses, typical course of illness and its effects on occupational performance are reviewed. Medical management and other medical treatment are explored.
  
  • OT 601 - Conditions II


    4 credit hours

    This course is a study of clinical management of neurological and orthopedic conditions, and developmental disorders of adults and children. Diagnoses, prognoses, typical course of illness and its effects on occupational performance will be reviewed. Medical management and other medical treatment are explored. (Pre-requisite: OT 522 )
  
  • OT 611 - Neuroscience


    4 credit hours

    A study of the development, structure, and function of the central and peripheral nervous systems, including the autonomic nervous system. Blood supply, sensory and motor systems, pain mechanisms, receptors, reflex pathways, and consequences of lesions of the nervous system at various levels are also discussed. Clinical case analysis in neurorehabilitation and neuropsychology is introduced.
  
  • OT 614 - Pediatric Occupational Therapy I


    3 credit hours

    This course presents the theoretical foundations and frames of reference of occupational therapy in the area of pediatric practice. Focus is on assessment and development of treatment objectives, and family-centered practice. The selection, administration and interpretation of standardized and non-standardized tests and evaluations commonly used in pediatric practice are explored. Issues related to various settings in pediatric practice are discussed. Documentation concepts (evaluation and goal development, IEP and IFSP) are discussed and practiced. Prerequisites: OT 513 , OT 533 , OT 542 , OT 600 , and OT 601 .
  
  • OT 615 - Occupational Analysis II


    2 credit hours

    Continuation of Occupational Analysis I. Principles of occupational analysis, grading, and adapting are applied to basic and instrumental activities of daily living. Community resources as well as issues of accessibility are addressed. (Prerequisites: OT 545 )
  
  • OT 623 - Physical Disabilities I


    3 credit hours

    Theoretical foundations and frames of reference of occupational therapy for individuals with physical disabilities. Evaluation, treatment, and intervention for individuals with physical disabilities. The focus is on integrating specific theories and frames of reference into the evaluation and treatment process. Prerequisites: OT 516 , OT 533 , OT 600 , OT 601 .
  
  • OT 624 - Pediatric Occupational Therapy II


    3 credit hours

    The focus of this course is pediatric treatment planning and intervention. Focus is on integrating specific theories and frames of reference into the treatment process. Organization, synthesis and use of data compiled from observations and testing measures is demonstrated and applied by students. Hands-on opportunities with treatment techniques and equipment are included. Completion of Level One Fieldwork is required. Prerequisite: OT 614  Co-requisite: OT 625 , OT 627 .
  
  • OT 625 - Occupational Analysis III


    2 credit hours

    Continuation of Occupational Analysis I and II. Principles of occupational analysis, grading, and adapting are applied to work and educational occupations. Prerequisite: OT 545 , OT 614 , OT 623  Co-requisite OT 624 
  
  • OT 627 - Level I Fieldwork (Pediatrics)


    1 credit hour

    A one-week rotation that is taken in conjunction with OT 624 . The student is expected to integrate content from Pediatric Occupational Therapy II into a practice setting. Course is taken on a pass/fail basis. (Co-requisite: OT 624 )
  
  • OT 631 - Physical Modalities


    3 credit hours

    Modalities and therapeutic interventions used to prepare the patient to engage in occupations. Course includes orthotics, splinting, and physical agent modalities. Prerequisites: OT 601 , OT 623 
  
  • OT 632 - Psychosocial Occupational Therapy I


    3 credit hours

    Theoretical foundations and frames of reference of occupational therapy for individuals with psychiatric conditions. Focus is on the evaluation of skills and deficits as related to frames of reference for persons with different psychiatric conditions. Prerequisite s: OT 523 , OT 600 
  
  • OT 633 - Physical Disabilities II


    3 credit hours

    Continuation of Physical Disabilities I. Focus is on evaluation, treatment, and documentation of skills and deficits for persons with various physical disabilities along the continuum of care. Level I fieldwork is required. Prerequisites: OT 611 , OT 623  Co-requisite OT 637 , OT 625 
  
  • OT 634 - Professional Development I


    1 credit hour

    First course in a series of two aimed to promote the growth and development of students to become reflective occupational therapy professionals who view themselves as lifelong learners. Includes an exploration of the role of occupational therapy in the promotion of health and the prevention of disease and disability.
  
  • OT 635 - Practice Management in Occupational Therapy


    3 credit hours

    Principles of organization and management in the healthcare system today. Models covered include nonprofit, proprietary, entrepreneurial, and corporate facilities. Systems of managed care and changes in healthcare delivery are examined. Leadership theories and application to occupational therapy are explored.
  
  • OT 637 - Level I Fieldwork (Physical Disabilities)


    1 credit hour

    A one-week rotation that is taken in conjunction with OT 633 . The student is expected to integrate content from Physical Disabilities II into a practice setting. Course is taken on a pass/fail basis. (Co-requisite: OT 633 )
  
  • OT 641 - Technology and Occupational Therapy


    3 credit hours

    This is an exploratory course on current assistive technology for occupational therapy treatment and enhancement of function. Use of computers, switches, software programs, adaptive equipment, diagnostic, medical, and environmental controls are explored. Hands on exploration of a range of technology options covering areas including: seating/positioning, environmental access, communication, learning, and sensory impairments.
  
  • OT 642 - Psychosocial Occupational Therapy II


    3 credit hours

    Treatment planning and intervention for individuals with psychosocial conditions. Focus is on integrating specific theories and frames of reference into the treatment process. Level I fieldwork is required. Prerequisite: OT 632  Co-requisite OT 647 
  
  • OT 644 - Practice Issues and Trends in Occupational Therapy


    2 credit hours

    Current trends and issues within the occupational therapy profession, including the impact of legislative decisions, and changing practice roles and emerging practice areas are covered.
  
  • OT 646 - Professional Development II


    1 credit hour

    Second course in a series of two aimed to promote the growth and development of students to become reflective occupational therapy professionals who view themselves as lifelong learners. This course includes a survey and re-examination of methods of assessment and intervention used by occupational therapists across a variety of medical, educational, and community based practice settings. Discussion related to students’ experiences from Fieldwork Level I combined with additional practice scenarios are used to develop clinical reasoning regarding screening, assessment, intervention and transition planning across the continuum of care to prepare for Fieldwork Level II and for future entry-level OT practice.
  
  • OT 647 - Level I Fieldwork (Psychosocial Dysfunction)


    1 credit hour

    A one-week rotation that is taken in conjunction with OT 642 . The student is expected to integrate content from Psychosocial Occupational Therapy II into a practice setting. Course is taken on a pass/fail basis. (Co-requisite: OT 642 )
  
  • OT 650 - Independent Study/Tutorial


    3 credit hours

    Study of a focused topic on an individual basis.
  
  • OT 751 - Level II Fieldwork, Fall


    12 credit hours

    An in-depth (full time for 12 weeks) supervised experience with responsibility for providing occupational therapy services to clients with various occupational performance deficits. (Prerequisite: OT 751, successful completion with a grade of “C” or higher of all didactic work scheduled for completion prior to the start of the Fieldwork)
  
  • OT 752 - Level II Fieldwork, Spring


    12 credit hours

    An in-depth (full-time for 12 weeks) supervised experience with responsibility for providing occupational therapy services to clients with various occupational performance deficits. Prerequisite: Successful completion with a grade of “C” or higher of all didactic work scheduled for completion prior to the start of the Fieldwork
  
  • OT 753 - Level II Fieldwork, Elective


    8 credit hours

    An in-depth (full-time for 8-12 weeks) supervised experience with responsibility for providing occupational therapy services to clients in a selected interest area. (Prerequisites: OT 751 , OT 752 )
  
  • OT 754 - Directed Research


    2 credit hours

    Research under faculty supervision. Requires filing of course objectives with the designated faculty mentor(s).
  
  • OT 755 - Certification Examinations Preparation


    1 credit hour

    Comprehensive review of occupational therapy theory, application, and process in preparation for the national certification examination for occupational therapists. Includes study and test-taking strategies. (Prerequisites: OT 751 , OT 754 ).
  
  • OT 802 - Advanced Theory & Philosophy in Occupational Therapy


    3 credit hours

    This course is a review, discussion, and analysis of the current theoretical and philosophical basis for occupational therapy practice.
  
  • OT 803 - Trends in Occupational Therapy


    3 credit hours

    Current practice issues and trends within the occupational therapy profession are studied.
  
  • OT 807 - Research Methodology


    3 credit hours

    A survey of basic quantitative and qualitative research designs and methods used in research relevant to the practice of occupational therapy. Emphasis is placed on learning how to critically evaluate research and become a better consumer of it.
  
  • OT 808 - Statistics


    3 credit hours

    Through this course students become acquainted with, and develop a better understanding of, the statistical methods and techniques most commonly utilized in healthcare and education research. Interpretation of results of statistical analyses and assessment of the appropriateness of test selection are presented.
  
  • OT 811 - Evidence Based Practice I


    3 credit hours

    First course in a series of two on the topic of evidence-based practice (EBP). This first EBP course provides an introduction to the concept of EBP, discusses the fundamental need to structure EBP within the framework of occupational therapy practice, and introduces students to the key underlying components and stages of EBP. The course provides students with the opportunity to, not only gain theoretical knowledge about the stages, but also engender skills that will allow them to begin to implement these in their practice.
  
  • OT 812 - Evidence Based Practice II


    3 credit hours

    This course is the second in the series of two evidence-based practice (EBP) courses. Building on the EBP skills learned during OT 811, this course follows an evidence-based journal club format, involving small group work in a specific clinical area, offering students the opportunity to further enhance their EBP skills through implementation of the EBP process in additional exploration of clinical questions. Emphasis is also placed on reflecting upon and examining how the clinical reasoning processes underlying EBP influence one’s clinical decision-making and practice. OT 811
  
  • OT 833 - Holistic School-Based Practice


    3 credit hours

    This course holistically addresses OT practice in school systems settings. Topics include, but are not limited to, IDEA, ADA 504, psychosocial intervention, and transition planning.
  
  • OT 841 - Issues in Pediatric Practice


    3 credit hours

    Focus of study will be evaluation of the strengths and limitations of various treatment methods and modalities used in pediatric practice.
  
  • OT 842 - Advances in Sensory Integration Theory and Practice


    3 credit hours

    Focus of study will be the theoretical foundation, research, and current treatment methods of sensory integration theory and practice.
  
  • OT 843 - Early Intervention: Working with Children 0-3 and Their Families


    3 credit hours

    Overview of federal legislation involving the role of OT in early intervention will be discussed. Study will focus on OT programming in natural environments, family-centered practice, goal writing for the IFSP, and transition planning to preschool.
  
  • OT 844 - Critical Thinking in Pediatric Intervention


    3 credit hours

    This course will explore in depth the foundation, research efficacy, similarities, and differences among the theoretical frameworks commonly employed by occupational and physical therapists working with children in a variety of contexts. Students will evaluate best practice in clinical application with a variety of diagnoses.
  
  • OT 845 - Application of Technology to Occupational Therapy Practice


    3 credit hours

    Current technology utilized for occupational therapy practice and treatment of dysfunction. Use of computers, switches, software programs, adaptive equipment, diagnostic, medical, and environmental controls are explored.
  
  • OT 847 - Issues in Geriatric Practice


    3 credit hours

    This course holistically addresses issues and intervention practices with geriatric populations. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, occupations of the elderly, adaptations for healthy living, and mental health issues.
  
  • OT 849 - Addressing the Needs of the Medically Fragile Child


    3 credit hours

    The role of OT intervention in school and home environments for the medically fragile child is explored.
  
  • OT 850 - Independent Project


    1 credit hour

    Independent investigation of a topic of interest. Approval of independent study option is by the faculty and chair of the Department of Occupational Therapy.
  
  • OT 875 - Special Topics in Occupational Therapy


    3 credit hours

    Special topic colloquium the focus of which changes year to year, allowing for in-depth exploration of a particular content area of interest to the field of occupational therapy.
  
  • OT 880 - Capstone Experience in Occupational Therapy I


    3 credit hours

    First course in a series of three for the M.S. in Advanced Occupational Therapy Studies Capstone Experience. During the first half of this course, students identify, develop, and articulate their ideas for their capstone terminal projects. During the second half of the course, students identify, locate, and review literature and other sources of information pertinent to their projects (that will provide a foundation for proceeding with the work they propose to do as their actual capstone project). Completion of at least 18 credits of the AMOT Program curriculum; permission of the AMOT Program Director
  
  • OT 881 - Capstone Experience in Occupational Therapy II


    3 credit hours

    Second course in a series of three for the M.S. in Advanced Occupational Therapy Capstone Experience. During this second part of the course sequence, students develop proposals for their capstone projects. Students also serve as “advisors” and reviewers of their peers’ project proposals. OT 880
  
  • OT 882 - Capstone Experience in Occupational Therapy III


    3 credit hours

    Third course in a series of three for the M.S. in Advanced Occupational Therapy Studies Capstone Experience. During this third part of the course sequence, students will implement their capstone projects, document their project experiences, produce final “products” or “artifacts” associated with their projects, write a paper about their project using OT Practice Author Guidelines and consider potential venues for future dissemination and publication. Students will also serve as “advisors” to their peers and reviewers of their peers’ progress reports and summaries. OT 881
  
  • OTDE 6420 - Professional Development II: Health Promotion and Prevention


    1 credit hour

    This course is designed to stimulate critical thinking about occupation as a health determinant, and its relationship to well-being, participation, and social inclusion. The relevance of contextual factors and social determinants of health on occupational access and opportunities will be the central theme of this course. Concepts of social justice, occupational justice, and health justice will be the key constructs introduced in this course.
 

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