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This course examines the relationship between environment, occupations, and context on occupational performance. Students will be able to define key concepts and theoretical models influencing occupational engagement across the lifespan.

This course overviews fundamentals of interprofessional education in various settings. Students develop communication strategies for effective interprofessional collaboration. Cultural influences and team dynamics are also examined in this course.

The focus of this course is to assist practicing occupational therapists in defining their personal career goals and creating a plan to achieve those goals. Students will refine self-reflection skills and leverage various resources for advancement. Students will explore concepts related to emotional intelligence and career mapping to develop the career plan.

This course introduces evidence-based practice methods with skill development through developing practice-based questions, use of search engine databases and other resources. Students are introduced to appraising the quality of evidence. A deeper understanding of evidence and its impact on occupational therapy practice is a primary focus.

This course overviews common quantitative research methodologies seen in occupational therapy research. Students learn selection, application, and interpretation of basic correlational and inferential statistics through the design of quantitative studies and data collection tools. Students design quantitative studies and data collection tools while learning to analyze and disseminate study outcomes. Students learn to develop IRB proposals and study designs for quantitative studies.

This course overviews the common qualitative and mixed method research methodologies seen in occupational therapy research. Students design qualitative studies and data collection tools while learning to analyze and disseminate study outcomes. Students learn to develop IRB proposals and study designs for qualitative and mixed method research.

This course provides an overview of the ethical and legal considerations of conducting research and practice. Students will identify and problem-solve ethical dilemmas in a variety of practice settings and assess legal implications to practice based on the ethical dilemmas. Students apply knowledge related to research ethics based on CITI training.

This course engages students in examining educational principles in everyday practice. Students will deepen the knowledge of various educational pedagogies and learning styles to be effective in educational pursuits in a multitude of practice settings. Students learn how various teaching strategies are informed by pedagogy and learning styles. Basic principles for curriculum design and development will be introduced.