OT 549 - Evidence-Based Practice II

Cr Hrs: 2

This course includes exploration of the principles of research design, critical analysis of occupational therapy research, andcompletion of a research proposal based on the Evidence-Based Practice project completed in OT 436. Introduction to clinical inquiry skills for qualitative and quantitative research is also included. Emphasis will be on problem definition and research design and methodology, with an overview of descriptive and inferentialstatistics. Students will gain knowledge and develop skills allowing them to be informed consumers of research literature, to recognize appropriate use of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and to complete an evidence-based practice project and presentation in OT 636 and OT637.

Grade Mode: Standard
Instructional Method: Lecture, Research
Term offered: Fall 2017

Fall - Instructor of Record: Anita Witt Mitchell