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Foundation Courses
There are six foundation courses that must be completed prior to starting the core course curriculum. Students may waive these courses based on evidence that the required content and competencies have been met through previous graduate studies. Students with MA, MS, MSOT, and MOT degrees may waive courses and should speak with an Admissions Advisor about this process. We expect that most students will need to complete two of the foundation courses. Only graduates of the Boston University online post-professional Master of Science for Occupational Therapists program will be able to waive all eight foundation courses:
HP561: Evidence Based Practice
This course introduces the basic principles and methods of Evidence-based Practice (EBP) and how to apply these methods to examine clinical questions that relate to defining clinical problems and identifying appropriate intervention options. It is the first course in a sequence that includes three subsequent courses: Directed Study in Evidence Based Practice, Scholarly Paper I and Scholarly Paper II. Topics covered in the course include; how to develop effective questions related to particular clinical decisions; conducting efficient and effective searches of Internet, library, and other resources to find evidence to answer these questions; reading, critiquing, and applying descriptive, relational, and qualitative evidence; and communicating the results of a research appraisal using the clinically appraised topic (CAT) format. (3 credits)
OT618: Directed Study in Evidence Based Practice
This course builds on the knowledge and skills that were introduced in Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and provides further practice in appraisal and application of research evidence. The course revisits some of the measurement issues introduced previously in more depth and examines other research approaches that provide evidence for practice, including single subject research and prediction designs. Additional topics include; how to use research evidence to evaluate and refine the models that guide clinical decision-making, and how to apply the methods and measures of research to gather outcomes evidence in one's own practice. The major assignments of the course are completed through participation in a virtual journal club with students collaborating in small groups to examine evidence on a question of mutual interest. (3 credits)
OT900: Scholarly Paper I
This course gives students the opportunity to apply the skills developed in the first two evidence-based practice courses Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and Directed Study in Evidence Based Practice: to investigate an intervention question related to their own practice. Students will conduct an in-depth search for evidence, analysis of best evidence, and the outline of a synthesis that proposes the current, "best answer" to the clinical question posed. Students will work as partners to provide assistance, guidance, and feedback to each other during this structured process. (3 credits)
OT901: Scholarly Paper II
This course completes the work begun in Scholarly Paper I. The specific emphasis of work in this course is on preparing evidence summaries in different formats that are suitable for client/consumer, management, and peer audiences. (3 credits)
HP650: Healthcare Management
This course introduces the fundamentals of management in the health care environment. It was designed to develop and enhance student understanding of the health care system and the social forces affecting health care, and to provide skills needed to function effectively in a management or supervisory role. Topics covered in this course include United States policies and legislation affecting healthcare management; the roles of a manager; conducting a market analysis; operating, cash and capital budgeting; process analysis; and risk management. Students will develop, design and execute a formal presentation. (3 credits)
OT617: Contemporary Trends in Occupational Therapy
This course examines three important current topics of discussion in the profession. The first theme is client-centered practice: What is contemporary thinking about this principle and how does my practice reflect this principle? The second theme is occupation-centered practice: What does it mean to have occupation as the core focus of practice and what are current challenges to keeping this focus? The third theme is looking outward: How do the concerns of occupational therapy relate to work emerging in other fields and where might we find knowledge to enhance our practice, or collaborators who share similar concerns and values? The course assignments are designed to facilitate critical reflection on the student's own practice in relation to these developments. (3 credits)
Curriculum, courses and program requirements are subject to change.
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