OCT 7496 - Capstone l: Proposal and Preparation

Hours: 3

This Capstone I: Proposal and Preparation course is the first of a two-course series. This course is designed to prepare the student to integrate knowledge and skills appropriate to his/her specialty area to include a review of the literature, formulation of learning objectives, and a plan summarizing content and methodology of the Capstone Project. If applicable, the student will complete the first submission of an instructor-guided Institutional Review Board (IRB) process. In addition, the student has an opportunity to reflect on learning achieved in the post-professional OTD program and the clinical/educational experiences related to his/her content learning in the program. Upon completion of this course, the student is assigned a Capstone advisor to begin the second course of the series, Capstone II: Project Development and Dissemination. Prerequisite: Completion of all required and elective post-professional OTD coursework. In addition, a Capstone topic must be approved prior to enrollment in this course. The instructor may seek an exception to the prerequisites/co-requisites via the program director. Prerequisite: Completion of all required and elective post-professional OTD coursework. Corequisite: A Capstone topic must be approved prior to enrollment in this course. The instructor may seek an exception to the prerequisites/co-requisites via the Program Director.