Research in Translational Sci

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This course provides an introduction to methods of scientific inquiry for the occupational therapist who will be engaged in translational science. The course attends to how scholarly activities are inspired and then used to contribute to the development and the refinement of the body of knowledge relevant to the OT profession. It includes specific attention to qualitative and quantitative research study design, variable definition, data collection, analysis and interpretation for occupational therapy practice. The course emphasizes the development of skills to formulate clinically based research questions using the Patient/Population Intervention Comparison Outcomes (PICO) model and the formation of proposal development for research study, program and grant development.