OCT 631Research Process I: Foundation

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This seminar is the first of the series of research process series is designed to prepare for the development of the OTD clinical doctorate capstone project. This first seminar focuses on increasing the students' confidence in using research as an integral part of the clinical decision-making processes and for the development of skills required for proposal writing. Clinical decision-making cues evidence from a variety of sources, including scientific literature, data bases, clinical examination, client values and preferences, and the client's current situation, supporting the idea that research is only one of the tools that informs clinical practice. Emphasis is on the development of critical thinking skills to evaluate the research literature, and ways to integrate research into clinical decision making, which involves formulating clear clinical questions, finding the evidence, evaluating the evidence, and applying evidence to a clinical problem.