Introduction to Occupational Therapy and Information Literacy

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This course explores the core values, philosophy, and scope of practice of the occupational therapy profession and provides an introduction to information literacy skills. Profession focused learning outcomes target a student?s ability to define occupational therapy practice, articulate core concepts of the profession, describe the distinct value of OT within interprofessional teams, and identify a variety of practice settings in which occupational therapists work. Students explore the connection between occupation and health through examination of their own and others? occupations. Information literacy learning outcomes emphasize a student?s ability to define information needs, use strategic approaches to search a variety of resources and research databases, and learning to effectively manage and evaluate research results with a focus on evidence specific to the occupational therapy profession. Students also learn about ethical issues relevant to using sources in projects and papers, including academic integrity, copyright, and APA citation. Community Engaged Learning