PT 551Scientific Inquiry I

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This is the first in a series of five courses designed to prepare the graduate to practice in an evidence-based manner and to be an astute consumer and judge of scientific research. Topics include fundamentals of clinical rehabilitation research including evidence-based practice, searching the literature, and research ethics. Fundamentals of clinical research approaches include variable recognition, research validity, measurement theory, reliability, responsiveness, and validity. Basic statistical procedures to assess mean differences as well as inference testing are covered. This course, when completed in addition to PT 452/552 and PT 423/523, meets the criteria for the general education capstone outcome as well as one writing-intensive course. Prerequisites: PT 541. Fall.