Doctoral Capstone Project I

Catalog description

This course launches students towards the initiation of the capstone project. Constructs examined in this course build upon foundational course assignments and challenge students to demonstrate commitment to being/becoming practice -scholars. Through continued scholarly discourse, self -reflection, and examination of knowledge translation/transfer of evidence -based practice; students formulate the proposal for the capstone project. Students generate a working draft capstone proposal as a final course project and will receive instructor feedback to further refine their capstone project proposal that will be used to complete their final capstone project. Instructor(s) review parameters for: capstone project options, expected level of rigor, individualized deliverables based on the type of capstone project, the impact of the project on healthcare, contribution to the occupational therapy field, and the process to optimize successful completion of the required capstone project for the OTD degree. Instruction on the application of evidence-based practice and dissemination of subsequent works of scholarship are provided. Students conclude the course with the approval of the capstone proposal by their Faculty Advisor, Subject Matter Expert, and Primary Course Instructor/Doctoral Capstone Coordinator. (prereq: OT 760,OT 761)