Contexts of Occupations (OCTH 445)
Syllabus
Occupational Therapy Education, Univ. Kansas Medical Center
Spring Semester, 2010
2 Credit hours
Instructor:
Jeff Radel, Ph.D
Office:
Occupational Therapy Education Dept., Rm. 3033 Robinson, KUMC.
Office telephone: (913) 588-7195.
Office hours: by appointment.
Click HERE to send Jeff e-mail.
The unfortunate reality is that faculty members have responsibilities other than just those related to students. Please understand that even if I am unavailable when you stop by the office, I am committed to responding to the needs of students. If I am unavailable, take the time to leave a note with a secretary indicating other possible meeting times and a telephone number where you may be reached. I will contact you as soon as an opportunity presents itself.
Timetable and Assignments: We will meet for class on Mondays in Orr-Major 1025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. For a schedule of class meeting times, topics to be covered, and assigned materials, please refer to the time table.
Guiding Principle for this Course: An awareness that contextual factors facilitate an understanding of how the person, the context, the environment, and the task interact to guide performance.
Concept map:
The Concept Map and Key Questions summarize the course content visually, and provide information about how that content will be approached. A .pdf version of the concept map is available.
Process: Course content will be presented through:
- didactic lectures to convey basic concepts and facts
- presentations by guest speakers to convey personal experiences and perspectives.
- group discussion to gain insight from out-of-class experiences related to these basic concepts.
- case presentations to identify how these basic concepts may be recognized and utilized.
Key Questions: Throughout this course, students should continue to consider the following questions:
- What constructs and relations form an individual's context & environment?
- How do context or environment variables influence occupational performance and the occupational therapy process?
- How can different intervention approaches be used to address performance concerns?
- How does analyzing contextual and environmental features of a setting contribute to developing a needs assessment?
Information related to how this course addresses ACOTE's Accreditation standards (Jan 2008 revision).
Anticipated Outcome & Learning Experience: Formative development of clinical reasoning abilities incorporating:
- the consideration of context variables in intervention planning.
- a spectrum of intervention options.
- an understanding of service provision models as applied in a variety of service systems.
Required Texts/Materials:
- Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and the Last Great Lesson, Doubleday: New York, NY (1997).
- Hockenberry, John. Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence, Hyperion: New York, NY (1996).
- Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy E.B. Crepeau, E.S. Cohn, and B.A. Boyt Schell (eds.) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: New York, NY (2003; 10th ed.).
Other resources & readings that may be of interest:
· Weisskopf, Michael. Blood brothers : among the soldiers of Ward 57, H.Holt: New York, NY (2006).
· Bauby, Jean-Dominique. The diving bell and the butterfly, Vintage Books/A.A. Knopf: New York, NY (1997).
· The diving bell and the butterfly (dir: Julian Schnabel; 2007; PG-13; French with English subtitles)
· Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq (dirs: Jon Alpert & Ellen Goosenberg Kent; 2007; Not Rated)
· Werner, David. Disabled Village Children, Palo Alto, CA: Hesperian Foundation (2003; 2nd edition) ISBN: 0-942364-06-6
· 'Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born' - a monograph series published by the Center for International Research Information & Exchange. (http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/monographs/index.html)
· The Center for Universal Design website
· The Americans with Disabilities Act home page
· The DBTAC-Great Plains ADA website
· The Kansas ADA policy as stated on the Kansas Department of Administration website.
On-line materials related to assignments for this course: A variety of materials related to this course are available through the ANGEL portal.
Unless directed otherwise, please submit two copies of all assignments - BOTH a paper copy AND an electronic copy (use ANGEL's dropbox feature).
- The out-of-class assessment of physical barriers, to be followed by a class discussion of your findings.
- Context analysis of a Historic Figure assignment
- "Tuesdays with Morrie" context analysis assignment
- "Moving Violations" context analysis assignment
- Sexuality & Disability assignment
- Culminating activity assignment (details of this assignment will be announced later)
Performance Expectations/Evaluation Methods/Grading Scale:
Apportionment of points:
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10 points |
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175 points |
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"Tuesdays with Morrie" – Peer edit |
125 points |
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25 points |
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15 points |
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150 points |
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Culminating activity |
200 points |
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TOTAL |
700 points |
Note there will not be a final exam in this course! There will be a culminating activity, which we will discuss in detail closer to the end of the term.
Grading Scale:
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A |
... |
90% or higher |
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B |
... |
80-89% |
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C |
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70-79% |
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D |
... |
65-69% |
Due Dates: Please submit all assignments both electronically (via the course dropbox in ANGEL) and as a paper copy. You may bring the paper copy of the assignment to class, or leave it in the instructor's mailbox in the OTEd department. Please also name your electronic submission and the file you submit using a unique identifier to prevent confusion of similarly-named assignments from different groups.
To receive credit for assignments, completed work must be submitted electronically before 4pm on the day the assignment is due. If a student experiences extenuating circumstances that prevent completion of an assignment by that deadline, that student must contact the instructor at least 24 hours before the deadline so that the instructor can determine if an extension is warranted.
Academic Supports and Accommodations: Learning assistance, academic performance enhancement, and psychological services at KUMC are free, confidential, and available at Student Counseling & Educational Support Services by calling 913-588-6580 or visiting G116 Student Center.
Students should contact the instructor or the Equal Opportunity / Disability Specialist (913-588-7813, TDD 913-588-7963) as soon as possible if an accommodation is needed in order to complete any course requirements because of a disability.
Additional information:
Academic Supports and Accommodations: Learning assistance, academic performance enhancement and psychological services at KUMC are free, confidential, and available at Student Counseling & Educational Support Services (Tel: 913-588-6580) or visiting G116 Student Center.
Professional Writing: Clear professional writing is an essential skill in post-graduate and/or practice settings. Developing skill in professional and technical writing is an important aspect of your learning within this curriculum. To support this learning, instructors will consider elements of language use in the grading of written communications, including appropriate content, style, word choice, syntax and mechanics. If you need assistance with your writing, please contact the KUMC Student Center or visit the KU Writing Center. (http://www.writing.ku.edu)
Accommodations: Any student in this course who needs an accommodation because of a disability in order to complete the course requirements should contact the instructor or the Equal Opportunity/Disability Specialist (913.588.7813; TDD 913-588-7963) as soon as possible so that appropriate accommodations may be considered.
Academic and Professional Conduct: The nature of the advanced level of activities in this curriculum must be based upon mutual trust and respect. It is the expectation of each instructor that each student will engage in the learning process respectfully and with highest ethical standards for self and others. Please refer to the School of Allied Health Student Handbook for the policy regarding academic misconduct. Reported acts of academic or non-academic misconduct will be referred to the departmental Academic Integrity and Professional Standards Systems (AIPSS) for investigation and resolution.
I encourage all students to read the School of Allied Health's Student Handbook (link downloads a .pdf file) for policies regarding academic and non-academic misconduct.
Inclement Weather Policy: The KU Medical Center's standard policy is to remain open for business as a medical institution and as an academic institution in spite of weather conditions (even though KU-Lawrence may not be having classes). An ALERT message will be posted on the homepage for KUMC if there is an adjustment to class schedules. Use common sense and plan ahead - you are responsible for all material presented as part of this seminar.
Attendance Policy: Attendance at all class sessions is expected because much of the course content will only be covered in our class sessions. Although attendance will not be taken, missing class will have an impact upon your learning and professional development. An anticipated absence should be discussed with the instructor prior to the class meetings. A cooperative approach to learning among students (i.e., study groups, discussion sessions) is encouraged strongly, and should be considered as a strategy from the outset of this course.
Arriving late to class: Don't.
Class Evaluations: An important part of all learning and teaching is regular evaluation. Your evaluation of the instructor and the course content will be very important for helping to continually improve this classroom experience. I feel that student evaluations are particularly helpful in gauging the quality of a course and its content. Your evaluations will be taken seriously, and they deserve your careful thought. For this reason, I have placed two sample forms on-line that are similar to those you eventually will use to evaluate this course and my efforts as an instructor. These samples are presented so that as the term progresses you may think about the things that make this a good course and the things that can stand to be improved. I encourage you to print these forms and use them to jot down items or ideas as they occur, rather than waiting to fill an evaluation out at the last minute. You can then copy your accumulated comments into the formal course and instructor evaluations at the end of the term. Be proactive - this is a good opportunity for you to help me teach effectively!
Student Responsibility: If you do not understand and/or accept the contents and terms of this syllabus, you must notify the instructor in writing within one week after receiving this syllabus.
For a schedule of class meeting times, topics to be covered, and assigned materials, please refer to the course timetable.
End of OCTH 445 syllabus
Information related to how this course addresses ACOTE's Accreditation standards (Jan 2008 revision).
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Radel
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