Research Process (OCTH 725)

Guiding Principle: Understanding the research process is a key element for developing occupational therapy principles and guiding practice.

Course Description:
OCTH 725 (Research Process) is an introduction to the scientific method as it applies to occupational therapy, including problem identification, design, methodology, and evaluation. Research consumer skills are a major focus so that students may profit from professional literature and contribute to efforts of this nature.

Concept map: The Concept Map is a visual summary of the course content and how that content will be approached.

Key Questions: As this courses progresses, students will consider the following questions:

1. Why is conducting research important to Occupational Therapy?
2. What does it mean to be a researcher on a research project?
3. What distinguishes qualitative, descriptive, and experimental research paradigms?
4. Why are research ethics essential for research, and what is the purpose of an Institutional Review Board?
5. How do researchers conduct descriptive data analyses, and how are inferential statistics used?
6. How does a consumer of research intelligently critique research studies appearing in research, clinical practice, or popular literatures?

The OCTH 725 syllabus. (Please read it!)

OCTH 725 Timetable for lectures and assignments.

In an ideal world, I will post notes for my lectures within 24 hours after giving the lecture.

Description of the assignments you will complete for this course.

A list of websites you may find useful during this course.

The Research Project at a glance - a guideline for next spring's research practicum (OCTH 790) course.

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