ACCT 520 Managerial Accounting for Healthcare 3

This course introduces a business-management approach to the development and use of accounting information, focusing on internal reporting, planning operations, policy formation, and decision-making in healthcare organizations. Topics include: cost classification, cost behavior, C-V-P analysis, cost allocation, analysis for tactical decision-making, cash and operating budgets, capital budgeting, performance measurements and evaluation, including variance analysis and responsibility accounting.

BIOL 515 Gross Musculoskeletal Anatomy for the OT 4

Offered by the Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences specifically for ADU graduate students.
This course focuses on the macroscopic structures related to the muscular and skeletal systems of the body. Students will participate in human cadaver labs in order to integrate knowledge of the body into concepts of occupational therapy practice.

BIOL 521 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology 3

This course includes advanced studies of human anatomy and physiology of the cell and muscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, renal, hepatic, and endocrine systems. Emphasis is placed on feedback mechanisms, homeostasis, assessment, and intervention. This serves as a basis for understanding pathophysiology of these systems and associated anesthesia implications.

BIOL 522 Advanced Pathophysiology 3

This course examines advanced human pathophysiology of the cell and muscle, cardiovascular, pulmonary, neurological, renal, hepatic, immune, hematological, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems. Mechanisms of disease-state manifestations at the cellular, organ, and system levels are explored. Anesthetic implications are highlighted.

ECON 550 Economics of Healthcare 3

This course bridges the gap between traditional economics and business decision-making by demonstrating how basic economic concepts, principles, and theories can be used to illuminate various healthcare issues. Students evaluate a theoretical or empirical argument relating to healthcare by conducting an in-depth analysis of the structure, conduct, and performance of the markets for physician, hospital, pharmaceutical and long-term care services. The course will include demand theory and estimation, production theory, cost analysis, market structure, pricing policies and business investment decisions.

FNCE 521 Healthcare Financial Management 3

This course is an introduction to financial management with emphasis in healthcare organizations, healthcare payment systems, financing and investment decisions, financial planning, analysis, and control. Students will use a variety of analytical procedures to assess the financial condition and performance in healthcare organizations. Topics include: third-party payer system; time value of money; financial risk management and required return; debt, equity, and lease financing; cost of capital and capital structure; capital budgeting and risk analysis; financial condition analysis and forecasting; working capital management, capitation, risk sharing, pay for performance, and consumer-directed health plans.

HBSA 654 Leadership and Organizational Behavior 3

This course explores the various leadership theories. The course focuses on leadership's role and responsibilities in the maintenance and improvement of productivity, quality, and the competitive position of the enterprise. Critical issues such as employee motivation, interpersonal perception, communication, accommodation of the individual to the organization, individual career development, organizational impact on individual and group work behavior through design of work, and methods of evaluation and rewarding work effectiveness are explored. Students will assess their personal leadership styles. The areas of individual behavior, informal and formal organizational structure, and group dynamics will be related to leadership style and effectiveness in managing change. Students will also critically examine and learn conflict resolution skills.

HTCA 503 Information Systems Management for Healthcare 3

This course provides the student with a basic background in the terminology, technology, electronic health record, security, accountability for care, and application of Information Systems in a healthcare setting. Meaningful case studies are considered to help take aim at today's challenges while laying the groundwork for the changes ahead.

HTCA 510 Identity and Mission 2

The course explores the relationship between spirituality and healthcare delivery. Emphasis is placed on viewing the patient and the caregiver from the perspective of persons made in the image of God and as children of God. Students will implement sustainable practices to maintain personal well-being based on CREATION Health. Students will integrate experiential knowledge in spiritual care giving, including active listening and presence. Topics may include: diverse religious perspectives on wellness, illness, and suffering; the relationship between spirituality and the mind and body; the role of faith-based healthcare; and select bioethical issues involving whole patient care.

HTCA 540 Managerial Epidemiology 3

This course addresses the integration of epidemiology into strategic planning and managerial decision-making in health service organizations. Epidemiological principles and tools of investigation from a managerial perspective are addressed. Course work includes environmental analysis of health behaviors and lifestyle that impact demand on healthcare delivery systems. Students will evaluate models for integration of health services, preventive programs, demand management, and continuity of care policy issues.

HTCA 589 Quality Management and Patient Safety 3

This course presents the basic principles and tools associated with quality management. The topics include the definition of quality and its function in health services, strategic quality planning, quality tools, customer voice, market voice, and statistical quality control. The class focuses on the specific domains of healthcare quality and patient safety. It introduces students to relevant theory, content, tools, and methods in the field of patient safety. Students will be introduced to patient safety problems and high risk contexts for error occurrence. Students will learn error theory and systems thinking, as well as methods for risk assessment and patient safety improvement. Students will be challenged to consider the roles of varied healthcare stakeholders in building a safer healthcare system.

HTCA 605 Health Insurance, Managed Care and Reimbursement 3

This course looks in detail at the societal and managerial issues precipitated by how the U.S. healthcare system is financed. The course considers types of managed care arrangements, the impact of managed care on service provision, risk arrangements, capitation, and the changing relationships between patients, payers, providers and employers. This course is designed to explore in-depth the predominant provider payment systems in the United States. The structure and function of employer-based insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid will be studied. An introduction of the basic structure, pricing, and management of financial risks by private health insurance plans and the estimation of future expenditures for public health insurance programs will be explored. The course also examines the operation of health insurance plans from both the buyer and the insurer perspectives; how health plans employ actuarial estimates to project the cost of their benefit package and determine the premiums they will charge; and methodology as it pertains to the projection of costs in public health insurance programs.

HTCA 610 Role Fidelity and Exercise of Power 1

This course places emphasis on the biblical perspective of servant leadership in the use of authority. Issues pursued include the recognition of boundaries in personal relations within the workplace and balancing role fidelity with personal integrity.

HTCA 613 Healthcare Systems and Operations Management 3

This course introduces students to the U.S. healthcare system, both public and private sectors, and examines the structure of the health system, current topics in healthcare reform, the policy process, and advocacy for public health. The course will develop a general managerial perspective on the role of operations management in the function of a healthcare organization, at both the tactical and strategic levels. It will offer a broad survey of concepts and techniques in managing operations, with particular emphasis on a number of major operations management issues that can significantly affect the competitive position of a healthcare organization. Topics include process analysis, information technology, operations strategy, supply chain management, and forecasting.

HTCA 620 Strategic Planning and Management 3

This course applies the knowledge and techniques learned in earlier courses in an integrated fashion to the process of strategic decision-making and organizational change. The course develops the analytical and financial skills to gain competitive advantage in a dynamic business climate. Students learn how to evaluate the business environment, assess an organization's strengths and capabilities, and decide between competing strategies. Topics considered will be the relationship of organizations to their environments, the hierarchy of organizational objectives, structured as well as informal approaches to strategic planning, the integration of business functions, organizational structure, and evaluation.

HTCA 643 Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare 3

This course will expose students to the principles of business ethics as well as understanding clinical ethical dilemmas. In the process of reviewing these general principles, students will consider and develop their own prioritized values that would apply to their anticipated work in healthcare organizations. Special emphasis will be placed on the administrator's ethical and social responsibility in deciding how to allocate resources and deal with conflicting interests. Governance structures and audit systems will be addressed as well as ethical frameworks for decision-making. The course considers the legal obligation and responsibilities of healthcare organizations in administration. Elements of corporation, agency, administrative, and common law are covered. In addition, voluntary and government regulations of the healthcare industry are discussed. This course critically examines the major social, political, and economic forces impacting business organizations.

HTCA 653 Healthcare Policy and Politics 3

This course's objective is to engage students in weighing both the policy and political tradeoffs raised by health reform, while examining the formulation and implementation of health policy in the U.S. healthcare system. Emphasis is on the application of analytical contributions from health economics, scientific inquiry and research, and other policy-related disciplines to current issues in healthcare delivery, organization, and financing.

HTCA 690 Healthcare Administration Capstone 3

This course is designed to assimilate and integrate knowledge and skills from previous coursework and field experiences. The class focuses on the key issues impacting the administration of today's healthcare organizations and explores how those issues impact the delivery of care.

HTCA 695 Residency 3

This course is designed for those who are currently in a field other than healthcare or do not have a minimum of two years' work experience in healthcare administration. Students learn to apply concepts and theories of management under the direct supervision of a practitioner as well as a faculty member. To initiate the contractual arrangements for the course, a student must meet with an MHA advisor and the appropriate faculty during the semester preceding enrollment.

HTCA 699 Thesis 0

HTSC 513 Healthcare Systems and Policy 3

This course focuses on varied roles in healthcare organizational systems. Issues covered include social, political, economic, legal, ethical, cultural, leadership, marketing, organizational, and evaluation. The healthcare providers' role in policy influence, development and implementation is also explored.

HTSC 640 Ethical and Cultural Considerations in Healthcare 3

This course enables students to analyze the basic processes of human association and interaction, including the dynamics of individual, group, and societal issues using critical thinking, ethical, and moral approaches. (Offered by the Department of Health and Biomedical Sciences specifically for ADU graduate students.)

MGNT 520 Human Resources Management 3

This course examines the role of the human resource professional as a strategic partner in managing today's organizations. Key functions, such as recruitment, selection, development, appraisal, retention, compensation, and labor relations, are examined. Implications of legal and global environments are appraised, and current issues, such as diversity training, sexual harassment policies, and rising benefit costs, are analyzed. The best practices of employers of choice are considered.

MKTG 585 Marketing and Planning in Healthcare 3

This course introduces students to marketing concepts in healthcare through discussions of marketing strategy, positioning and branding, program/service development, and pricing, as well as distribution and promotion. Students will learn how to conduct a situational analysis, understand the market and consumer behavior, and assess an organization's capabilities.

PHRM 523 Advanced Pharmacotherapy 3

This course increases the student's understanding of fundamental drug actions at the cellular level and their effects on human systems. Principles of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, receptor site physiology, toxicology, side effects, indications, and contra-indications are emphasized for each group of drugs. Emphasis is placed on the interaction between pharmacotherapy and pathophysiology.

PHRM 524 Pharmacology in Nurse Anesthesia 3

Prerequisites: PHRM 523,
This course examines the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of anesthetic and accessory drugs used in anesthesia practice. Receptor site physiology, mechanisms of action, factors modifying drug effects, toxicity, and indications and contraindications for use are emphasized. Principles of biochemistry are integrated.

RELP 510 Spirituality, Health, and Wholeness 3

This course explores the interrelationship between spirituality and healthcare delivery. Emphasis is placed upon real life experiences and contextual influences in specialty healthcare practice. Topics may include: identification and assessment of spirituality, the relationship between spirituality and the mind and body, spiritual development across the life span, spiritual care giving, spiritual self-care, spiritual interventions, and diverse religious/spiritual perspectives on wellness and illness.

RSCH 512 Research and Evidence-Based Practice 3

This course is designed to give students an overview of quantitative and qualitative research processes. Students explore principles of research design, measurement, data collection, sampling, and data analysis through critical examination of published studies. Principles of evidence-based practice are incorporated in order to assess the state of the science and direct decision-making in specialty healthcare practice.

STAT 515 Scientific Inquiry and Research 3

This course is a review of research designs and scientific methods of research, including concepts of validity, reliability, and standardization leading to the systematic evaluation and application of evidence-based research. The course covers qualitative and quantitative data analyses including one-sample, correlation and regression, analysis of variance and covariance, factorial and multivariate, and nonparametric methodologies relevant to healthcare. The utilization of scientific evidence through scholarly inquiry to improve business, as well as clinical processes and ultimately patient outcome, is emphasized.

Nurse Anesthesia

MSNA 501 Clinical Conference I 1

Prerequisites: MSNA 530,
This course promotes the synthesis of research, review, and study of current anesthesia literature and topics focusing on service and healthcare as ministry.

MSNA 502 Clinical Conference II 1

Prerequisites: MSNA 501,
This course is a synthesis of current anesthesia topics and research through review and application of current anesthesia literature as well as presentation and discussion of morbidity and mortality of clinical cases.

MSNA 503 Clinical Conference III 1

Prerequisites: MSNA 502,
This course is a further synthesis of current anesthesia topics and research through review and application of current anesthesia literature, as well as presentation and discussion of morbidity and mortality of clinical cases.

MSNA 504 Clinical Conference IV 1

Prerequisites: MSNA 503,
This course promotes the synthesis of research, review, and study of current anesthesia literature and topics focusing on service and healthcare as ministry.

MSNA 530 Introduction to Nurse Anesthesia Practice 1

Admission to Nurse Anesthesia Program.
This course introduces the student to basic principles of nurse anesthesia practice. Pre-operative patient assessment, anesthetic record keeping, informed consent, airway examination, anesthesia monitoring, patient positioning, ASA classification, and anesthesia techniques are explored.

MSNA 531 Principles of Science & Techniques for Nurse Anesthesia 3

Prerequisites: MSNA 530,
This course is an integration of the principles of chemistry and physics germane to anesthesia practice. An in-depth exploration of the anesthesia machine and its components is also conducted. Students develop skills in pre-operative preparation of the anesthetizing environment and anesthesia machine check. Principles of safety and infection control are also applied.

MSNA 532 Basic Principles & Techniques of Nurse Anesthesia Practice 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 530,
Corequisites: MSNA 532L,
This course provides a beginning foundation for students to plan and implement nursing anesthesia care in healthy patients. Topics include: designing and implementing individualized anesthesia care plans, principles of anesthesia induction, maintenance, emergence, anesthesia complications in the healthy patient, airway management, and anesthesia for basic abdominal, orthopedic, urologic, and ENT procedures. Simulator laboratory experience and operating room observation time is provided for students to develop beginning level airway and anesthesia management skills.

MSNA 532L Basic Principles & Techniques of Nurse Anesthesia Practice 0

Corequisites: MSNA 532,

MSNA 533 Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 532,
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care for patients with moderate pathology or those undergoing increasingly complex procedures. Topics include: regional block insertion and management, acute pain management, chronic pain management, and trauma anesthesia.

MSNA 534 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia for Patients with Co-Existing Disease 2

Prerequisites: MSNA 532,
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care in patients with co-existing diseases. Topics include: anesthesia for patients with neuromuscular, skeletal muscle, and endocrine diseases; noncardiac surgery in the cardiac patient; and anesthesia for patients with hematologic, psychiatric/mental, renal, and hepatic disorders.

MSNA 551 Directed Study 1

One-credit directed study. Permission of the department chair is required for admission.
This course provides the student with the opportunity for directed study of a particular anesthesia problem or area.

MSNA 552 Directed Study 2

Two-credit directed study. Permission of the department chair is required for admission.
This course provides the student with the opportunity for directed study of a particular anesthesia problem or area.

MSNA 553 Directed Study 3

Three-credit directed study. Permission of the department chair is required for admission.
This course provides the student with the opportunity for directed study of a particular anesthesia problem or area.

MSNA 621 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 531, MSNA 532,
This practicum course provides students with clinical experience in all types of anesthetic techniques. Preparation of patients and equipment, pre- and postoperative patient evaluation, planning and implementing individualized anesthesia care plans, non-invasive and invasive monitoring, and airway management techniques are emphasized.

MSNA 622 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 621,
This practicum course provides students with clinical experience for specialized populations and surgical specialties. Clinical experiences also include anesthesia techniques specific to acute and chronic pain management.

MSNA 623 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 622,
This practicum course provides students with clinical experience for complex patients across the life span and critically ill populations.

MSNA 624 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 623,
This practicum course provides students with clinical experience for complex patients undergoing complex procedures. Clinical experiences also include anesthetic techniques specific to cardiac, intrathoracic, intracranial, and transplant anesthesia.

MSNA 625 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V 4

Prerequisites: MSNA 624,
This practicum course provides students with internship experiences to assist in the transition from student to full-contributing member of the anesthesia care team.

MSNA 635 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia for Patients Across the Life Span 3

Prerequisites: MSNA 533, MSNA 534,
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care for patients across the life span. Emphasis is placed upon the effects of age-related physiology and implications for anesthesia administration. Topics related to the special needs of pediatric, obstetric, and geriatric patients are discussed.

MSNA 636 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia for Complex Patients and Procedures 3

Prerequisites: MSNA 532,
This course builds upon previous knowledge for students to plan and implement nurse anesthesia care for complex patients and procedures. Emphasis is placed on the effects of moderate to severe pathophysiology and their implications for anesthesia administration.

MSNA 637 Nurse Anesthesia Principles Review 2

Prerequisites: MSNA 624, MSNA 641,
This course provides students with a general overall review of anesthesia content to aid in preparation for taking the National Certification Examination. Content review is presented through simulated experiences and computerized practice examinations so that students may identify individualized content areas requiring additional review and study.

MSNA 641 Professional Issues in Nurse Anesthesia Practice 3

Prerequisites: MSNA 636,
This course is an exploration of issues related to nurse anesthetists in the roles of business manager, consultant, researcher, entrepreneur, and influencer of public policy.

MSNA 690 Final Student Project 2

This course is the capstone project of the nurse anesthesia program. While students will be working on their individualized projects throughout the program, credit for project work is given in the last three trimesters of the program. Successful completion and approval of student projects are required for graduation.

MSNS 511 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostics 3

Corequisites: MSNS 511L,
This course will enable students to integrate knowledge of cognitive processes and develop psychomotor skills needed for assessing health of patients across the life span. Health assessments involve the determination of psychomotor, developmental, nutritional, mental, and physical health status of the patient; the student also identifies appropriate diagnostic tests to assist in health assessment.

MSNS 511L Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostics Lab 0

Corequisites: MSNS 511,

Occupational Therapy

OCTH 510 Occupational Therapy: Theory, Tenets, and Foundations of the Profession 3

This course is an exploration of occupational therapy theories and frames of reference, including the profession's history, tenets, and professional roles for varied practice settings. Experiences address regional and global healthcare needs and the application of critical reasoning for offering evidence-based client and family-centered care for diverse populations.

OCTH 512 Research and Evidenced-Based Practice 3

This course is designed to give students an overview of quantitative and qualitative research processes. Students explore principles of research design, measurement, data collection, sampling, and data analysis through critical examination of published studies. Principles of evidence-based practice are incorporated in order to assess the state of the science and direct decision-making in specialty healthcare practice.

OCTH 515 Occupation and Wellness across the Life Span 3

This course offers in-depth exploration and synthesis of human occupation and wellness. Emphasis is placed on students understanding the complex and highly interactive components of how, why, and when people engage occupation. Additional emphasis is placed on increasing understanding and appreciation of occupational therapy's role in improving patient and society health and wellness.

OCTH 520 Applied Kinesiology 3

This course includes a comprehensive study of movement. An application of the biomechanical frame of reference to evaluate force, torque, range of motion, strength, endurance, sensation, and edema is included. Laboratory experiences include the analysis of movements and performances of functional tasks/occupations.

OCTH 527 Fieldwork IA-Introduction 1

This course includes a practice rotation (fieldwork) to provide the opportunity to apply the knowledge, skills, and values learned in the first graduate occupational therapy semester. The course examines various healthcare disciplines and roles within the practice settings. Experiences include working with clients and their families to determine appropriate needs, assessments, and goals, and to identify evidenced-based interventions that will effectively address those needs. Healthcare documentation is also included. The experience includes analyses and application of OT models of practice, standards of practice, and ethics.

OCTH 530 Mental Health: Implications for Occupational Therapy 3

This course includes critical reasoning for assessments and interventions for clients' mental health needs. The course explores the use of individual and group interventions and examines current evidence for mental healthcare within community and healthcare settings. The occupational impact of mental illness for the individual, various cultures, and society is analyzed. Didactic and laboratory experiences are included for needed leadership and management of complex behaviors.

OCTH 535 Neuroscience Applications: OT Implications for Cognition, Behavior, and Neuromotor Control 3

This course analyzes current neuroscience evidence and the implications for occupational therapy assessment and intervention. Classroom and laboratory experiences critically examine principles of neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurosensory systems, neurobehaviors, cognition, and motor control. Application of current models for neuro-rehabilitation are included.

OCTH 540 Life Span Critical Reasoning: Clinical Applications 3

This course critically examines the use of models of reasoning for effective screening, assessment, goal setting, and intervention processes across the life span. Standardized assessments are utilized. Case-based scenarios are used to explore logical thinking models to effectively address complex healthcare needs and selection of evidence-based client- and family-centered care. Clinical skills are introduced for a variety of populations.

OCTH 547 Fieldwork IB-Mental Health 1

This course focuses on practice experiences including the application of the knowledge, skills, and values learned in the second semester, including mental health services, cognition, behavioral management principles, group programming, and leadership.

OCTH 560 Contemporary Service Delivery and Community Outreach 3

This course addresses program development and applies occupational therapy services within the community and emerging practice settings. Content includes developing needs assessments, designing programs, identifying potential funding services, and establishing benchmarks. The designed program will be implemented with follow-up program evaluation. Experiential learning experiences will take place within communities and/or contemporary practice settings.

OCTH 565 Assistive Technologies, Adaptations, and Environmental Modifications 3

This course includes the design and use of assistive technologies, adaptations, and environmental modifications to enhance performance, safety, and independence. Learning experiences include the client and family in the assessment, design, selection, and use of technologies, adaptations, and modifications. Content includes fabrication of technologies and adaptations. Communities and practice settings are analyzed for accessibility, needed modifications, and compliance to legal requirements.

OCTH 570 Service Delivery for the Older Adult Client 3

This course is a critical examination of current evidence regarding healthcare needs and interventions for the elder population. The course explores a continuum of care model for effective services for the older adult population. Services include promotion of wellness and illness models of intervention, leisure adaptations, and neurocognition. Experiences include implementing wellness programs and OT's services in adult day care centers, assistive living, long-term care, home health, hospice, and community-based programs. Liability, reimbursement, advocacy, and ethics issues are included.

OCTH 575 Research II - Research Design 2

This course includes advanced exploration of a research topic or capstone project. Learning experiences include a critical review of research methods, instrumentation, and study designs appropriate for the selected capstone. Critical examination of qualitative and quantitative designs and methods of analyses and their application in healthcare studies are included. Working with a research mentor, the students choose a research/capstone project and related design.

OCTH 577 Fieldwork IC- Older Adult 1

This course applies the knowledge, skills, and values taught within the third semester course in an assigned setting that addresses the needs of older adults. Students are to identify client needs, select the appropriate assessments, and establish client-centered goals and interventions. The role of the OT and other healthcare providers is analyzed. Guidelines for documentation, reimbursement, ethics and liability issues are included. Students will build on their interpersonal skills to foster professional behavior in the clinical setting.

OCTH 610 OT Assessments and Interventions for Children and Adolescents 3

This course includes experiences to determine the needs of children and adolescents utilizing evidence-based assessment and intervention methods. Learning experiences include the application of critical reasoning within a variety of settings. Experiences synthesize the roles of an occupational therapist and other healthcare providers, as well as integration of professional standards of practice, ethics, advocacy, outcome assessments, liability, documentation, and reimbursement of services. Experiences critically analyze the influence of culture and spirituality in the provision of care.

OCTH 615 Assessments and Interventions for Adults 3

This course addresses working with adult clients and their families to collaboratively determine the needs, evidence-based assessments, and interventions to address impairments, injuries, or illnesses. Experiences include models of practice addressing orthopedic, neurological, cardiovascular/pulmonary, and general healthcare needs. The roles of an occupational therapist and other healthcare providers, as well as professional standards of practice, ethics, advocacy, outcomes assessment, liability, documentation, and reimbursement of services are synthesized. The influence of culture and spirituality in the provision of the most appropriate care is analyzed.

OCTH 620 Adjunctive Approaches in OT: Physical Agent Modalities and Orthoses 3

This course includes the application of adjunctive methods to enhance a client's occupational performance. Case-based application of physical agent modalities is evaluated, including contraindications and safety. The design, fabrication, and care of orthoses are explored in context. Client- and family-education in the care and usage of orthoses and prostheses is included. Professional roles, documentation, reimbursement, safety, and liability are also investigated.

OCTH 625 Applied Research III -Data Compilation 2

This course advances the development and completion of the assigned research/capstone project. Data collection and analysis will be advanced under the direction of the graduate research mentor.

OCTH 627 Fieldwork I D - Adult Physical Dysfunction 1

This course focuses on fieldwork experience, including adult practice fieldwork experiences, allowing learners to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize the information learned in the fourth trimester. Students are to identify client needs, select the appropriate assessments, and establish client-centered goals and interventions. The roles of OT and other health providers are analyzed. Documentation, reimbursement, ethics, and liability are critically examined. Included is the application of the knowledge, skills, and values learned in the fourth semester graduate occupational therapy didactic coursework.

OCTH 630 Contemporary Practice Areas 4

This course includes professional development in the knowledge, values, and skills for specialty areas of treatment, including upper extremity and hand rehabilitation, low vision, ergonomics and work roles, dysphagia, driving rehabilitation, lymphedema, sensory integration, and vestibular rehabilitation. Exploration of the provision of these services and the role of the OT in private, community, industrial, and physician practice settings are included. Service provider, consultant, and program designer roles are explored.

OCTH 635 OT Within the School Setting 2

This course includes critical application of the roles and evidence-based services provided by occupational therapy within the school setting. The role of OT and OTA and other school-based team members, including parents, guardians, and teachers, is explored. Evidence-based interventions are critically examined. Regulatory guidelines, documentation, IEPs, equipment, and accessibility issues are covered. Professional leadership, advocacy, ethics, liability, and supervision are included. The profession's services to enhance educational outcomes are analyzed.

OCTH 640 Advocacy, Leadership, and Organizational and Professional Development 4

This course includes applied advocacy, management, supervision, and leadership projects. Development of a professional practice, that includes a mission, a vision, strategic and business plans, policies and procedures, job descriptions, performance benchmarks, and appraisal methods, is covered. Also included are related interviews, supervision, and leadership models. Trends in healthcare systems, management principles, promotion and marketing, liability, consultation, advocacy, and consulting roles are explored. Development of advancement plans, including goals for advanced practice certifications and fieldwork supervision, are included.

OCTH 647 Fieldwork IE - Pediatrics 1

This course focuses on fieldwork experience that includes pediatric practice experiences in healthcare settings. Experiences include analyses, evaluation, and synthesizing the OT process for children and adolescents. Students are to identify client needs, select assessments, and establish client-centered goals and interventions. The roles of OT and other health providers are analyzed. Guidelines for documentation, reimbursement, ethics, and liability issues are included. Evidence-based service delivery that is client- and family-centered and culturally and spiritually appropriate is developed.

OCTH 657 Fieldwork IF - School based OT 1

This course focuses on fieldwork experience, including pediatric practice experiences in school-based settings. Experiences include analyses, evaluation, and synthesizing the OT process for children and adolescents. Students are to identify client needs, select assessments, and establish client-centered goals and interventions. The roles of OT and other team members are analyzed. Guidelines for documentation, reimbursement, ethics, and liability issues are included. Evidence-based service delivery is student and education team-centered and culturally and spiritually appropriately developed.

OCTH 670 Professional Seminar 1

This course uses critical analyses of professional entry competencies for the occupational therapists, including certification and licensure responsibilities. A tripartite programmatic review is conducted. Experiences focus on critical appraisal of components of a program evaluation, including educational, employment, certification results, fieldwork, research/scholarship success, and service/community outreach outcomes. Evaluation data will be critically examined with developed improvement plans captured in a strategic planning process.

OCTH 677 Fieldwork IIA 6

This course, the Level II Fieldwork experience, is provided to strengthen the didactic learning experiences of the curriculum. The student's professional service delivery of client services under supervision is evaluated. Experiences are selected for the quality and compatibility with the institution's curriculum design. Application of the didactic and Level I fieldwork knowledge, skills, and values are enhanced with client-centered services, including professional mentorship and role modeling.

OCTH 680 Research IV - Dissemination 1

This course is a culminating research experience that includes the delivery of a professional presentation of a defense of the research/capstone project results and implications for OT practice.

OCTH 687 Fieldwork IIB 6

This course, the Level II Fieldwork experience, is provided to strengthen the didactic learning experiences of the curriculum. Students' professional service delivery of client services under supervision is evaluated. Experiences are selected for the quality and compatibility with the institution's curriculum design. Application of the didactic and Level I fieldwork knowledge, skills, and values is enhanced with client-centered services, including professional mentorship and role modeling.