OCC 714 Introduction to Scholarship and Research

This course starts the development of the "practice scholar" and will focus on building skills by gaining an understanding of research in health care, utilizing logical and critical thinking skills to navigate research data, asking evidence-based questions, applying theory to research, and performing literature searches.  Additionally, students will gain knowledge about research design, quantitative and qualitative methods, data collection and analysis, and professional scholarly writing.  Students will ask a clinical research question, design quantitative and qualitative data collection tools, collect data, analyze with theory, and write up findings. 

Credits

5.0