Erie Community College
Course Outline
A. Unit Code and Suggested 160 OT – 105 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY COMPUTER
Course Title: APPLICATIONS
B. Curriculum/Program: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
C. Catalog Description: An applied applications course to familiarize the students with practice and use of e-mail, Internet capabilities, documentation and third party reimbursement relative to occupational therapy. Use of computer in remediation and purposeful activity and adaptations for a variety of disabilities will be stressed.
Prerequisites: CS 101
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D. Duration of Instructional
Period: Lab of two (2) hours per week for 15 weeks
E. Academic Credit Hours: One (1) credit for two (2) hours of laboratory instruction (0-2-1)
Contact Hours
F. Suggested Text/Course
Materials: No required textbook. Student should acquire the following:
1. Flash (thumb) drive (1mg or more) to store and transport computer files
2. Access to internet from home (highly recommended)
3. Recent versions of Microsoft PowerPoint and Word
4. Computer microphone
5. Computer headset
G. Course Outcomes: At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate competencies in basic computer use, including the ability to use databases and search engines to access information, word processing for writing, and presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint)
2. Develop compensatory strategies for computer access based on client abilities, limitations, and goals: create an adapted digital computer program that is accessible to persons with a variety of impairments including vision, motor, and cognitive
3. Describe use of computers in healthcare and rehabilitation settings for documentation and third party reimbursement
4. Gather and share data for evaluating client(s) occupational performance related to utilizing a computer and computer workstation in the course of education, work, play, leisure, and social participation. Evaluation of occupational performance includes:
§ Occupational profile
§ Client factors
§ Performance patterns
§ Cultural, physical, social, personal, spiritual, temporal, and virtual contexts and activity demands that affect performance.
§ Performance skills
5. Recommend appropriate modification to environments and adaptation of processes, based on ergonomic principles for client functioning within the context of a computer workstation
6. Articulate principles of and demonstrate strategies with computer assistive technologies and devices used to enhance occupational performance
7. Describe computer assistive technology resources and services for persons with disabilities
H. Program Competencies: Upon graduation with an associate in applied science degree in occupational therapy assistant, the graduate will be able to:
B. Participate in assessment of patient/client occupational performance capacities and/or limitations (4)
E. Adapt therapeutic activities and/or the environment to meet a patient/client's physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and sensory integrative or developmental needs (2,5,6,7)
F. Utilize communication skills, both verbal and written, to exercise effective communication within a clinical setting (1,3)
H. Fabricate clinical equipment, adaptive equipment and orthotic devices used in a variety of clinical settings (2)
K. Perform business related functions--attendance records, statistical reports, submit for billing for third-party payments (3)
I. SUNY General Education Not required for Health Sciences
Ten Knowledge Areas:
J. ECC Graduate Learning
Outcomes (GLO):
- Communicate effectively (1, 2)
- Demonstrate adequate preparation for a career or continuing education (2, 3, 4)
- Demonstrate competence with computers and technology (5, 6, 7)
K. Assessment of Student
Learning:
- Analysis of assistive hardware/software
- Fieldwork reflective papers
- Computer remediatory/compensatory assignments
L. Library Resources:
- Information on talking books, the field of ergonomics as related to computer workspace, and computer adaptations
M. Topical Outline:
1. Orientation and assignment overview
Assistive technology analysis
PowerPoint and imaging peripherals
Single switch interface
Digital books 2weeks
2. Ergonomically work station analysis 1 week
3. Compensation vs. remediation
Analyzing computer tasks
Windows-based disability options 3 weeks
4. Computer assistive technology
for physical, visual, cognitive/ learning impairments 2 weeks
5. Computers and documentation 1 week
6. Fieldtrips 3 weeks
7. Working lab sessions 3 weeks
N. Proposal Prepared by: Betsy Jones, OTA Department Head, April 2008
OT105.DOC