Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 5000 and Higher

Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.

Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm

1. Course prefix and number:

3. Requested action:

OCCT 6001/6002


2. Date:

1-24-2013

New Course
x / Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from / # / to / #
x / Required / Elective

4.  Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected future delivery methods within the next three years):

Current or Expected

Proposed Delivery Future Delivery

Method(s): Method(s):

X / On-campus (face to face) / X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)

5.  Justification. Identify the committee or group (e.g., Graduate faculty of the Department of English) that conducted the assessment of curriculum and student learning. Explain why the unit wishes to offer or revise the course. Include specific results from the unit assessment that led to the development or modification of the course. If applicable, cite any accrediting agency/ies and reference the specific standard/s.

Following review of OCCT 6001 by the occupational therapy department graduate curriculum committee, it was determined and voted that additional content is required to remain in compliance with new accreditation standards that are to take effect on July 1, 2013. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) requires, and has a strong commitment to ensuring, that Standard B2.2: “Explain the meaning and dynamics of occupation and activity, including the interaction of areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context(s) and environments, and client factors,” is fully realized within all Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) curriculums. It was determined that OCCT 6001 addresses this topic only minimally as per the topic outline, and therefore requires the addition of one hour per week of class time to ensure ample topic coverage and opportunity for activities that promote student exploration and integration of information.

6.  Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:

6001, 6002. Occupation and Movement (4,1) 4 classroom and 3 lab hours per week. P/C: OCCT 6000. Musculoskeletal system as related to human occupation. Mobility, stability, posture, biomechanics, development of movement, relationship between kinesiological components, and gradation of activities.

7.  If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:

This course incorrectly listed the classroom hours as 2 per week. This should have been 3 and now a request is submitted for changing it to 4 classroom hours per week

8.  Course credit:

Lecture Hours / 4 / Weekly / OR / 60 / Per Term / Credit Hours / 4 / s.h.
Lab / 3 / Weekly / OR / 45 / Per Term / Credit Hours / 1 / s.h.
Studio / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Practicum / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Internship / Weekly / OR / Per Term / Credit Hours / s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. / s.h.
Total Credit Hours / 5 / s.h.

9.  Anticipated annual student enrollment: 26

10.  Changes in degree hours of your programs:

Degree(s)/Program(s) / Changes in Degree Hours
MS in Occupational Therapy / +1 hour change

11.  Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs

Degree(s)/Program(s) / Changes in Degree Hours
N/A

12.  Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:

x / Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is attached.

13.  Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):

x / Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.

14.  University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:

x / Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.

15.  Statements of support:

a.  Staff

x / Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):

b.  Facilities

x / Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):

c.  Library

x / Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):

d.  Unit computer resources

x / Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):

e.  ITCS resources

x / ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached

16.  Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for instructions):

a.  Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).

b. Objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)

If this is a 5000-level course that is populated by undergraduate and graduate

students, there must be differentiation in the learning objectives expected.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1.  Analyze the biomechanics of the head, trunk, extremities, posture and gait as they relate to occupations

2.  Demonstrate the use and interpretation of various assessment tools.

3.  Analyze, grade, and adapt activities to facilitate/enhance occupational performance.

4.  Explain the principles of splinting and their application to the fabrication of various function enhancing splints.

5.  Create occupation-based interventions that integrate knowledge of underlying performance skills, patterns, client factors, body structures and functions and the context/environment.

c.  Course topic outline

The list of topics should reflect the stated objectives.

Topic Outline
1.  Biomechanics and Muscles of the upper and lower extremities
A.  The shoulder girdle
B.  The trunk and neck
C.  The lower extremity
D.  The nervous system
2.  Assessment of muscle strength, movement and tactile sensation and provocative testing for hand pathology
3.  Activity analysis and adaptive equipment
4.  Splint design and fabrication.
5.  Connecting Occupation and Movement and the profession. Review of The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework
A. Analysis of movement
B. Activity analysis and the physical body
C. Adaptive equipment and techniques to substitute for UE function

d.  List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade

Grading scale

Score Grade

90-100% A

80-89% B

70-79% C

Below 70% F

OCCT 6001 Assessments

Activity / Number of activities / Weight
Quizzes / 10 / 10%
Exams / 3 / 45%
Professional Behaviors / 1 / 5%
Article reviews / 3 / 10%
Activity analysis / 1 / 15%
Hand intervention/journal review presentation / 1 / 15%

100%

OCCT 6002 Assessments

Activity Number of Weight

Activities

Wheelchair Exploration 1 / 10%
Adaptive equipment exploration 1 / 10%
Splinting Assignments 3 / 21%
Post-Lab Assignment sheets 5 / 10%
Movement analysis assignment 1 / 10%
Professional Behaviors and learning form 1 / 10%
Practical test #1 1
/ 14%
Practical #2 (Final) 1 / 15%
Total / 100%