OC TH 7452 - OTD Capstone Project II

For completion of this course, students will carry out the action or program proposed during Capstone I. For example, if a student has proposed a college course, during the Capstone II course, the student will implement the course or part of it. Or, if a student proposed a specific research study, he or she would collect the data that was proposed and complete the study. If, for example, a student proposed a justification and plan to change policy at the state level the action proposed would be presented formally to appropriate policy makers in the hopes the action would be taken. The major outcomes for Capstone II are a) the implementation of the proposal approved of in Capstone I, b) collection of data regarding the action, program, or study, c) analysis of this data and d) a discussion of how these results contribute to the advancement of the occupation in society, occupational science, or occupational therapy knowledge base. In addition to completion of a formal paper, students will disseminate their results to the appropriate audience through presentations at the state and/or national level, peer reviewed publications and/or implementation of the project. Students will defend their final project before their committee. Regular meetings will be held with advisors during the process.