Courses

ODC 790 DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DEVELOP&DEFENSE   1.0-18.0 Credit(s)
Students in this final course will work independently within a prescribed framework to complete their dissertation. Students will be required to seek out and receive approval of a dissertation committee that will begin to work with the student to draft her or his dissertation proposal. Students will be required to select a topic, draft research questions, construct an appropriate literature review, and conduct/analyze research utilizing research methodologies learned throughout time in the program. Two critical benchmarks must be met in this course: the first entails successfully completing a proposal, while the second necessitates passing the dissertation defense.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years

PT 951 PEDIATRIC PT RESIDENCY EDUCATION I   3.0 Credit(s)
This first course in a 3-part residency education series focuses on advanced foundations of pediatric physical therapy care including social determinants of health, motor learning theories, knowledge translation, and movement system diagnoses. The course will focus on the development of gait, postural control, and the musculoskeletal systems throughout childhood. The course will conclude with content focused on pediatric musculoskeletal conditions. Participants will gain psychomotor skills in pediatric biomechanical examination techniques and integrate/apply these skills to patient case examples. Participants will create a professional development plan and begin their independent research project. Participants will demonstrate their knowledge through complex patient presentations as well as live patient examination. Concurrently, participants will be progressing in their first clinical rotation at Connecticut Children's, progressing in clinical competency as per the Physical Therapist Residency Competency Evaluation Instrument.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

PT 952 PEDIATRIC PT RESIDENCY EDUCATION II   3.0 Credit(s)
The second course in the 3-part residency education series focuses on teaching and learning practices, pediatric therapy services provided under IDEA, and management of neurological and oncologic conditions. Participants will be required to assist in a DPT pediatric laboratory and reflect on their use of various teaching strategies. Participants will continue to expand their clinical reasoning and research inquiry via critical article appraisal. The course will include hands-on practice of pediatric neurological examination techniques. Complex case presentations will focus on interdisciplinary care and decision making. Participants will complete live patient examinations and interventions to demonstrate their progress towards advanced pediatric care. The course will include continued progression in their independent research study and reflection on their individualized professional development plan. Concurrently, participants will be transitioning from their first clinical rotation to their final clinical rotation at Connecticut Children's. Performance will be progressed as per the Physical Therapist Residency Competency Evaluation Instrument. Participants will also participate in observations of school and early intervention settings. Prerequisite: Take PT-951
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

PT 953 PEDIATRIC PT RESIDENCY EDUCTION III   3.0 Credit(s)
The third course in the 3-part residency education series focuses on advanced clinical reasoning with cardiopulmonary and hematological conditions as well as the influence of COVID-19 in pediatrics. The course will also focus on special settings and diagnoses that can be encountered in advanced pediatric practice with hands on skill focus of concussion/vestibular examination and intervention. Participants will expand upon their teaching practices through creation and delivery of guest lectures to DPT students as well as in-service to Connecticut Children's staff. Participants will demonstrate their knowledge through live patient assessment as well as presentation of their independent research project. The course will culminate in review of individualized professional development plan with reflection on progression throughout the program duration. Concurrently, participants will complete their final clinical rotation at Connecticut Children's. They will progress towards graduate competency requirements on the Physical Therapy Residency Competency Evaluation Instrument. Prerequisite: Take PT-952
Offered: Late Spring & Summer Semesters All Years

FN 917 ESG AND CLIMATE FINANCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course surveys some classical and recent research literature relating to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG); and Climate Finance-to jump-start research for DBA students. We will highlight recent accounting, management, and finance research, including disclosure, analyst forecasts, and the costs of equity capital and their linkage with ESG and climate issues. The seminar is particularly useful to DBA students with the following backgrounds: specialists in sales and security trading who interact with research departments, and professionals with a background in asset allocation, management, and accounting.
Offered: Late Spring Semester All Years

ODC 700 WRITING FOR SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONERS   2.0 Credit(s)
Writing for Scholar-Practitioners focuses on scholarly and academic writing and reading, both of which are skills students develop throughout this program in working toward the dissertation project. The course focuses on the fundamentals of scholarly and academic writing at the doctoral level. The course is not designed to teach students how to write, but it is designed to re-familiarize students with academic writing, and to familiarize students with doctoral writing and program requirements and expectations.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years

ODC 730 ORG DESIGN, ASSESSMENT, & STRATEGY   4.0 Credit(s)
This course challenges students to embrace a systems view of leadership and change at the organizational level. Students compare, contrast, and critique assessment models and designs utilized to effect change in the organization. Students are required to apply their own models of organizational change, strategy, and organizational capacity building to their work experiences.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

ODC 705 GROUP FAC, CONSULT & TEAM DEV   4.0 Credit(s)
This experientially-focused course examines the leadership process using team and group dynamics as a context. Students will investigate contemporary issues related to team building, interpersonal and group relations, and learn to utilize effective problem-solving and decision-making skills. Special emphasis is placed on effectively initiating collaborative approaches with internal and external stakeholders.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years

ODC 715 FOUNDATIONS & EVOLUTION OF ORG DEV   4.0 Credit(s)
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the foundations and evolution of the field of organization development and change. The course also explores systems theory and other OD theories and concepts to better understand the dynamics of change at various organizational levels, as well as the contributions of the field to the practice of organization development and change in local and global contexts. Students will explore key aspects of the OD consulting process and OD interventions and have an opportunity to apply their knowledge through various experiential learning activities and assignments.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years

ODC 725 ORG ETHICS, SOCIO-CULT DYNA., DIV. & SR   4.0 Credit(s)
This course engages students in a systematic study of organizations through an ethics and socio-cultural lens. Students are challenged to develop frameworks for ethical thinking with regards to workplace interactions and processes, with a strong emphasis on ethical challenges, including those related to multicultural issues and other organizational forms associated with workplace socio-demographics, diversity, and cultural dynamics. Emphasis is placed on the importance of morality in the workplace and in society. Students are required to investigate current research regarding issues of morality, ethics, and social responsibility in the design, governance, and operations of organizations.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

ODC 720 THEORY & PRACTICE OF LEAD. & FOLLOW.   4.0 Credit(s)
This course emphasizes leadership development and practice. A review of leadership theories and their applications to business is accomplished through experiential learning and sharing the stories of each student. This requires students to critically analyze leadership theories with a strong emphasis placed on contemporary leadership perspectives. Students will be required to connect leadership theories and practices to leadership situations that are relevant to their work experiences and contemporary issues of social justice and injustice.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

ODC 710 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   4.0 Credit(s)
This course covers both the philosophy of science and the fundamentals of research. In terms of the philosophy of science, this includes the ontological and epistemological foundations of science, and content surrounding indigenous science and methodology. Regarding the fundamentals of research, content covered includes the underpinnings of research, differentiating between qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, and covering the different philosophical streams and periods related to methodology. This course prepares students for more advanced methodology courses.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

ODC 760 CONF, COMM & ADVANCED ORG THEORY & PRAC   4.0 Credit(s)
This advanced topics course explores the relationship of conflict with change in organization development, design, and consulting practice. Organizational, psychological, sociological, and human development theory are examined and applied. Additionally, traditional, novel, and peripheral organization development philosophies and organization science methodologies that aid in the practice and research of organization development, design, effectiveness, and change are covered in the course to complement and expand the collective body of knowledge and learning regarding practice in the field.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

ODC 755 CHANGE, CHANGE MANAGEMENT & CHANGE LEAD   4.0 Credit(s)
This course brings together the core concepts of change science and theory, engaging formal and informal processes of leading and managing change. The course addresses change on numerous levels, including individual, group, organizational, community, national, and global, and within multiple contexts, including organizational, behavioral, political, and social. The content engages theories and practices of change, change processes, change roles, change structures, and existing change models from interpersonal, interdisciplinary, inter-professional, international, and intercultural lenses.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

ODC 740 RESEARCH DESIGN & METHODS- QUANTITATIV   4.0 Credit(s)
This course expands student knowledge specific to quantitative methodologies within the social and behavioral sciences. Students are required to thoroughly understand the differences between methods and effectively identify the appropriate methodology that fits a given research project. Survey techniques, univariate and bi-variate descriptive statistical concepts are emphasized.
Offered: Summer Semester All Years