PCHCS Students Handbook 2024-2025

Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences (PCHCS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2024–2025 222 are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to develop a relationship with their adviser, and be proactive in their academic preparation. The relationship remains during years I and II* and may change only for significant reasons, and after extensive discussion between adviser and advisee. Advisees will submit the request for adviser change, in writing, to the program director who will make the final decision. At year III, students transition to advisement by the academic fieldwork coordinator (AFWC) and doctoral capstone coordinator (DCC) during the terms as indicated below: • summer term, year III, AFWC • fall term, year III, DCC • winter term, year III, AFWC • summer term, year IV, DCC *During year II, while students are taking intervention courses, the AFWC and the specific intervention instructor will collaborate in determining student readiness for Level I fieldwork experience. Placement of the student will be at the discretion of the AFWC. Questions during the Level I fieldwork rotation may be directed to the AFWC or intervention course faculty member, as appropriate. Essential Functions Most educational programs have technical standards or essential function policies that guide and protect the program and its students regarding reasonable expectations for admission, retention, and graduation. Essential functions, as distinguished from fund of knowledge standards, refer to those abilities required for satisfactory completion of all aspects of a curriculum, including clinical education, and the development of professional attributes required of all students at graduation. The O.T.D. program— Tampa Bay has a responsibility to the public to assure that its graduates can become fully competent and caring occupational therapists who are capable of providing benefit and doing no harm. Individuals admitted and retained in the O.T.D. program—Tampa Bay must possess the intelligence, integrity, compassion, humanitarian concerns, physical and emotional capacity, cognitive and communication skills, and professionalism necessary to practice occupational therapy. To this end, all O.T.D. program— Tampa Bay students must meet the requirements outlined in the O.T.D. program’s Essential Functions Policy for Admission, Retention, and Graduation. Find the O.T.D. Essential Functions document at healthsciences.nova.edu/nsu-tampa-otd-essential-functions-03.28.2024.pdf. Authorship Credit and Order Guidelines and Policy • Principal authorship, order of authorship, and other publication credits should accurately reflect the relative scientific, technical, professional, or scholarly contributions of the individuals involved. • No authorship credit should be given to someone whose suggestion/idea/feedback may have influenced a project, but did not actively participate in project development and implementation. This person could be acknowledged as described in bullet five (following). • Authorship is not merited solely for administrative support, financial contribution, or a supervisor/ adviser’s position.

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