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Aug 31, 2025
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2020-2021 Catalog Volume XXX Ver 1 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DPT 6140 Evidence-Based Practice I
Lecture: 2 Lab: 0 Practica: 0 Total Credits: 2
This course introduces general research principles and evidence-based practice. The student becomes oriented to the South College library system and technology resources and becomes familiar with high-level literature reviews. Students begin the formulation of clinical questions, methods of obtaining peer-reviewed research to those clinical questions, and how to critically appraise the evidence. The student is introduced to the following topics in the research process: basic research design, issues of reliability and validity, diagnostic utility of clinical tests, and fundamentals of conducting a literature review. This course provides a framework for assignments in subsequent courses in which evidence-based foundations of physical therapy are presented.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
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