The Doctoral Experiential Component (DEC) of the Capstone Project

ACOTE Standards

Goals of DEC

Project Areas

Education

Intra- or interdisciplinary research

Program development

Program evaluation/outcomes

Administration

Leadership

Advocacy

DEC Courses in the EL-OTD Curriculum

Year 2 OTS 213 Intro to DEC, OTS 294 Mentorship, OTS 294 Mentorship, OTS 210 Proposal Planning, OTS 214 Prof Dev for Capstone

Year 3 OTS 216 DEC TS 215 DEC Seminar

Course Experiences that Support the DEC Process

OTS 209 Research Methods

  • Scoping Review, Literature Review

OTS 232 Health & Community Systems

  • Program proposal, grant writing