INTRODUCTION TO KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION

Graduate

In this course, students will integrate Year 1 Doctor of Applied Health program course learning and propose their capstone project topic. Working in partnership with external partners and using multiple data sets including demographic, epidemiological and statistical data, current literature and environmental scans, students will identify a wicked problem and defend how this could be addressed through the development of a capstone project. They will then propose an appropriate applied research method and evaluation strategy to resolve the wicked problem. This course will culminate with the successful viva-voce defense of the student’s proposed Doctor of Applied Health capstone project proposal. PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of all Doctor of Applied Health Year 1 program courses Three semester hours