Dr. Pallavi Patel School of Rehabilitative Sciences (PSRS)—Department of Occupational Therapy 2025–2026 348 delay outside control of the student, or if it involves death in the immediate family or severe acute or contagious illness of the student—an immediate family member is defined as a spouse, mother, father, aunt, uncle, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister, brother, grandparent, son, or daughter). In the case of illness, the student must submit a statement from an attending physician regarding the reason for absence. Students with an excused absence may make up their assignments/exams. The final decision for an excused absence rests with the program director. An unexcused absence may occur for any reason other than those listed above. In such cases, the student will have to make up the time at the discretion of the course faculty member. In addition, the student will not be able to make up any graded assignment or exam that occurred during the on-campus institute and will receive a 0 for that assignment or examination. Participation in Research Project The research sequence of the O.T.D. curriculum is embedded in seven courses of the curriculum, namely OTD 8101: Introduction to Didactic, Clinical and Capstone Experiences; OTD 8161: Evidence in Occupational Therapy Practice/Qualitative Design; OTD 8162: Research Design, Quantitative Methods, Proposal; OTD 8262L: Research Design Lab (IRB); OTD 8263: Research Project I—Implementation; OTD 8263L: Research Project I Lab—Data Analysis and Interpretation; and OTD 8364: Research Project II—Dissemination. This sequence allows the students to experience the research process from conceptualization to dissemination of results, thereby complying not only with the O.T.D. curriculum requirements, but also with the research component of the standards for doctoral-level occupational therapy education of the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE®). O.T.D.—Tampa Bay students are responsible for completion of these sequences, including satisfaction of all course requirements for graduation. Likewise, the student is responsible for all expenses related to the research implementation, data analysis, and results dissemination, including, but not limited to, travel costs to conference sites and to the scheduled Annual Research Colloquium at the NSU Tampa Bay Regional Campus. Attendance Attendance is mandatory for all scheduled instructional sessions and curricular activities, while complying with PSRS policies and as specified in each course syllabus. Tardiness Being on time is a professional expectation. Any student arriving late for an appointment or a scheduled course session is tardy. Tardiness will be considered as an unexcused absence if a student is more than 15 minutes late without prior notification or communication, and will be noted in the student’s contact ledger. The first episode of tardiness without communication will result in a warning. The second episode of tardiness with or without communication will result in a referral to the student’s advisor. The third episode and any subsequent episodes of tardiness with or without communication will result in a Notice of Unprofessional Behavior (NUB) that may lead to a referral to the CSP. Submission of Assignments Each course syllabus includes course-specific requirements and submission deadlines. Any assignment submitted after the assignment deadline will be subject to the consequences specified by the course instructor(s) and may affect the assignment grade and/or the final class grade as specified in the course syllabus.
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