Workplace Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant Syllabus for 2025-2026
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Course

OTHA-2330-001 Workplace Skills for the Occupational Therapy Assistant

Prerequisites

Corequisites: OTHA 2266 and OTHA 2267

Course Description

Seminar-based course designed to complement Level II fieldwork by creating a discussion forum addressing events, skills, knowledge and/or behaviors related to the practice environment. Application of didactic coursework to the clinic and test-taking strategies for certification exams.

Student Resources Student Resources Website

Department Expectations

Occupational License Disclaimer

Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me

You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Class Type

Online Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS

NBCOT Study Pack/NBCOT publication 

All previously purchased text books for the program

Students should not rely solely on these review materials.  The study pack should be used in conjunction with texts, notes, projects, and other materials that have been used over the course of the occupational therapy assistant program at Amarillo College.

Supplies

COURSE SUPPLY LIST 

AOTA membership

Access to Pass the OT

Computer and Internet access

Student Performance

Using the course materials, the learner will accomplish the following course goals as evaluated by the course instructor using weekly assignments, virtual learning sessions, and exams.

The learner will know that these outcomes have been successfully achieved when the learner earns a final grade of "C" or higher as evaluated by the department faculty.

2023 ACOTE standards addressed in this course:

Consistency with and connection to curriculum design: 

Workplace Skills for the OTA and Fieldwork I and II are capstone courses in the OTA curriculum at Amarillo College. These courses emphasize entry level preparation based on all prior courses. The learner is equipped with knowledge of self,  healthcare systems and the profession of occupational therapy enabling the learner to practice therapeutic use of self. The Workplace Skills course specifically addresses the program goal of developing lifelong learners. Learners are responsible for creating a study plan to prepare for the certification exam, following and reporting on completion of the study plan, development of high-stakes test-taking skills,  knowing the process and action steps for licensure in their state of choice, and identifying continuing education courses to fulfill their first license renewal period after graduation. The students develop a plan to continue NBCOT certification through a variety of options as allowed by NBCOT. 

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

ENHANCED ONLINE LEARNING/Professional Development = 10% 

Being prompt and attending class

This portion of the grade is based on prompt and full attendance of class time. The learner begins the semester with 100 points in this category worth 10% of the course grade.

For each time the learner is ABSENT from the course, 4 points will be deducted from the current points available.

For each time the learner is late/tardy/out of class for less than the full class time, 2 points will be deducted from the current points available. Examples include but are not limited to:

• arriving after the start of the online session by any amount of time
• leaving prior to the end of the online session
• loosing connection or trouble logging into the virtual session that reduces attendance will be counted as being late/tardy/out of class

A learner can lose several points quickly if in one day they arrive late, go to the car to get books, and leave early. That would be a total of 6 points off the professional development grade for the course.

Grading Criteria

The final course grade will be computed as follows:

                       NBCOT practice exams                                             50%

                        Weekly submissions/portfolio                                20%

                       OTKE                                                                             20%

                       Enhanced online learning/professional development        10%

                        Final Grade                                                                100%

Attendance

The learner will engage in full time fieldwork experience to compliment this course. In addition, the learner will be required to attend enhanced online learning sessions virtually 8-10 times across the semester. The dates and times for the online sessions will be determined by the learners and faculty collaboratively.

Attendance for each virtual session is required. On camera presence for the entire session supports best learning.

The learner will be present virtually in an environment that supports a collaborative and engaging situation for everyone involved. Please limit distractions which might interfere with your classmates ability to focus. You might need to mute the sound to help others in the class hear content clearly.

Calendar

Additional Information

Content and schedule of course materials is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.