Neuroscience
USM OTH 601
Bernadette Kroon
2011
Contact information
 Text:
207-2725257
 Email:
 Make
prefer bernadette@necares.com
sure you include your name, first
and last.
Schedule
All classes start
at 1:30PM-4:30 PM
 Sept
1
 Sept 8 Orientation
 Sept 15 Quiz 1,Topic
due
 Sept 22 Quiz 2
 Sept 29 Quiz 3
 Oct 06 Quiz4
 Oct 13 MIDTERM
 Oct 20 Quiz 5
 Oct
27
 Nov 3
 Nov 10
 Nov 17
 Nov 24 Thanksgiving
 Dec 1
 Dec 8 Final last class
Books
(C)
Neuroscience
Fundamentals for
Rehabilitation 3rd ed.
Laurie Lundy-Ekman
(S)
Quick Reference
Neuroscience for
Rehabilitation
Professionals 2nd ed.
Sharon A. Gutman
Grading
 Professionalism:
5
attention, preparedness, participation.
 Midterm
25
 Final
25
 Presentation
25
 Quizzes
20
Midterm and Final
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midterm and final will have multiple
choice, open, true/false, Yes/No, draw,
and fill in the blank questions.
 You can NOT use an index card at the
Midterm and Final. Both are closed books
 For all written tests, if I can not read it, it
will be marked down.
Quizzes
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Each class will have a short quiz. You may
have a WRITTEN index card with you. The card
can be 4 by 6 inches and you can write front
and back.
Your name has to be on the card and you
hand in the card with your quiz. ( you will
receive your card back with your graded
quiz).
There will be 9 quizzes but grading will be
based on the 8 highest scored quizzes.
Quizzes will be at the start of the class, be on
time.
Professionalism,
Class expectations
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Come to each class.
Be on time also after the
breaks and lunch.
Stay the whole class.
No phones/text/emails/
twitter/ Facebook. If a
call is expected I need
to know before the class
begins.
Come prepared. You
must read the chapters
before class.
Be an active class
member.
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No question is a silly
question.
Come to me if you feel
you are getting
behind.
Each class will include
a short quiz.
If I can not read your
answer it is marked
down.
Class expectations
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The goal is to
introduce you to
the clinical
experience of OT
practice related
to topics of
neuroscience.
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Due to the stressful nature
of the course I ask that all
questions related to topics
that are not directly related
to the presented material
of the moment, be
submitted to me on breaks.
The goal is to avoid
confusion and distraction
and stay focus on the
topics presented in class.
Online Presentation
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student is
expected to
create a
presentation in
PowerPoint of
maximum 20 slides
or in Word format
maximum 5 pages.
 The
topic has to
relate to a
neuroscience
subject and used
in an application to
OT practice.
 References have
to be included and
properly formatted.
Online Class Presentation
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Each student is
expected to have
their presentation
posted by the end of
Thursday10/20.
Each student has to
have their topic pre
approved by me
and the approved
topic must be in by
the of class 2. No
duplicates.
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student is
expected to have
a meaningful and
professional
responds posted to
3 other students by
the end of Sunday
the 23rd.
Online Presentation
Example topics:
 Memory
 Emotional control
 Initiation
 Perception
 Concentration
 Attention
 Agitation
 Apathy
 Level or alertness
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Coma
Rigidity
Motor planning
Visual perception
Agnosia
Pain
Consciousness
Orientation
Empathy