Virginia Commonwealth University
VCUDepartment Name
  
 
Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD)

Capstone Leadership Project

The OTD curriculum has a four-part leadership series ending with the synthesis and analysis of a Capstone Leadership Project. This project is designed to culminate the leadership coursework and concepts learned throughout the program. Students design and implement a pre-approved leadership project. Projects may be from their own work environment or where there is an interest in healthcare, education, the community, or disability focused organizations.

The Capstone Leadership Project promotes exploration of personal styles of leadership, re-examination of leadership theories, and thorough assessment and critique of the project. A written and verbal presentation of final project and the assessment of its value to the health care or education community is given during an on-campus session. The Capstone Leadership Project is in lieu of a thesis or dissertation.


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