1. Neuroscience USM OTH 601 Bernadette Kroon 2011

2. Contact information  Text: 207-2725257  Email: prefer bernadette@necares.com  Make sure you include your name, first and last.

3. 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

4. Books (C) Neuroscience Fundamentals for Rehabilitation 3 rd ed. Laurie Lundy-Ekman (S) Quick Reference Neuroscience for Rehabilitation Professionals 2 nd ed. Sharon A. Gutman

5. Grading  Professionalism: 5 attention, preparedness, participation.  Midterm 25  Final 25  Presentation 25  Quizzes 20

6. Midterm and Final  Both 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.

7. Quizzes  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.

8. Professionalism, Class expectations  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.  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.

9. Class expectations  The goal is to introduce you to the clinical experience of OT practice related to topics of neuroscience.  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.

10. Online Presentation  Each 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.

11. Online Class Presentation  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.  Each student is expected to have a meaningful and professional responds posted to 3 other students by the end of Sunday the 23 rd.

12. Online Presentation Example topics:  Memory  Emotional control  Initiation  Perception  Concentration  Attention  Agitation  Apathy  Level or alertness  Coma  Rigidity  Motor planning  Visual perception  Agnosia  Pain  Consciousness  Orientation  Empathy