POTH 625D1. Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles.
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POTH 625D1
Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles.
Credits: 1.5
Offered by: Phys and Occ Therapy (Graduate Studies)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course in which small teams of students work with an individual with a disability in the Montreal area to design an assistive technology (e.g. a device, a piece of equipment, an app) that enhances their level of activity and their participation in society. Teams will apply principles of assistive technology (AT) design to create solutions, iterate through multiple prototypes, and learn about the challenges and realities of successfully integrating AT into the lives of individuals with disabilities.
- Restriction(s): Departmental approval is required to register to this course. Not open to Biomedical Engineering students.
- Students must register for both POTH 625D1 and POTH 625D2
- No credit will be given for this course unless both POTH 625D1 and POTH 625D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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