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Oct 23, 2026
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PTAC 2120 - Physical Therapy Research II
Credits: 1
Catalog Description
In this elective course, second year physical therapist assistant students will have the opportunity to participate in the research process to better understand how to work with the physical therapist to make clinical decisions based on evidence-based practice. In Physical Therapy Research I, students analyze research articles from physical therapy journals and apply the scientific methods to create a hypothesis and prepare a research project that will be carried out in this course. In Physical Therapy Research II, students will perform a research project, collect the data, create a poster board and will be encouraged to present their research projects at the annual Minnesota APTA Spring Conference. Evidence-Based Practice is an essential part of the physical therapy profession. This course will allow PTA graduates to better understand current research so they are able to make responsible clinical treatment decisions, making them more proficient and marketable when looking for employment. Students will not be required to take PTAC 2120 if they take PTAC 2110 , but PTAC 2110 will be a pre-requisite for PTAC 2120.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): PTAC 2000 , PTAC 2010 , PTAC 2015 , PTAC 2110
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Completion of Clinical Course PTAC 1010
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Create methods for a research project.
- Perform the research project they have created.
- Describe the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process.
- Create a hypothesis for a research project based on journal article reviews.
- Collect data during a research project.
- Analyze data and present it in charts and graphs.
- Create a poster to display research results.
- Present their research project to the class and Advisory Committee.
- Create a consent form if human subjects are involved.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Scientific journal article searches and reviews
- Ethics involved with using human subjects for a research project
- Scientific method
- Formulation of a hypothesis
- Data collection and analysis
- Performance of a research study
- Creating a research poster board
- Consent Forms
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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