OPTOMETRY PROJECT
A year-long research sequence starting in the summer of the third year and finishing in the summer of the fourth year.

Research Methodology (OPT 6111; Summer) - syllabus
    Lecture 1- Intro (load),  Lecture 2 - Journals (load),  Lecture 3 - Choosing a topic (load)
    Lecture 4 - Observational studies (load),  Lecture 5 - Clinical trials (load)
    Lecture 6 - Other studies (load),  Lecture 7 - Stats intro (load)
    Lecturre 8 - Inferential stats (load),   Lecture 9 - t tests in Excel (load)
    Lecture 10 - Tests of association (load),  Lecture 11 - Chi square (load)
    Lecture 12 - Info resources,  Lecture 13 - Medline,  Lecture 14 - EBM
    Lecture 15 - Advanced searches

    Example project - Dolven OVS 2011 (load),  Faculty areas of interest (load)
    Past optometry projects:  2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
    Assignments 1-7 (download), Statistics practice in Excel (download)
    Choosing the right statistical test utility (load) PDF flow chart (load)


Optometry Project I (OPT 6122; Fall) - syllabus

Optometry Project II (OPT 6262; Spring) - syllabus
    NSU IRB web site (Has links to the IRB application and model consent forms)
    Dr. Salmon's example data sheets: Preliminary exam, main experiment, VA record form
    Dr. Salmon's example consent forms

Optometry Project III (OPT 7062; Summer) - syllabus
    Paper guidelines/format:  Guidelines
    Sample title page
    Dr. Bradley's "How to write a research paper" ( download )