Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Supplementary Course for Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy is a 30-credit course designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of physiotherapy principles and practices.

Basdata

• Course Code: 1QA113
• Course Name: Kompletterande kurs för kandidatexamen i fysioterapi (Supplementary Course for Bachelor's Degree in Physiotherapy)
• Credits: 30
• Education Form: Higher Education, 2007 study ordinance
• Main Field: Physiotherapy
• Level: Basic Level, requires at least 60 credits of completed courses at the basic level as prerequisites, includes a degree project for a bachelor's degree
• Grading Scale: Failed (U) or Passed (G)
• Responsible Institution: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
• Decision-Making Body: Education Committee 3
• Date of Establishment: Not specified
• Revised by: Education Board NVS
• Last Revised: Not specified
• Course Plan Applies From: Spring Term 2020

Särskild Behörighet

• Special Eligibility: 150 credits in completed courses, including a completed physiotherapist/physiotherapy education. Additionally, requires Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English A/English 6 with a minimum grade of Passed/E.

Mĺl

The purpose of the course is for the student to develop a scientific and critical approach to work as a physiotherapist with evidence-based physiotherapy and research and development work. The course also aims for the student to be able to choose and use relevant scientific knowledge in connection with patient work and to be stimulated to deepen their knowledge in the main field of physiotherapy as a research area.

Lärandemĺl

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

• Describe and understand the concept of evidence-based medicine and its application in physiotherapy
• Identify and delimit a problem based on a theoretical framework and formulate a research question relevant to the subject of physiotherapy, and describe and understand how the research question guides the choice of research design
• Account for and explain different types of research approaches, as well as relevant scientific concepts and the research process within these approaches
• Apply systematic search strategies to find different types of scientific publications in medical databases and critically evaluate them at a basic level
• Reflect on research ethical principles and the application of an ethical scientific approach
• Critically examine and discuss their own and others' physiotherapeutic research questions, study design, methods, and results in relation to relevant research
• Orally and in writing be able to present and discuss the choice of design and research methods based on a scientific approach, and be able to discuss results in relation to relevant literature and current research
• Discuss and evaluate their own and others' results from both a physiotherapeutic and societal perspective, as well as a research methodological and research ethical perspective
• Self-critically identify the need for competence development and reflect on their own scientific approach and values in relation to their work

Innehĺll

The course consists of 3 parts:

• Scientific design and methods
• PM for a research-oriented degree project
• Degree project in physiotherapy

Vetenskaplig Design och Metoder

• Credits: 7.5
• Grading Scale: GU
• Content:
  • Basic scientific theoretical concepts
  • Evidence-based physiotherapy
  • Research and professional ethical guidelines and their application in scientific method
  • Information searching for literature in medical databases and critical evaluation of content in scientific publications based on established guidelines
  • Quantitative research methodology including basic concepts, research design, methods for data collection, data analysis, and validity and reliability
  • Qualitative research methodology including basic concepts, research design, methods for data collection, data analysis, and credibility

PM för Ett Forskningsinriktat Examensarbete

• Credits: 7.5
• Grading Scale: GU
• Content:
  • Formulation of a research question in physiotherapy and choice of appropriate method
  • Analysis and critical examination of scientific literature related to the research question
  • Discussion and examination of others' PM

Examensarbete i Fysioterapi

• Credits: 15.0
• Grading Scale: GU
• Content:
  • Planning and implementation of a degree project based on a project PM through data collection and analysis, report writing, and opposition and response

Arbetsformer

The teaching is based on a problem-oriented and collaborative approach to learning, where the working methods provide the conditions for the student to take active responsibility for their learning. The working methods used are theoretical self-studies, written study assignments individually and in groups, lectures, discussions virtually and at physical seminars, and peer review. Communication between students and teachers takes place via the learning platform.

The degree project is carried out primarily in pairs under the supervision of a supervisor. Supervision is carried out individually or in groups. Continuous follow-up of the work's different parts is carried out during supervised, compulsory occasions during the term.

Other compulsory educational elements are: active participation in at least two degree project seminars, in addition to the defense of one's own degree project and opposition to another.

The examiner determines whether and how absence from compulsory educational elements can be made up. Until the student has participated in the compulsory educational elements or made up for absence in accordance with the examiner's instructions, the study results cannot be finalized. Absence from a compulsory educational element may mean that the student cannot make up for the occasion until the next time the course is given.

Examination

Vetenskaplig Design och Metoder

The part is examined through:

• Active participation through reflection and oral discussion
• Approved written discussion posts in web-based discussions

PM för Ett Forskningsinriktat Examensarbete

The part is examined through:

• An oral seminar where the student presents and defends their own PM and critically examines others' work

Examensarbete i Fysioterapi

The part is examined through:

• A written degree project that is assessed based on established assessment criteria
• Oral examination that takes place during examination seminars where the student presents and defends their own degree project and critically examines others' work

Övergĺngsbestämmelser

Examination will be provided for a period of two years after a possible discontinuation of the course. Examination can take place according to the previous literature list for a period of one year after the literature list has been updated.

Övriga Föreskrifter

Course evaluation is carried out according to the guidelines established by the Board of Education.

Teaching Language: Swedish.

Litteraturlista och Övriga Läromedel

• Birkler, Jacob, Vetenskapsteori: En grundbok, 1st ed.: Stockholm: Liber, 2008 - 160 ISBN: 8-4
• Borg, Elisabet; Westerlund, Joakim, Statistik för beteendevetare, 2nd ed.: Stockholm: Liber, 2007 - 456 p. ISBN: 0-8
• Carter, Russell; Lubinsky, Jay; Domholdt, Elizabeth, Rehabilitation research: principles and applications, 4th ed.: Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders, 2011 - vii, 503 p. ISBN: (pbk.)
• Ejlertsson, G, Statistik för hälsovetenskaperna, Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2003 ISBN:
• Forsberg, Christina; Wengström, Yvonne, Att göra systematiska litteraturstudier: värdering, analys och presentation av omvĺrdnadsforskning, 4th rev. ed.: Stockholm: Natur & kultur, 2016 - 216 p. ISBN:
• Friberg, Febe, Dags för uppsats: vägledning för litteraturbaserade examensarbeten, Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2006 - 154 p
• Granskär, Monica; Höglund-Nielsen, Birgitta, Tillämpad kvalitativ forskning inom hälso- och sjukvĺrd, 1st ed.: Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2008 - 210 p. ISBN: 5-5
• Jamtvedt, Gro; Herbert, Robert; Mead, Judy, Practical Evidence Based Physiotherapy, Second printing 2007: Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005 ISBN: ISBN13:
• Malterud, Kirsti, Kvalitativa metoder i medicinsk forskning: en introduktion, 3rd ed.: Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2014 - 286 p. ISBN:
• Kvale, Steinar; Brinkmann, Svend, Den kvalitativa forskningsintervjun, 2nd ed.: Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2009
• Nordenström, Jörgen, Evidensbaserad medicin i Sherlock Holmes fotspĺr, 4th ed.: Stockholm: Karolinska University Press, 2007 - 106 p. ISBN: -12-2
• Olsson, Henny; Sörensen, Stefan, Forskningsprocessen: kvalitativa och kvantitativa perspektiv, 2nd ed.: Stockholm: Liber, 2007 - 190 p. ISBN: 8-1
• Vetenskaplig teori och metod: frĺn idé till examination inom omvĺrdnad, Henricson, Maria, 1st ed.: Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2012 - 590 p. ISBN: 5-0