Course syllabus for Physiotherapy project for exchange students

Projektarbete i Fysioterapi för utbytesstudenter

Essential data

Course code: 2EE111
Course name: Physiotherapy project for exchange students
Credits: 22.5
Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007
Main field of study: Physiotherapy
Level: AV - Second cycle
Grading scale: Fail (F), fail (Fx), sufficient (E), satisfactory (D), good (C), very good (B) or excellent (A)
Department: Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Decided by: Education committee NVS
Decision date: 2017-12-15
Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2018

Specific entry requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent education from university/equivalent outside Sweden that has established agreements on partnership with the Physiotherapy Program at Karolinska Institutet.

Outcomes

The student should deepen his/her knowledge on the scientific basis for the main subject area and show the ability to apply relevant research methodology in an independent research project. Another goal is to demonstrate necessary skills in philosophy of science and research methodology required for participation in research activities and managing the development of evidence-based physiotherapy. The goal is reached through independent performance, presentation and defense of a research project and review of another scientific report.

Learning objectives
After the course the student should be able to independently:

  • identify a problem area related to physiotherapy and motivate the choice of research project from patient, professional and societal perspectives.
  • plan and perform a scientific study based on principles and guidelines for research ethics and within given timelines.
  • argue for the selected design in relation to the research question, critically analyze and discuss the quality of the study, and be able to analyze the result in relation to relevant theory and contemporary evidence within the area and in relation to the reference frames of the profession.
  • provide and receive constructive feedback aiming at personal development and supporting peers.
  • present and communicate scientific results orally and in writing and adapt presentations to different audiences and contexts.

Content

The course contains:

  • identification and limitation of relevant research question
  • consideration of research ethics
  • collection, analysis and compilation of data
  • composition of an independent scientific report
  • presentation and defense of examination project
  • review of another scientific report

Teaching methods

The work shall be performed independently and the student will have access to approximately 2 weekly hours of supervision from a teacher. Supervised scheduled seminars are held to continuously follow-up of progress of the research project.

Examination

The examination is performed in three steps:

  • the written scientific report is scrutinized by the examiner based on set criteria
  • the oral examination with the student presenting and defending his/her work
  • examination of the student’s review of another scientific report

To pass the course all three steps of the examination should be passed.

Transitional provisions

Possibilities for examination will be provided up to one year after a possible closure of the course or, alternatively, at a subsequent course curriculum.

Other directives

The course language is English.

Literature and other teaching aids

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  • Howell, David C., Fundamental statistics for the behavioral sciences, 6. ed. : Belmont, CA : Thomson/Wadsworth, cop. 2008 - xiv, 594 p. ISBN: 0495099007 (hbk.), LIBRIS-ID: 10469533,
  • Riessman, Catherine Kohler, Narrative methods for the human sciences, London : SAGE, 2008 - x, 251 s. ISBN: 0761929983, LIBRIS-ID: 10542799,
  • Creswell, John W.; Plano Clark, Vicki L., Designing and conducting mixed methods research, Third Edition. : Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017] - xxvii, 492 p. ISBN: 978-1-4833-4437-9, LIBRIS-ID: 21878702,
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  • Pett, Marjorie A., Nonparametric Statistics for Health Care Research, SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2015 - 472 s. ISBN: 9781452281964, LIBRIS-ID: 20043089,
  • Krippendorff, Klaus., Content analysis: an introduction to its methodology, 3rd ed. : Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2012. - 1 v. ISBN: 1-4129-8315-0 ¹44.99, LIBRIS-ID: 12766953,
  • Hulley, Stephen B., Designing clinical research, 3. ed. : Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, cop. 2007 - xv, 367 p. ISBN: 9780781782104, LIBRIS-ID: 10535344,
  • Mauthner, Melanie; Birch, Maxine; Miller, Tina, Ethics in Qualitative Research, Sage Publications, 2012 LIBRIS-ID: 16577263,
  • Gastel, Barbara; Day, Robert A., How to write and publish a scientific paper, Eighth edition : Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood, 2016 - xxi, 326 p. ISBN: 9781440842627, LIBRIS-ID: 19371018,