FYB3900 Bachelor’s Thesis Course description

Physiotherapists work within a complex health and welfare system, and society expects physiotherapists to contribute to service innovation and systematic and quality-enhancing processes to raise the quality of interprofessional work and/or physiotherapy practice. Through the work on the bachelor’s thesis, the student will gain experience of studying a delimited area in depth, and will have the possibility to develop skills and knowledge required to be able to cooperate in groups that aim to contribute to developing the discipline of physiotherapy. In addition to the ability to cooperate in a specialist community and participate in academic discussions, discipline development processes require critical thinking, structured work and knowledge about how to proceed to implement new knowledge in practice. Detailed guidelines for the bachelor’s thesis will be published on the university’s learning platform.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student can

• describe theory and results from up-to-date research relating to the topic of the bachelor’s thesis

Skills

The student can

• prepare a project outline with a concrete schedule and a description of how they intend to complete the bachelor’s degree project with the resources available
• formulate a clear research question that can be answered within the limits of the project
• elaborate on the research question’s relevance to physiotherapy and, as a background to the project, explain the knowledge status and knowledge gaps within the thematic area that the research question concerns
• formulate concrete research questions based on the research issue and present theory for use in the discussion
• answer the research question in a clear conclusion based on the presentation of empirical material, and make active use of empirical data and theory when discussing the issue/research questions
• give grounds for the choice of data collection method and choice of sources (databases/literature), and document systematic literature searches or other methods for obtaining data
• carry out the project in accordance with scientific criteria and guidelines for research ethics and data protection
• discuss the processing of personal data with their supervisor and conduct a data processing risk assessment if they will be processing personal data

General competence

The student can

• explain the implications of the conclusion for the professional practice of physiotherapists, reflect on knowledge needs in the field, and present research questions for future projects within the thematic area
• communicate the project in written academic form and in accordance with applicable criteria regarding transparency about the methodological implementation of the project
• reflect on strengths and weaknesses of the application of the chosen methods in the implementation of the project
• document the implementation of the project and reflections on the cooperation in a project log

Passed first year of the programme or equivalent.

After completing the course and INTER1200, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence (INTER1200 addresses the learning outcomes marked with two asterisks (**)): (Learning outcomes marked with three asterisks (***) are assessed in connection with the practical training):

Knowledge

The student

• have knowledge about the importance of appreciative communication with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians**
• can explain children and adolescents’ right to participation in decisions that concern them**
• can explain the importance of explorative approaches in cooperation with children and adolescents**
• can describe the standardised tools used to assess children’s activity, participation and quality of life
• can describe habilitation as a area of knowledge and reflect on the possibilities and challenges relating to interprofessional and intersectoral processes, both in the minicipal- and in the;spesialist health service

Skills

The student can

• carry out a conversation about everyday life with children and adolescents**
• have appreciative communication with parents/guardians**
• supervise and instruct activity and movement groups, safeguard individual participants and give grounds for the adaptation of exercises/the programme on the basis of each participant’s level of functioning***
• obtain information about public health at the municipal level, and discuss factors that affect public health and that can explain social inequality in relation to health
• assess factors in a working or school environment that promote and impede the health of employees/pupils, and that affect the possibility of participation
• propose measures that promote public health and social inclusion among children in a diverse society, and discuss the measures in light of behavioural theory and ethics
• plan, justify and implement measures that promote health and work inclusion in a diverse society
• reflect on how a person’s life experience and cultural background can be expressed through body expressions and movement
• supervise physiotherapy students in the role of supervisor/instructor
• suggest and justify measures in interprofessional habilitation and reflect on the impact it may have on participation in arenas which are important to the indivudual

General competence

The student

• can present the implementation of and experience gained from a practical training project
• can reflect on their own role in explorative conversation with children, adolescents and their parent/guardians**
• understands the importance of interprofessional cooperation with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians**

The work and teaching methods include self-study, assignments, seminars, skills training, lectures and practical training.

Students will have a period of experiences-based practical training. During this period, 12 hours will be set aside for experience-based practical training relating to movement- and activity groups, and 18 hours is set aside for preparation for practical training/follow up of practical training. There will be a total of 30 hours.

Other practical training in the course is experience-based practical training relating to important arenas for ‘upbringing’ and ‘working life’.See INTERACT’s website for a more detailed description of the content of INTER1200

The following must have been approved in order for the student to receive a final assessment in part 1:

• a minimum attendance of 80 % in teaching specified as ‘compulsory attendance’ in the schedule
• individual subject note based on supervised practical training, scope: 700 words (+/- 10%) The coursework will be subject to assessment

Coursework requirements for INTER1200:

• Individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10 %). In order to write the log, the student must first attend a seminar over two days.

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Combined assessment:;

Part 1) Home exam in groups of 2-4 students: Written report on ‘upbringing and working life’ based on experience-based practical training of up to three days. Scope: 1,400 words (+/- 10%). The exam period takes place in parallel with teaching activities during the semester.

Part 2) Assessment of practical training: The assessment is based on the learning outcomes marked with three asterisks (***) and the continuous assessment that the student is subject to throughout the practical training period. Scope: supervising and leading participants in a movement and activity group make a total of 12 hours.;

The student’s practical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high (90%). For more information, see the general part of the programme description about practical training assessment.

Parts 1 and 2 must both be approved to pass the course.

Resit assessment/exam: If a student fails one part of the exam, they must retake the part in question. If the student is awarded the grade F (fail) for part 1, the home exam, they will be given one opportunity to submit a reworked version. If the student fails part 2, they must normally retake the whole practical training period.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for part 1, the home exam.

Part 1) All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Part 2) Not relevant

Part 1: A-F.

Part 2: Pass/fail

The grade scale will be stated on the diploma on the basis of part 1.