MAPFY4070 Research Design and Project Description Course description

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 and discuss the principles of psychomotor physiotherapy
• can discuss key aspects of patient-oriented treatment
• can critically assess physical aspects of mental health issues

Skills

The student

• can apply principles of psychomotor physiotherapy in an independent manner in clinical practice
• can critically assess and apply different treatment approaches adapted to the individual patient
• can analyse and assess individual treatment processes

General competence

The student

• can analyse problems related to psychomotor physiotherapy at a professional level
• can communicate professional assessments to relevant partners and contribute constructively to interdisciplinary cooperation

MAVIT4050 Theory of Science and Research Methods, 10 ECTS credits or equivalent. MAVIT4060 Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology, 10 ECTS credits.

Work and teaching methods vary between lectures, flipped classroom, supervised skills training and student-active learning methods in the form of group work, seminars and presentations. The course is session-based.

The students will perform psychomotor physiotherapy on patients at their own place of work/practical training establishment.

Practical training period 1 starts after the first teaching session in the course MAPFY4100 and is concluded during this course. The students will also have three days of observation training.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

Coursework requirements that must be approved by the practical training supervisor:

• completed a minimum of 20 hours of group supervision
• completed 80 patient treatments
• individual records in accordance with specified criteria

Coursework requirements that must be approved by the lecturer:

• a minimum of 80% attendance in skills training and scheduled seminars and group work, and group supervision
• three days of observation training and an individual reflection note based on experience from practical training of up to 700 words

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. The teaching will be given digital and physical, in addition to blended learning with seminars on campus during the course. Work and teaching methods include digital and physical lectures, individual literature studies and written work, oral presentations, group discussions and supervision. Up to two hours of guidance is given on the project description.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• compulsory attendance and participation at seminar days for your own specialisation
• presentation of own student’s project description for the master’s thesis with subsequent discussion in a plenary session
• held the role of opponent, providing feedback on one or more fellow students' project plan (peer assessment/opponent)

Part 1) Pass/fail

Part 2) Grade scale A-F

The grade scale will be stated on the diploma on the basis of part 2.

Part 1: The midway and final assessments are made by the practical training supervisor. The final decision on whether to award a pass or fail grade is made by the university.

Part 2: All answers are assessed by one examiner. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

5 ECTS credits overlaps with PSYFY6100 in the topic treatment, and 5 ECTS credits overlaps with PSYFY6200 in the topic clinical training.

All answers are assessed by one examiner.

An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

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