MAPFY4400 Psychomotor Physiotherapy - Individual and Society Course description

The following must be approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Oral presentation in groups, up to 30 minutes. The presentation must be given in English if there are English-speaking students on the course.

Individual written home exam over one week, maximum 3,000 words.

The paper can be written in English or a Scandinavian language.

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

Grade scale A-F

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

Coursework requirements for examination part 1:

• completed a minimum of 52 hours of group supervision. Practical training periods 1 and 2 comprise 72 hours in all.
• completed a minimum of 120 patient treatments, and, in all, a minimum of 200 patient treatments
• individual patient journal 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
• an oral presentation in the seminar group

Combined assessment:

Part 1) Assessment of practical training.

Part 2) A practical and oral examination is taken in the fourth semester over two days:

• Day 1: Examination and assessment of patient, write a patient journal
• Day 2: Submission of the journal and demonstration of treatment performed on the patient who was examined the previous day

The student must pass part 1 to be able to take part 2.

Part 1) Not relevant

Part 2) All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Part 1) Pass/fail

Part 2) Pass/fail

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 two examiners. 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 creditsoverlaps with PSYFY6300 in the topic clinical practice, and 5 ECTS credits overlaps with PSYFY6300 in the topic culture and identity.