PTY-20050 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

The Evidence Based Health and Rehabilitation module builds on content introduced in Year 1 of the MSci Physiotherapy and BSc Hons Rehabilitation and Exercise Science programmes and enables the student to extract key information and begin to discuss literature relevant to practice.
Students will have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills required to assess quality of research methodology both qualitative and quantitative and understand common statistical terminology used for evidence based research.
The module aims to prepare the student to integrate research into clinical practice whilst also developing transferable skills (such as academic writing, presentation of an argument) that can be applied in a variety of healthcare settings and specialities.

The module aims to introduce the concept of using evidence to support best practice, demonstrate the need for critical reading, thinking and writing, develop student knowledge and understanding of research principles, and to enable students to effectively describe, compare and evaluate findings from health and rehabilitation related research.

Intended Learning Outcomes

formulate a range of applied and clinical questions related to health and rehabilitation: 2
formulate effective search strategies to identify best evidence using health related databases: 2
identify different study designs commonly used in health and rehabilitation: 1
extract and summarise key information from research articles: 1,2
compare the methods and findings of different research articles: 1

Study hours

Active Learning Hours include:
~ 30 hours of teaching via classroom, workshops, and seminars
~ 6 hours of tutorials
~ 20 hours of directed study
Independent Study Hours include:
~ 36 hours of lecture, workshop, seminar, or tutorial preparation (1 hour for each hour of directed learning)
~ 20 hours preparation for Assessment 1
~ 38 hours preparation and writing for Assessment 2

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment