Online Courses Handbook 2003

303098 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 351

Area:	School of Physiotherapy
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	303094 (v.2) Physiotherapy Practice 252 or any previous version
Development of basic physiotherapy competencies in using research to enhance evidence based practice. Practical skills in research project planning and data collection are covered for typical physiotherapy research methods (phenomenological, small n time series, sequential clinical trials, survey, factorial and repeated measures designd). Case studies are used to consolidate and motivate student learning and include the examination of ethical issues. Clinical experience in a variety of clinical settings is provided.