General information
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Academic year:
- 2025
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Description:
- Integration of the basic principles of the physiotherapy profession, in addition to knowing its history and basic tools to develop a correct clinical history and diagnosis in physiotherapy.
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ECTS credits:
- 6
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Course coordinator:
- Graham Murray Sinclair
Groups
Group
A
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Duration:
- One-semester, 1st semester
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Teaching staff:
- Graham Murray Sinclair
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Language of the classes:
- English (100%)
Syllabus
1. The social history of exercise therapy - from prehistory until the present day.
2. The construction of knowledge - epistemology and ontology.
3. The relationship between mind and body.
4. Contemporary, evidence-based practice. Levels of evidence.
5. Academic methodology: research questions and selecting material; referencing and plagiarism; appropriacy.
Activities
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Activity type
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Hours with a teacher
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Hours without a teacher
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Virtual hours with a teacher
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Total
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| Collaborative activity |
15,00 |
20,00 |
0
|
35,00 |
| Analysis / case study |
5,00 |
5,00 |
0
|
10,00 |
| Assessment test |
35,00 |
10,00 |
0
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45,00 |
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Total
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55,00 |
35,00 |
0
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90 |
Bibliography
- Chalmers, Alan (2013). What Is This Thing Called Science?. Hackett Publishing / Open University Press.
- Daulat, Alex (2015). A History of Exercise Therapy. Daulat/Amazon.
- Jewell, Diane (2017). Guide to Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Practice. Jones and Bartlett.
- Herbert, R., Jamtvedt, G., Hagen, K.B., & Elkins, M (2022). Practical Evidence-Based Physiotherapy . Elsevier Health Sciences.
- Parker, Steve (2019). A Short History of Medicine. DK, Penguin Random House.
- Porter, Roy ed. (1996). The Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine. CUP.
Assessment and Grading
Assessment activities:
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Description of the activity
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Assessment Activity
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% |
Remediable subject
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| Content-based exam related to the social history of exercise therapy. |
Students need to respond in writing to open questions based on the course. They are evaluated principally on content but also on their ability to communicate this knowledge successfully |
50 |
Yes |
| Group project |
Students work on a research project and should integrate elements of academic methodology studied during the course. |
25 |
Yes |
| Oral presentation |
Students are evaluated on the content of their oral presentations, their language skills and their ability to respond appropriately to questions related to their projects. |
25 |
Yes |
Grading
There will be a content-based exam (worth 50% of the final mark) designed to evaluate the students' knowledge of the social history covered in the course.
Students will work in groups on a final project (25%)/presentation (25%) which will involve dealing with contempoarary theoretical issues and their practical implications.
Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
Students not attending any activity will be considered 'Not attended'
Single Assessment:
Students opting for this evaluation system will take a final content-based written exam (50%) and present an individual project linking contemporary theoretical issues and practice (50%)
Both elements must be passed with at least a 5
Minimum requirements to pass:
Per considerar superada l’assignatura, caldrà obtenir una qualificació mínima de 5.0
Students must obtain a mark of at least 5 in AVC1.
Students must obtain a mark of at least 4 in AVC3.
Design Amendment
Amendment of activities:
The course is as outlined on the contents section of the 'Disseny de l'Assignatura' page.
Amendment of the assessment:
Scenario I. In person: the tutorials will be carried out in person in enabled classrooms. Communication and interaction with the students will be in person, and the Moodle fórum and email will be used in addition.
Scenario IV. Confinement: Tutorials will be virtually conducted. Communication and interaction with the students will take place virtually, through the forum of Moodle, video-conferencing means and email.
Scenario 1
The course and evaluation system is as outlined on the contents section of the 'Disseny de l'Assignatura' page.
Escenari 1
El curs segueix els materials, activitats i sistema d'avaluació com va perfilar en el'Disseny de l'Assignatura'
Scenario 4
The content, competencies and levels remain unchanged. Teaching and tutorials will take place online. Communication with students with take place online via the forum, Moodle, video conferencing and email.
Escenari 4
Els continguts, les competències i el nivell es mantenen sense canvis
Les tutories es realitzaran virtualment. La comunicació i interacció amb els estudiants es realitzarà virtualment, mitjançant el fòrum d'avisos i notícies del moodle, videoconferències i correu electrònic
In scenario 4 the evaluation system covers exactly the same content and skills areas but has been modified and follows an integrated skills methodology:
Project (speaking and listening) 50%
Project groups present a project dossier and deliver an oral presentation of their work. Participants are interviewed as a group and individually. A listening task is integrated into this project defence.
Content based exam 50%
Students need to identify and extract appropriate information from academic texts
They need to answer short questions in connected discourse.
They need to write an essay related to the theme.
Students must pass AVC1 with at least a 5.
The evaluation system for 100% and 'avaluació única' may take place online but are otherwise unchanged.
Mentoring and communication:
Scenario I. In person: the tutorials will be carried out in person in enabled classrooms. Communication and interaction with the students will be in person, and the Moodle forum and email will be used in addition.
Scenario IV. Confinement: Tutorials will be virtually conducted. Communication and interaction with the students will take place virtually, through the forum of Moodle, video-conferencing means and email.
The communication and professor meetings will be carried out through the platforms enabled by the UdG (google meet, Microsoft teams, Skype ...)