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The module End of Degree Project (Trabajo Fin de Grado - TFG) is conformed by only one subject, which involves the development of a research project or a supervised project mentored by one or more professors of the degree. This project will be defended before a tribunal as set the RD1393 / 2007.
The TFG is an autonomous and individual project that each student will develop under the guidance of a tutor, who will act as a catalyst and facilitator of the learning process. This project will allow the student to show all the training contents and skills acquired along the Degree.
In designing the curriculum of the Degree of the International University of Catalonia and the conceptualization of the TFG, it has been taken into account that in order to provide a high quality personal attention, the physiotherapist must be able to understand the different scientific contributions that generate new intervention and research perspectives. The physiotherapist must also be able to use the different scientific methodologies in the construction of knowledge. On the other hand, in response to the growing social demand for efficiency and effectiveness in health care, physical therapists must not only be able to translate the results of scientific research to professional practice, but should also actively and usefully intervene during the different stages of the processes of scientific research. The education in the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya is also directed, therefore, to provide the future physiotherapist with the skills needed to incorporate the practice of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy to professional practice and to be part of the scientific evolution of this discipline. That is why we have proposed a subject called "Design and tools for projects of Evidence-Based Physiotherapy" with a significant specific importance within the curriculum that will support, in a methodological level, the Final Degree Projects.
Pre-course requirements
To defend the Final Degree Project, the student must have taken and passed all content of first three years of the degree.
To enroll the Final Degree Project, the student must have been enrolled in the other subjects of the degree.
Objectives
The main goal of this subject is to make the student to prove that he or she has acquired the abilities, skills and knowledge, from all the courses of the degree, through a project that must be able to integrate all of it in a single document and to acquire self-knowledge about the specific topic chosen for the TFG. Also, the students will have to demonstrate to the tribunal their ability to present and communicate the most important aspects of their work
Competencies
01 - The ability to analysis and synthesis.
02 - The ability to organise and synthesize
03 - Knowledge of a foreign language.
04 - To have computing skills within the field of study.
05 - The ability to manage information.
06 - To have comprehensive problem-solving skills.
07 - Demonstrate decision-making skills.
09 - Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
10 - Develop autonomous learning skills.
12 - To be creative
14 - Demonstrate initiative and an entrepreneurial spirit.
15 - Demonstrate a concern for quality.
28.1 - Capacity for oral and written communication in the native language.
28.2 - Demonstrate Interpersonal skills.
29.1 - Demonstrate a committment to ongoing learning and self-improvement.
30.1 - Teamwork skills.
37 - Knowledge of ethics, legal and professional issues in physiotherapy practice.
44 - Knowledge of research and assessment methodology that integrates theory and research in the design and implementation of effective physiotherapy.
45 - Knowledge of problem-solving and critical thinking theories.
55 - Capacity to incorporate scientific research and an evidence-based practice within the professional culture.
57 - Ability to keep up-to-date on knowledge, skills and attitudes related to professional competencies through continuous education.
57.1 - Ability to critically appraise methods, protocols and treatments applied in physiotherapy, and ensure they are always based current scientific evidence.
60 - Capacity for stress management, which involves self control and environment stress management during tense situations.
Learning outcomes
The TFG will be essential to value the cross learning outcomes obtained during the whole degree, regardless of the specific outcomes, according to the idiosyncrasies of the work of each student. The TFG will show how the student has integrated the learning outcomes obtained during the degree.
If a student chooses to conduct a research project , he or she must demonstrate skill in planning a starting point, proposals, the steps that will be followed in order to meet the proposed objectives and the instruments that will be used. Therefore, the student will have to be able to propose a research plan that combines the trilogy: theme, problems, data collection and analysis techniques. This should be done according to the objectives and outlined hypothesis, with particular emphasis on the ability to develop conceptual framework that justifies the research problem.
If the student chooses to conduct a systematic review, he or she will be able to systematically identify and evaluate several studies of the same kind and with a common goal following their specific methodology. The student will also be able to present the results of the studies evaluated together and establish common conclusions.
Syllabus
No specific contents of this module are established, as it is a task of integration of the content developed throughout the degree program.
The TFG will be developed in one of the following options:
Research project.
· Systematic review
To develop the TFG, in either option, the expansion of knowledge, according to the research topic chosen by each student, the student will complete the framework of their learning contract by which the student will develop his or her ability to learn independently in this process.