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

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 18 April 2024

PTY-20050 - Evidence Based Health and Rehabilitation (MSci/BScRES)
Coordinator: Fran Quinn-Thomas Tel: +44 1782 7 34561
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
To:-
introduce the concept of using evidence to support best practice,
demonstrate the need for critical reading, thinking and writing,
develop the students'; knowledge and understanding of research principles,
enable students to effectively describe, compare and evaluate findings from health and rehabilitation related research.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pty-20050/lists

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
compare the methods and findings of different research articles: 1

Study hours

30 tutor-led hours which includes:
~ 18 hours of lectures
~ 10 hours of workshops, seminars, tutorials
~ two hours of assessment preparation
120 hours of independent study including:
~ 20 hours of directed study
~100 hours of self-directed study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 70%
1500 word written report
Students will summarise two full text articles related to health and rehabilitation and compare the methods of the two articles

2: Online Tasks weighted 30%
Online task of 40 minutes duration
The student's knowledge and skill in formulating a clinical or applied question to assist in, and then completing the retrieval of, research evidence from an electronic database will be assessed.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 18 April 2024