Fordjupningsemne

Studiepoeng, omfang

5

Studienivå (studiesyklus)

Master

Undervisningssemester

Autumn.

Mål og innhald

Logopedics are urged to used evidence-based practice (PBL) when treating those with communication disorders. Yet many struggle to translate research studies into clinical practice. This course seeks to help bridge the research-to-practice gap by providing a frameworks for identifying 1) the level of evidence provided by treatment research articles and the individual parameters necessary to faithfully reproduce the treatment. The course will begin with an explanation of treatment research and the level of evidence that different types of research provides for evidence-based practice. This will be followed by discussion of treatment parameters and how they should be individually specified during treatment planning. A handout detailing each parameter will be used to evaluate the information provided in published research studies. Students will be assigned research studies that represent different levels of evidence and be asked to complete the treatment parameters handout for each. The class will reconvene after a period of independent work (suggested 2 days) to share their findings. On the final class meeting day, they will be asked to present a treatment in the area of aphasia rehabilitation, oral language, literacy development, or speech sound disorders based on an article from the literature. For their final project, they will be asked to write a reflection paper concerning the promise and challenges of translating research to practice and illustrate their points from the papers analyzed during the course.

Læringsutbyte

The student shall after completion of the course have the following  learning outcomes:

Knowledge

- can explain central research results, theories and models within the elective area, in addition to implications for logopedic practice

Skills:

- master central terminology within the particular area

- can read original research literature

General competence:

- can assess research literature to maintain evidence based practice

-can disseminate research results to clients, relatives and other professionals

Krav til forkunnskapar

Knowledge equivalent to LOGO320 - Logopediske særemne

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

Should have basic knowledge about evidencebased practice in logopedics and skills in analysing research literature equivalent to course requirements of LOGO310 and LOGO319.

Studiepoengsreduksjon

Ingen

Krav til studierett

Accepted to the master¿s program in logopedics or other relevant program

Arbeids- og undervisningsformer

The teaching will be distributed between lectures, seminar and group work, with a total of approximately 20 hours of organized time. 

Obligatorisk undervisningsaktivitet

• Since the assignments constitute group work, attendance is obligatory. The outcomes will be presented in the seminar, the attendance of which is also compulsory.
• All obligatory assignments must be approved before examination

Vurderingsformer

Home exam

Karakterskala

A - F

Vurderingssemester

Autumn

Litteraturliste

Recommended reading list for the upcoming semester is published on 1st December for the spring semester and 1st June for the autumn semester.

Emneevaluering

The course will be evaluated in accordance with UiB's quality assurance system and the Faculty of Psychology's routines for Participatory evaluation.

Programansvarleg

Institutt for biologiske og medisinsk institutt

Administrativt ansvarleg

The Faculty of Psychology