Overview

This unit covers advanced sports physiotherapy specific practice and the integration of evidence-based practice principles into clinical practice, within a sports and exercise physiotherapy context

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Unit learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Perform the assessment and management of the injured athlete using advanced sports physiotherapy skills
  2. Construct and disseminate the findings of a research project
  3. Produce the integration of research evidence, practice-based evidence, clinical expertise and patient preference into clinical sports physiotherapy practice.

Teaching methods

All applicable locations

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week
Online Lecture 6 3 weeks 2
Live Online Class 6 3 weeks 2
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning 30 9 weeks 3.33
Placement Placement 80 9 weeks 8.89
Unspecified Activities Assessment Preparation 28 9 weeks 3.11
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 19.33

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Assignment Individual 50% 2
Professional Experience Placement Individual 50% 1,3

Content

This unit covers

  • Secondary research design
  • 80 hours of Clinical placement

The graduate attributes include

  • Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Verbal communication
  • Graduate Attribute – Communication Skills: Communicating using different media
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.