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Course syllabus - Evidence Based Practice and Evaluation
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
FYS022
Valid from
Autumn semester 2015
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Physiotherapy, Work Life Studies, Science of Public Health, Social Work, Caring Science with Specialization in Nursing
School
School of Health, Care and Social Welfare
Ratified
2014-11-20
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Evidence-based mangement: Concept cleanup time
Academy of Management Perspectives, 2009, 19-32,
How to decide if review articles are trustworthy and relevant for practice
Nursing Times Learning curve, 1999, 3 (6): 4-6,
Systematic reviews of qualitative research
Clinical effectiveness in Nursing, 2001, 5:111-119,
Evidence-based social work : a critical stance
London : Routledge, 2009 - xix, 216 p.
ISBN: 0415468221 (hbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 11462481
Systematic reviews
Palliative Medicine, 1999, 13: 75-80,
The nature of qualitative evidence
Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, cop. 2001 - xv, 321 s.
ISBN: 0-7619-2284-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ; LIBRIS-ID: 5601920
A re-consideration of what constitutes evidence in health care professions
Nursing Sciences Quaterly, 2007, 20 (1) 85-88,
Validity, trustworthiness and rigour; Quality and the idea of qualitative research
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2006, 53 (3): 304-310,
What counts as evidence in evidence-based practice?
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 47 (1), 81-90, 2004
Evidence-based medicine : how to practice and teach it
4. ed. : Edinburgh : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2011 - xvii, 293 s.
ISBN: 9780702031274 (pbk.) LIBRIS-ID: 12289436
Qualitative meta-synthesis: A question of dialoguing with texts
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2006, 53 (3): 311-318,
Objectives
The objective of the course is for students to attain further enhanced knowledge about the significance of evidence in the area of health and welfare. Another course objective is for students to be able to perform systematic database searches, procure knowledge about models for knowledge transfer and evaluation as a basis for the development of an evidence-based practice in the area of health and welfare.
Learning outcomes
After having completed the course, students are expected to be able to:
1. Describe and evaluate the significance of evidence in relation to the patient/user.
2. Describe and evaluate the significance of evidence in relation to development work.
Describe and perform systematic database searches on the basis of hierarchies of knowledge.
3. Discuss the way in which the meaning of evidence as a concept is influenced by points of view and perspectives in different disciplines and professions.
4. Describe and evaluate different models of knowledge transfer to practices in the area of health and welfare.
5. Describe and evaluate different models and methods for evaluation.
6. Independently identify and describe an area within the general area of health and welfare which would benefit from developing an evidence-based practice.
Course content
Different perspectives on evidence as a concept
Perspectives on searching for evidence – strategies for research and practice
Models for knowledge transfer as a basis for evidence-based care, rehabilitation, public health efforts and social work
Models and methods of evaluation
Tuition
Teaching on the course consists of lectures and seminars. The teaching methods aim for students to practice active knowledge creation, critical reflection, and argumentation, individually and in groups.
Specific requirements
A completed bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to 180 credits in one of the following subject areas: Public Health Science, Caring Science with Specialisation in Nursing, Nursing Science, Medical Science, Physiotherapy, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, or the equivalent. In addition Swedish B/Swedish 3 and English B/English 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish B/Swedish 3.
Examination
SEM1, Seminars, 2.5 credit points, discuss and evaluate the concept of evidence in relation to practice. Learning objectives 1, 2 and 4. Marks Fail (U) or Pass (G).
INL1, Assignment, 5 credit points, PM. Learning objectives 3, 5, 6 and 7. Marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG).
For the grade Pass with distinction (VG) on the course as a whole, the student must receive a Pass with distinction (VG) for INL1. For more information, see the Study Guide
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Interim Regulations and Other Regulations
Replaces VSG029.