Overview
Using examples drawn directly from practice, students apply rehabilitation and evaluation theory and research evidence, to propose and evaluate innovations or changes in rehabilitation service delivery.
REHB 710 equips students with the essential skills for effective service evaluation, design, and monitoring in rehabilitation settings. It covers how to accurately scope projects, use frameworks to lead teams, and collect and report information that directly addresses key questions. The course emphasizes designing and evaluating processes that align with te ao Māori and other worldviews.
By the end of the paper, students will have developed evidence-based skills for service evaluation, from initial design through to execution. They will complete the course with a template for a locally relevant service evaluation, meeting postgraduate standards for reporting and dissemination of findings.
About this paper
| Paper title | Rehabilitation Service Innovation and Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Subject | Rehabilitation |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025, expected to be offered in 2026 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $3,289.50 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- REHX 710
- Limited to
- PGCertRehab, MHealSc, PGCertHealSc, PGDipHealSc, PGDipPhty, PGDipRehab, MPhty
- Eligibility
Eligible for the Diploma in Rehabilitation
If you have not already done so, please contact the department for course advice before selecting your programme, rtru.uow@otago.ac.nz.
- Contact
- More information link
View further information about Rehabilitation Studies
- Teaching staff
- Teaching Arrangements
Learning content is provided as a series of pre-recorded lectures supported by fortnightly 90 minute tutorials via videoconferencing. Learning resources, activities and assessment are shared via the Moodle webplatform. One two-day e-seminar involving all RTRU students also occurs early in the semester. whakawhanaunatunga (establishing relationships), and skills development, within the broader Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit learning community.
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Course outline
Seven modules are presented fortnightly covering process and outcome service evaluation in rehabilitation; critical evaluation of research evidence applied to service evaluation design; project scoping and project management; data analysis, interpretation, reporting and implementation in rehabilitation environments.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Interdisciplinary perspective, Critical thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
The key learning objectives are:
- To find, critically appraise and apply research evidence relevant to your clinical practice.
- To apply principles of best practice rehabilitation to your clinical practice.
- To evaluate aspects of rehabilitation within your clinical practice and propose service improvements based on reflection and integration of research evidence.
- To communicate clearly and succinctly to colleagues regarding rehabilitation theory and research, and application of these in clinical practice.