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.
This paper provides students skills in evidence-based best practice in service evaluation from design through to execution. Students complete the course with a template for a locally applicable service evaluation including reporting and disseminating findings to postgraduate standards.
| Paper title | Rehabilitation Service Innovation and Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Paper code | REHB710 |
| Subject | Rehabilitation |
| EFTS | 0.25 |
| Points | 30 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $3,018.75 |
| 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@otago.ac.nz.
- Contact
- rtru@otago.ac.nz
- 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.
