CLINICAL PROBLEM SOLVING IN NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION

FTR651

Course Code: FTR651
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 8

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Zeliha Özlem Yürük

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Discusses the concepts and principles of clinical problem solving and decision making in the field of neurological rehabilitation.
Applies all phases of clinical problem solving and reasoning processes.
Presents written and oral reports about the case-specific clinical decision-making process.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

It includes the ability to develop hypotheses about the causes of functional disability in neurological diseases, to find methods to test these hypotheses, and to determine and apply appropriate evidence-based practices for these inadequacies.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Clinical problem solving concept
3^rd Week	International classification of health and functionality (ICF)
4^th Week	International classification of health and functionality (ICF)
5^th Week	Evaluation from an ICF perspective
6^th Week	case discussion
7^th Week	hypothesis development
8^th Week	case discussion
9^th Week	Testing the hypothesis
10^th Week	case discussion
11^th Week	response plan
12^th Week	case discussion
13^th Week	practical application
14^th Week	practical application
15^th Week	Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Shumway-Cook A, Woollacott MH. Motor Control. 5th ed. Wolters Kluwer.
2. Umphred DA. Neurological Rehabilitation. Wolters Kluwer, 2006.
3. World Health Organization, International Classification of Functioning, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Problem çözme
Uygulama
Ödev Presentationu

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	2	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	8	112
Preparation for Final exam	1	14	14
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	14	5	70
Total Work Load			240
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2			X
K3	X	X	X
K4			X
K5			X
K6			X