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PTY5109 Physiotherapy Research Proposal
SCHOOL OF EXERCISE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Credit Points: 15
Prerequisites:
PTY5102 Communication for Physiotherapists
PTY5103 Professional Issues for Physiotherapists 1: Rights and Responsibilities
 
Description:

The research thesis is completed during four trimesters of full-time study. The student is under the supervision of a member of the physiotherapy academic staff. In this unit the student develops their research skills by designing a project which is achievable in the time available, to answer a research question, and which extends existing knowledge in a physiotherapy domain. Projects need to be related to content areas taught in the physiotherapy course. The student is expected to liaise with physiotherapists in the field to determine relevant research questions and access data.



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Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2014 VET: 14/05/2014