3 ECTS credits
85 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023827CNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647  OF de student is ingeschreven in het voorbereiidngsprogramma.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Department
Kinesitherapie, Menselijke Fysiologie en Anatomie
Educational team
Marc Degelaen (course titular)
Karen De Rocker
Activities and contact hours
16 contact hours Lecture
8 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
20 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Introduction to paediatric rehabilitation and alarm signals

Diagnostics in paediatrics

Basic paediatric orthopaedics

Internship 4h 

 

 

Course material
Handbook (Recommended) : Psychomotorische ontwikkeling en remediërend leren, Kindergeneeskunde, Peerlings W., Lannoo, 9789401469685, 2020
Handbook (Recommended) : Wijzer in ontwikkelingsstoornissen, Een overzicht van theorie en praktijk, Diabolo - Van De Voorde, 9789463798679, 2020
Additional info
  • If deadlines are not met, the assignment will not be considered admissible and therefore not graded.
  • Attendance at the internships is required. In case of legitimate absence, the internship may be made up at another time.
  • Absences due to elite-level sporting activities by students with elite-level sporting status must be coordinated by the Elite-level Sport and Study Department at the start of the semester in order to provide a possible alternative date of WPO or replacement assignment.


A minimum of 10/20 must be achieved on each component to make the weighted average, otherwise the lowest point will count as the final grade.

Transfer of partial marks is automatic but can only be done from 1st to 2nd session in case of a mark equal or higher than 10 but not to a subsequent academy year.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

  • - The student has a basic knowledge of the most common childhood diseases & specific pathologies.
  • - The student has a basic knowledge of paediatric neurology and knows the red flags that necessitate referral to a specialist in case of disorders of the central or peripheral nervous system in the child.
  • - The student is able to perform a physiotherapeutic examination of children, including formulating concrete treatment goals and drawing up a treatment plan.
  • - The student develops the ability to perform various motor testing and observations.
  • - The student gains insight into the interpretation of the physiotherapy examination and the implementation of the results in a physiotherapy treatment plan.
  • The student has a basic knowledge of paediatric orthopaedics.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 80% of the final mark.
SELF Internship determines 20% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • SCHR EX with a relative weight of 80 which comprises 80% of the final mark.

Within the SELF Internship category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • STAGE with a relative weight of 20 which comprises 20% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

‘The multiple-choice exam will be scored by positive scoring with Higher Cesura. No points will therefore be deducted for a wrong answer. On the other hand, gaining marks by guessing will be factored into the final score by increasing the pass mark (= caesura). The caesura for the exam and the exact conversion table will be communicated in good time on Canvas and in the exam instructions. This method makes the exam strategy simple: do your best on the whole exam, questions you don't know or partially know, guess to the best of your ability, without worrying about possible point deductions.’

Unauthorised absence or insufficient number of internship hours on the compulsory internships means a 0/20 for this sub-mark and consequently for this course unit.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Bachelor Lichamelijke Opvoeding (& Bewegingswetenschappen) (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Verkort traject na vooropleiding Bachelor Geneeskunde (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme for Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Default track (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Default track (only offered in Dutch)