3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 3 with catalog number 6022165FNW for working students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Department
Manuele Therapie
Educational team
Erik Cattrysse
Aldo Scafoglieri (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

16 contact hours Lecture
75 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course includes:

  • An introduction in clinical and biomechanical methods and techniques, that can be applied for 2-D and 3-D arthrokinematics research, applicable in clinical examination and observations as well as in research settings
  • - arthrokinematics peculiarities regarding the different bone-connections in the human body, from a broader biomechanical perspective

 

Additional info

Teaching techniques:

  • Guest lectures may be included in this course
  • blended learning techniques will be applied in order to activate students to adapt an interactive and participating attitude; this may include the need for preparation (flip-the classroom concept) and self-studying
  • additionally courses may be registered, tutorials may be provided as well as knowledge-clips, discussion for a and group-work (pear assessment and ThinkPairChair-principles) as well aas interactive lectures.

Additional study material:

Additional tasks and literature lists will be provided during the classes

Learning Outcomes

General competences

  1. The student has a profound knowledge and udnerstanding of artrokienamtics of the upepr quadrant
  2. the student is able to analyse scientific evidence from literature concerning.the artrokienamtics of the upper quadrant
  3. the student is able to interprete the applicability of artrokinematic evidence and knwoledge in relation to manual therapy techniques for the upper quadrant
  4. the student can interprete the possible effects of the compelx anatomy of the upper quadrant on the artrokinematics related to manaul therapy techniques

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 25% of the final mark.

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

  • written exam with a relative weight of 3 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • group work with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Exam: the written exam intends to estimate knowledge and comprehension of arthrokinematics principles and methods, as well as concerning specific arthrokinematics  mechanisms of bone-connections

The open questions may as well concern the guest lectures as the additional tasks

Partial scores that cannot be retaken due to content or organisational circumstances will continue to make part of the final score for this course during the actual academic year

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:
Master of Manual Therapy: SOMT-traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Manual Therapy: werd niet aangeleverd in het Engels (only offered in Dutch)