22312 - PRACTICUM I

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: A hard tackle from Víctor Illera to Domínguez

Trimester: First term

Credits: 4

• Catalan

The subject Practicum I includes all those activities within the teaching-learning process aimed at acquiring skills in the healthcare environment of professional practice. During their development, the student participates in clinical practice, as well as in group tutorials that guide them to reflect on clinical practice.

Practical I integrates all the knowledge, skills, skills, attitudes and values ​​acquired in all the subjects of the Degree in Physiotherapy and is carried out under the tutelage of qualified physiotherapists with extensive professional experience. One of the figures will be the clinical tutor of the collaborating entity where the student will carry out the internship and his main function will be to ensure that the internship goes well, respecting its educational purpose. This figure is presented as an indispensable tool in the student's learning during this period. The advice, support and tutoring ensures quality in the process of achieving theoretical and practical knowledge of the student, in an area of ​​transcendent importance, such as external practices. The other figure will be the academic tutor who will be a university professor who guides the student's learning process always from a teaching perspective and in contact with the tutor/ to clinic Both tutors have the function of guaranteeing both the development of the skills acquired by the students and their assessment. This is a continuous and formative assessment, where both generic and specific skills of each of the Practicums are assessed. 

The subject of Practicum I has as its main objective direct contact with patients and the multidisciplinary team in different private hospitals, where patients with different acute, subacute and chronic injuries of different levels of complexity are treated.

The distribution of the theoretical and/or practical content of the subject can be consulted in the schedule and sections of the corresponding virtual classroom before it starts.    

This subject aims to introduce the gender perspective in its content and development. In addition, the objectives are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations.  

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or towards teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer prejudice from others.   

 In the Practical I subject, students put into practice the knowledge gained during the theoretical learning of the degree and articulate theory with practice, developing the critical capacity necessary for the training of professional questioners.

Supervised external internships aim for students to develop and integrate, in a continuous and progressive manner, the necessary skills to apply in a real professional context the knowledge acquired in the different subjects that make up the study plan. The contents that will be worked on in Practicum I are related to learning the practical model of physiotherapy intervention in the different specialties of the profession, such as prevention, evaluation, specific diagnosis, design of the different intervention protocols and plans personalized performance

Practicum I is composed of two blocks:

- a practical block of external practices at physiotherapy centers arranged with private mutuals

- a blog for the preparation of the report on external practices and a reflective face-to-face seminar

This subject may consider the following indicators detailed in the table in its assessment proposal:

A system of quantitative (from 0 to 10) and qualitative (suspended, approved, notable, excellent, honorary registration) is used according to RD 1125/2003.   

The subjects will have evaluation and recovery activities in accordance with the teaching guide and the subject's learning plan, published in their virtual classroom and which will establish the necessary requirements to be able to participate.   

In accordance with current UPF regulations, all students who, having participated in the learning and assessment activities during the term, have obtained a failing grade for the corresponding subject in the quarterly assessment may participate in the recovery process . Those who have not participated in the learning and assessment activities or who have waived the assessment will not be able to participate. If the grade is "not submitted", you will not be able to opt for recovery and therefore the subject will have to be taken again in its entirety in the following academic year.  

In the event that the student makes a single unjustified absence, the subject's grade will be "Not presented" and he/she will not be entitled to recovery. In the event of exceeding the maximum number of justified absences or failing to pass the subject, there is the possibility of recovering it during the established recovery period.

In the event of copying, plagiarism or illegitimate use of generative artificial intelligence in any assessment activity, you must consult the TecnoCampus University Center's Undergraduate and Master's Course Assessment Regulations.   

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Fernández de las Peñas César, Melián Ortiz Alberto. (2019). Kinesitherapy. Physiological bases and practical application. 2nd edition. Barcelona: Elsevier.

Zabalza, Miguel (2013). Practicum and internships in companies: in university training (Vol. 38). Narcea Editions.

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