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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Montserrat Lamoglia Puig

Trimester: Third term

Credits: 10

Teaching staff: 

Carmen Rosell Moreno
Lluís Force Sanmartin 
Meritxell Puyané Oliva 
Mªjosé Reyes Ramos 
Sandra Arco Rodriguez 

Skills

Basic skills

  • CB4_That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to an audience, both specialized and non-specialized

  • CB5_That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

  • CB2_That students know how to apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional way and have the skills that need to be demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of ​​study

  • CB1_That students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of an area of ​​study that is based on general education, and is usually found at a level that, while supported by advanced textbooks. Also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study

  • CB3_That students have the ability to gather or interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study), to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues

Specific skills

  • CE27_Final degree project: Cross-curricular subject The work will be carried out in association with different subjects

General competencies

  • CG3_Know and apply the foundations and theoretical and methodological principles of nursing

  • CG6_Basing nursing interventions on scientific evidence and available media

  • CG9_Foster healthy lifestyles, self-care, supporting the maintenance of preventive and therapeutic behaviors

  • CG12_Know the ethical and deontological code of Spanish nursing, understanding the ethical implications of health in a social context of transformation

  • CG13_Know the principles of health and socio-health financing and use the available resources appropriately

  • CG14_Establish evaluation mechanisms, considering the scientific-technical and quality aspects

  • CG2_Planning and providing nursing care aimed at individuals, families or groups, oriented to health outcomes, assessing its impact, through clinical practice and care guidelines, which describe the processes by which a patient is diagnosed, treated or treated health problem

  • CG7_Understand without prejudice to people, considering their physical, psychological and social aspects, as autonomous and independent individuals, ensuring respect for their opinions, beliefs and values, guaranteeing the right to privacy, through confidentiality and professional secrecy

  • CG 19 Enjoy autonomy and critical ability to use ICT

Transversal competences

  • CT 1 Develop the ability to assess inequalities based on sex and gender, to design solutions

Description

The Final Degree Project (TFG) is a compulsory subject, of 10 ECTS in total, which consists of the elaboration, presentation and defense of a work in order to assess the knowledge acquired throughout the degree and introduce students to research as a method for the search for knowledge applied to the development and improvement of quality in professional practice. This must be presented and defended in public and will always be developed under the supervision of a Director.

This subject is regulated by this teaching plan and by the "General Regulations for Final Degree Project". The object of this regulation is to regulate the TFG that the students carry out in the studies of Degree of the Superior School in Sciences of the Health and that the students have available in the classrooms of moodle and in the Web of TCM

Learning outcomes

LO 2. Describe and define a phenomenon / problem under study

LO 3. Determine the theoretical framework that supports the phenomenon / problem to be studied

LO 4. Find, order and structure the information about the phenomenon / problem to be studied with an innovative and critical approach.

LO 5. Describe and determine the appropriate methodology for the study of the phenomenon / problem

LO 6. Describe data collection techniques and methods of analysis

LO 7. Apply the ethical and legal rules that govern scientific work

LO 8. Present in writing and orally defend the design of the final degree project

LO 9. Demonstrate the skills acquired in the handling of data processing and the use of English.

LO 10. Find, order and structure information with an innovative and critical approach

LO 11. Demonstrate autonomy of intellectual and scientific criteria

LO 12. Demonstrate critical, analytical and constructive ability

LO 13. Demonstrate theoretical and methodological mastery

LO 14. Describe the results regarding future proposals

LO 15. Apply the ethical and legal rules that govern scientific work

LO 16. Present and defend the final degree project

LO 17.Know how to develop a research project with a gender perspective. Knows how to distinguish the effects of sex and gender variables in both theoretical and empirical analyzes. Identifies the contribution of gender studies in the researched topic. Produces, collects and interprets empirical data in a gender-sensitive way. Knows how to use and create qualitative and quantitative indicators, including statistics to better understand gender inequalities and differences in the needs, conditions, values ​​and aspirations of women and men

Working methodology

MD2. Seminars 

  

MD5. Presentations of topics by students

MD6. Face-to-face tutorials in groups or individually

MD7. Non-contact tutorials

MD11. Self-employment

  

Contents

Effective oral and written communication. Definition of the phenomenon / problem of study and state of the issue. Planning and design of the final degree project. Stages of the implementation process. Organization and processing of data or results obtained. Establishing conclusions and future lines. Final writing of the report. Presentation and defense of the final degree project.

Learning activities

AF2. Face-to-face tutorials

AF3. Non-contact tutorials

AF5. Seminars

AF7. Individual work

Evaluation system

The evaluation of the Final Degree Project  it is based on the assessment of the competencies achieved by the student. It is a continuous and formative evaluation. Both generic and specific competencies will be assessed.

SE8. Individual follow-up

Tutorials. 6 tutorials (10%)

SE2.Individual works

Monitoring report (20%)

  • The follow-up report will be evaluated by the Director (10%) and the external evaluator (10%).

Final report (20%) Director

 

SE9. TFG presentation

Final Court (50%):

  • Final report (75%)
  • Court defense (25%)

 

This final grade of the court must be at least 5 in order to be able to do the weighting with the other notes (tutorials and report).

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

The evaluation format for the recovery of the TFG will be the same as in the 1st call:

  • Recovery TFG defense courts will be held in July

NOTE: According to UPF regulations, students will have the option of retrieving subjects that have obtained the qualification of 'suspended', which are the only ones that can be modified in the recovery process. 

 

 

REFERENCES

Basic

Boeglin M. Reading and writing at the University. Seville. MAD; 2007.

Alfaro-Lefevre R. Critical thinking and clinical judgment in nursing. 4ª ed.Barcelona. Elsevier-Masson; 2009.

Buñuel Álvarez JC, Ruiz-Canela Cáceres J. How to prepare a clinical question. Evid Pediatr. 2005; 1:10.

Cassany D, Building writing. Madrid. Paidós; 2011 (7th ed.)

González de Dios J, Buñuel JC. Efficient search for the best scientific evidence available in the literature: primary and secondary sources of information. Evid Pediatr. 2006; 2:12.

Complementary

Take care. Nursing database . Spanish Nursing Database. www.doc6.es/index

Care. Nursing and nursing care database. http://teledoc.urv.es/cuidatge/

BDIE. Database for nursing research. http: //bdie.isciii.es

Cochrane Collaboration. Bibliographic review database. Meta-analysis. www.update-software.com/Clibplus/ClibPlus.asp

Fisterra. Primary Care in the Network. www.fisterra.com

NCG National Guideline Clearinghouse. Search for guidelines for clinical practice based on scientific evidence. www.guideline.gov/about/expert-panel.aspx

Med Pub. MEDLINE access tool. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed