課程資訊
課程名稱
 物理治療研究方法學
Research Methodology in Physical Therapy 
開課學期
 101-2 
授課對象
 醫學院  物理治療學研究所  
授課教師
 曹昭懿 
課號
 PT7028 
課程識別碼
 428 M1120 
班次
  
學分
 2 
全/半年
 半年 
必/選修
 必修 
上課時間
 星期五5,6(12:20~14:10) 
上課地點
 討論室一 
備註
 本課程中文授課,使用英文教科書。不開放旁聽與王儷穎合開
總人數上限：20人 
  
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課程概述

The course aims to enhance each PT graduate student’s ability to do research design and understand the research process of physical therapy. The topics of this course include: “Literature Review, Problem Identification and Hypotheses”, “Introduction to evidence-based practice”, “Study Design”, “Meta-analysis”. Each student should present the preliminary proposal of his interested topic. The student is encouraged to discuss with classmates or instructors during the searching of literature, study design and proposal writing. All the students are responsible to join the discussion in the classroom.  

課程目標
 General Objectives of the Course:
After completing this course, the students would be able
1. To describe the definition of research
2. To describe the reasons and barriers of research in physical therapy
3. To use and search literature
4. To develop and evaluate research questions
5. To describe the concepts of reliability and validity of measures
6. To describe the types of study design
7. To understand a meta-analysis literature and report as a team work
8. To design and present a simple study project
9. To moderate a presentation
 
課程要求
  
預期每週課後學習時數
  
Office Hours
  
指定閱讀
  
參考書目
 Textbooks and References
1. Portney LG & Watkins MP. Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc. 2009.
2. Helewa A, Walker JM: Critical Evaluation of Research in Physical Rehabilitation, Toward Evidence-Based Practice. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Comp., 2000.
3. Domholdt E: Rehabilitation Research, Principles and Applications. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Comp., 2005. （合記）
4. Jewell DV. Guide to Evidence-based Physical Therapy Practice. 1st ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008.

 
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課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
Week 1
 2/22  Introduction, Research and Physical Therapy 
Week 2
 3/01  A proposal 
Week 3
 3/08  Problem Identification, Hypotheses 
Week 4
 3/15  Literature Review (including website), Evidence- based database search 
Week 5
 3/22  Report 1 
Week 6
 3/29  Variables and measurement  
Week 7
 4/05  Holiday 
Week 8
 4/12  Report 2 
Week 9
 4/19  Study Design（I） 
Week 10
 4/26  Study Design（II） 
Week 11
 5/03  Meta-analysis (I)  
Week 12
 5/10  Meta-analysis (II) (report 3） 
Week 13
 5/17  Study Design（III）(report 4） 
Week 14
 5/24  Final Presentation I
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Week 15
 5/31  Final Presentation II
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Week 16
 6/07  Final Presentation III
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Week 17
 6/14  Final Presentation IV
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