Master's Degree Dissertation I
Code: 44724 ECTS Credits: 3| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4314949 General Health Psychology | OB | 1 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Albert Fornieles Deu
- Email:
- albert.fornieles@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
Teachers
- Antoni Sanz Ruíz
- Albert Feliu Soler
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The MD allows the student to address a real problem from the field ofHealth Psychology, either by joining a research team, or by identifying, with the help of the tutor(s), a need, problem or lack of knowledge. The MD requires the student to apply the knowledge and skills acquired during the Master’s Degree: 1) solve the problem or question addressed and, thus, 2) demonstrate that he possesses the ability for which the MUPGS will accredit: that of using their knowledge and skills to solve real problems.
During the subject of the TFM I the student will realize, in agreement with the person / s that tutor his work, the project of his TFM, including the search of information that allows the definition of the problem of research, a preliminary version of the introduction of the TFM and choice the methodology.
Competences
- Acquire, develop and put into practice a concept of integral health, including all its biopsychosocial components, in line with WHO guidelines.
- Apply the principles of bioethics and the deliberation method to professional practice, in line with Law 44/2003, of 21 November, on organisation of the healthcare professions.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously
- Critically analyse and use clinical information sources.
- Formulate working hypotheses in research and critically assess information for problem-solving, using the scientific method.
- Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
Learning Outcomes
- Carry out a multidimensional-multilevel analysis of health-illness processes.
- Continue the learning process, to a large extent autonomously
- Formulate research questions, objectives and hypotheses appropriately to solve problems in the context of the master's dissertation.
- Integrate knowledge and use it to make judgements in complex situations, with incomplete information, while keeping in mind social and ethical responsibilities.
- Integrate perspectives and approaches in health-illness processes.
- Justify the sources of clinical information used (evaluation tests, clinical guidelines, informants, programmes of treatment, etc.) for the master's dissertation.
- Know and apply quality criteria to the selected documentary sources and clinical material.
- Plan and carry out a systematic documentary search that unearths scientific evidence.
- Recognise and describe the factors determining health from a biopsychosocial perspective.
- Solve problems in new or little-known situations within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of study.
- Use acquired knowledge as a basis for originality in the application of ideas, often in a research context.
- Use documentary and bibliographic databases to obtain information relevant to the objective of the master's dissertation and to professional practice.
- Write the master's dissertation in accordance with regulations on ethical professional practice and research in the field.
Content
The student can choose one of the following options depending on his/her interests and the interests or proposals allowed by the tutor supervising their work:
A. Systematic Review following PRISMA Guidelines
B. Empirical Research
C. Development of a new tool for Health Psychology practice: therapy programmes, health guidelines, e-health project, assessment procedures....
Methodology
The student develops the competences acquired during the Master’s Degree in order to achieve the option he/she has chosen (Systematic Review, Empirical Research or Development of a New Tool) following the guidelines provided by the tutor. The student works autonomously and is assisted by his/her tutor. The hours spent on each task (autonomous work, tutorials, assessment and coordination) are described in the following table
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Follow-up sessions with the academic tutor | 8 | 0.32 | 7, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 4, 10, 2, 9, 13, 11, 12 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Developing MD work | 66 | 2.64 | 7, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 4, 10, 2, 9, 13, 11, 12 |
Assessment
To pass the MD, the student must achieve 5 or more.
Link to the avaluation rules of the Faculty (https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html)
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conceptual theoretical framework and goal setting | 50 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 7, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 4, 10, 2, 9, 13, 11, 12 |
| Monitoring tutorials | 15 | 0.15 | 0.01 | 6, 8, 2 |
| Project valoration | 35 | 0.35 | 0.01 | 7, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 4, 10, 2, 9, 13, 11, 12 |
Bibliography
http://www.apastyle.org
www.coneixement.accio.gencat.cat/eines
Software
In this subject no specific software is served