Teaching GuideTerm
Faculty of Health Sciences
  Home | galego | castellano | english | A A |  
Grao en Terapia Ocupacional
 Subjects
  Occupational Therapy for Personal Autonomy in Older People
   Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Case study This methodology means that the student is faced with the description of a specific situation that poses a problem to be understood, assessed and solved by a group of people, through a process of discussion. The student is faced with a specific problem (case), which describes a real situation in professional life, and must be able to analyse a series of facts, referring to a particular field of knowledge or action, in order to reach a reasoned decision through a process of discussion in small working groups. This methodology makes it possible to acquire the specific competences of this subject.
Laboratory practice This methodology enables students to learn effectively through practical activities such as demonstrations, exercises, experiments and investigations. It enables the acquisition of the specific competences of this subject.
Mixed objective/subjective test Test that integrates essay-type test questions and objective-type test questions.
In terms of essay questions, it comprises open-ended essay questions. In addition, as objective questions, it may combine multiple-choice, ordering, short answer, discrimination, completion and/or association questions.
Aprendizaxe servizo Methodology that combines community service with learning in a single project, in which students are trained by working on real needs in their environment in order to improve it. Activity that integrates community service with the learning of content and the acquisition of competences through reflective practice. The main difference with volunteering lies in the fact that PSA projects always respond to learning outcomes associated with a subject in the academic curriculum with the aim of achieving certain competences specific to the qualification in which the subject is framed.
Guest lecture / keynote speech Oral presentation complemented by the use of audiovisual media and the introduction of some questions addressed to the students, with the aim of transmitting knowledge and facilitating learning. This methodology includes initial activities consisting of the presentation of the subject together with a session where the students' starting point will be evaluated. On the other hand, there will be seminars of compulsory attendance, where topics will be dealt with in depth. This methodology allows the acquisition of the specific competences revered in this subject.
Universidade da Coruña - Rúa Maestranza 9, 15001 A Coruña - Tel. +34 981 16 70 00  Soporte Guías Docentes