SPED4203 – Evidence-based practice in speech and language pathology

Schedule, syllabus and examination date

Course content

Evidence-based practice (EBP) in speech language pathology is the integration of the clinician’s expert opinion, scientific and clinical evidence, and the client or caregiver’s perspectives.?

In this course, we discuss challenges, possibilities, and methodological considerations within speech and language EBP.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completing the course, you should have gained:??

  • Advanced knowledge and understanding of the challenges of EBP within the different areas of speech and language pathology??

  • Advanced knowledge and understanding of methodological considerations when reading research??

Skills:?

After completing the course, you should be able to:??

  • make methodological and ethical considerations in assessment and interventions in speech and language pathology.??

  • critically appraise and report systematically on research literature?

  • critically appraise the transition between research and clinical practice within different work- and cultural settings in speech and language pathology.?

General competence:?

After completing the course, you should?be able to

  • disseminate principles of EBP in an interdisciplinary context?

Admission to the course

Requires admission to the master’s programme in?Research in Special Needs Education or the master’s programme in Special Needs Education.?Eligible exchange students at master’s level, as well as other master students at UiO, can be admitted if there are available places.?This course is also open for international exchange students at master's level with a relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent.

The course is compulsory for students on the specialisation Logopedi.

SPED4201

Overlapping courses

Teaching

The course consists of:

  • lectures

  • seminar:? journal club??

Obligatory activities:

There is one compulsory component with Comparative analysis of two research papers: podcast or video (work in groups up to four participants).

The compulsory component must be completed