Placement I Year
A.Y. 2025/2026
Learning objectives
Students will develop skills to:
- coordinate and/or direct simple and complex organizations using tools and measures for planning, managing human resources, and accounting ;
- detect and critically assess the evolution of rehabilitation needs and plan rehabilitation treatment interventions;
- identify environmental risk factors, assess their effects on health and organize safeguard interventions in the workplace;
- manage working groups and apply appropriate strategies to facilitate multi-professional and organizational integration processes;
- manage professional development plans based on periodic monitoring, as well as goal definition, identification and pursuit through the implementation of effective strategies
- carry out scientific reviews through databases and related periodic updates; perform narrative and systematic literature reviews aimed at writing a scientific paper;
- collaborate in the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative research projects, evaluate the application of research findings to improve rehabilitation activities, collaborate with the care team to promote development and application of protocols and guidelines;
- practice in accordance with the legislative rules governing health organizations, and the ethical and professional liability standards;
- decide and apply appropriate techniques to individual and group communication and to the management of interpersonal relationships with patients and their families;
- assess individual and collective patient outcomes using valid and reliable measures that take into account the rehabilitation context in which patients are receiving treatments, as well as the impact of cultural and social factors on it;
- properly organize and interpret information related to one's own specific professional domain and derived from different resources and databases; appropriately exploit the potential of information and communication technology as a valid support for interventions targeting rehabilitation, therapy and prevention, and for surveillance and monitoring of health status;
- carefully document the rehabilitation practice, with the additional aim to perform subsequent analyses aimed at promoting further improvement;
- design and implement training programs and refresher courses for rehabilitation professionals within health services and in collaboration with other professionals, in order to guarantee progressive knowledge and skill updating
- design and implement educational and support programs targeting individuals and communities, in order to promote self-management, risk factors monitoring and health problems solution;
- participate, observe and plan management and coordination processes within Bachelor and Master's degree courses, as well as Postgraduate Diploma programs, and acquire teaching skills related to one's own specific professional role, in the context of tutorial activities and coordination of internship in basic, complementary and permanent training
- coordinate and/or direct simple and complex organizations using tools and measures for planning, managing human resources, and accounting ;
- detect and critically assess the evolution of rehabilitation needs and plan rehabilitation treatment interventions;
- identify environmental risk factors, assess their effects on health and organize safeguard interventions in the workplace;
- manage working groups and apply appropriate strategies to facilitate multi-professional and organizational integration processes;
- manage professional development plans based on periodic monitoring, as well as goal definition, identification and pursuit through the implementation of effective strategies
- carry out scientific reviews through databases and related periodic updates; perform narrative and systematic literature reviews aimed at writing a scientific paper;
- collaborate in the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative research projects, evaluate the application of research findings to improve rehabilitation activities, collaborate with the care team to promote development and application of protocols and guidelines;
- practice in accordance with the legislative rules governing health organizations, and the ethical and professional liability standards;
- decide and apply appropriate techniques to individual and group communication and to the management of interpersonal relationships with patients and their families;
- assess individual and collective patient outcomes using valid and reliable measures that take into account the rehabilitation context in which patients are receiving treatments, as well as the impact of cultural and social factors on it;
- properly organize and interpret information related to one's own specific professional domain and derived from different resources and databases; appropriately exploit the potential of information and communication technology as a valid support for interventions targeting rehabilitation, therapy and prevention, and for surveillance and monitoring of health status;
- carefully document the rehabilitation practice, with the additional aim to perform subsequent analyses aimed at promoting further improvement;
- design and implement training programs and refresher courses for rehabilitation professionals within health services and in collaboration with other professionals, in order to guarantee progressive knowledge and skill updating
- design and implement educational and support programs targeting individuals and communities, in order to promote self-management, risk factors monitoring and health problems solution;
- participate, observe and plan management and coordination processes within Bachelor and Master's degree courses, as well as Postgraduate Diploma programs, and acquire teaching skills related to one's own specific professional role, in the context of tutorial activities and coordination of internship in basic, complementary and permanent training
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- select the appropriate strategy to intervene with high skills in the care, research and training processes in the rehabilitation domain
- select the appropriate strategy to intervene with high skills in the care, research and training processes in the rehabilitation domain
Lesson period: year
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Course syllabus
The program for the "Direct Internship" is specific to each individual project and is defined by the student in consultation with the internship coordinator during briefing meetings.
The "Indirect Internship" course includes the following teaching modules:
Prof. Giuseppina Bernardelli
- The organizational model of the internship project within the Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Sciences.
Prof. Katia Daniele
- Sections of the internship project form.
- Concepts of coherence and alignment between Rationale, Aim, and Methods in an internship project.
- The tutor-student meeting for defining and initiating the internship project.
- Literature search: search strategies and main databases/search engines.
- Structure and content of the internship report.
- Structure and content of the slides for the internship report presentation.
Prof. Nicole Pizzorni
- Study reporting: guidelines for reporting different study designs and the use of flow diagrams.
- How to present results in the report, oral presentations, and scientific articles (tables, graphs, text).
- Internal validity of studies: assessing methodological quality and identifying strategies to prevent risk of bias in study design and implementation.
Prof. Camilla Fontana
- Research methodology: study types, sample selection criteria, and evaluation methods.
- Results: identifying results and presenting them in text/graph/table format and logical sequence.
- Discussion: how to discuss results, organize the project discussion (main findings, critical comparison with literature, strengths and limitations, future perspectives).
The "Indirect Internship" course includes the following teaching modules:
Prof. Giuseppina Bernardelli
- The organizational model of the internship project within the Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Sciences.
Prof. Katia Daniele
- Sections of the internship project form.
- Concepts of coherence and alignment between Rationale, Aim, and Methods in an internship project.
- The tutor-student meeting for defining and initiating the internship project.
- Literature search: search strategies and main databases/search engines.
- Structure and content of the internship report.
- Structure and content of the slides for the internship report presentation.
Prof. Nicole Pizzorni
- Study reporting: guidelines for reporting different study designs and the use of flow diagrams.
- How to present results in the report, oral presentations, and scientific articles (tables, graphs, text).
- Internal validity of studies: assessing methodological quality and identifying strategies to prevent risk of bias in study design and implementation.
Prof. Camilla Fontana
- Research methodology: study types, sample selection criteria, and evaluation methods.
- Results: identifying results and presenting them in text/graph/table format and logical sequence.
- Discussion: how to discuss results, organize the project discussion (main findings, critical comparison with literature, strengths and limitations, future perspectives).
Prerequisites for admission
No prior knowledge is required; however, students on a part-time basis are invited to include the laboratory in bibliographical research and the Excel laboratory before or concurrently with the 1° year progect work, and the pedagogical laboratory before or concurrently with the 2° year project work.
Teaching methods
The "Indirect Internship" course is conducted in person.
The teaching methods include interactive activities based on the analysis of bibliographic sources, narrative texts, completion of worksheets, video tutorials, and examples. Through these activities—especially the latter—students will have the opportunity to concretely acquire the knowledge and skills outlined in the course.
The course also includes tutorial sessions, conducted in small interactive groups coordinated by the instructor, as well as supervised practical exercises with in-class feedback.
The teaching methods include interactive activities based on the analysis of bibliographic sources, narrative texts, completion of worksheets, video tutorials, and examples. Through these activities—especially the latter—students will have the opportunity to concretely acquire the knowledge and skills outlined in the course.
The course also includes tutorial sessions, conducted in small interactive groups coordinated by the instructor, as well as supervised practical exercises with in-class feedback.
Teaching Resources
The bibliography is specific to each project submitted and identified under the tutoring of the tutor.
Assessment methods and Criteria
For "Indirect Internship", no final examination is required.
Assessment of learning outcomes for the "Direct Internship" takes place through an oral examination, which includes a presentation and discussion of the internship project report. The presentation may be supported by presentation tools (e.g., PowerPoint). Each candidate is allocated 15 minutes.
For each academic year, six examination sessions are scheduled.
The final grade, expressed on a 30-point scale, is awarded based on the following criteria:
- Consistency between the proposal, the objective defined in the project, and the final outcome;
- Methodology used in drafting the final report;
- Relevance in achieving the stated objective;
- Clarity and comprehensiveness of the content in relation to the assigned task;
- Methodologically sound planning of project phases;
- Adherence to the established deadlines for submission of the final report.
The final grade is communicated to the student during a personalized feedback session held by the members of the examination committee and is officially recorded via the university's online system. The student has the right to reject the grade and retake the exam in a future session.
Assessment of learning outcomes for the "Direct Internship" takes place through an oral examination, which includes a presentation and discussion of the internship project report. The presentation may be supported by presentation tools (e.g., PowerPoint). Each candidate is allocated 15 minutes.
For each academic year, six examination sessions are scheduled.
The final grade, expressed on a 30-point scale, is awarded based on the following criteria:
- Consistency between the proposal, the objective defined in the project, and the final outcome;
- Methodology used in drafting the final report;
- Relevance in achieving the stated objective;
- Clarity and comprehensiveness of the content in relation to the assigned task;
- Methodologically sound planning of project phases;
- Adherence to the established deadlines for submission of the final report.
The final grade is communicated to the student during a personalized feedback session held by the members of the examination committee and is officially recorded via the university's online system. The student has the right to reject the grade and retake the exam in a future session.
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