Basics of the ICF Classification and GAS Method (3 ECTS)

Code: C-02630-7F00FU76-3004

General information

Enrollment: 22.11.2024 - 15.11.2025
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Timing: 01.01.2025 - 15.12.2025
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Number of ECTS credits allocated: 3 ECTS

Institution: Tampere University of Applied Sciences, TAMK Pääkampus

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 0 - 200

Course: C-02630-7F00FU76

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Location and time

The course is conducted independently as an online course. The learning environment is operated by Moodle. Please note that some midterm exams can only be done on a computer. In Moodle, the course opens on January 1, 2025. The performance must be completed by 31 December 2025.

Evaluation methods and criteria

The course is evaluated on a approved-fail basis. In the approved performance, the student -knows the basics of the ICF classification and its importance as part of clinical reasoning -knows the structure of the ICF classification and knows how to classify information according to the ICF classification -knows the GAS method and knows how to prepare GAS goals -knows how the ICF classification and the GAS method can be used to support the evaluation of the patient's functional capacity -can reflect on their own learning in relation to the use of the ICF classification and the GAS method

Student workload

The course is a total of 3 credits.

Teaching methods

The implementation is an online course that contains theoretical information, practical examples, videos, midterm exams and assignments. The student completes the course independently according to student's own schedule. The course does not include contact teaching online.

Further information

ICF (International classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) is a reference framework, a model that can be used to describe, document and measure functional capacity and functional limitations. It can be used, for example, to describe how the effects of illness and disability are visible in an individual's life. ICF was created by WHO, World Health Organization. It provides an international standardized language and concepts for describing and measuring health and functional limitations. GAS (Goal Attainment Scaling) is a method for setting goals and evaluating goal achievement. With the help of the GAS method, individual and meaningful, measurable and achievable goals and changes in the life of the patient are described. GAS is a customer-oriented and multidisciplinary method.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail