UCD Final Year Project: What Next?

What Next?[edit | edit source]

Welcome to University College Dublin's final year project, undertaken in April 2011. A group of students were asked to research job opportunities for new graduates and to present them in a novel, useful and professional manner.  This group felt that Physiopedia was the perfect way to do this.

Course Instructor[edit | edit source]

Dr. Tara Cusack Dip Physio, M Med Sc., PhD

Course Description[edit | edit source]

This project was part of the coursework for the final year Physiotherapy Practice module. It is a problem based learning module aimed at consolidating the professional development of physiotherapists.

Group Members[edit | edit source]

Claire Adams

Andrea Mc Carthy

Katie Hughes 

Lorenza Cafolla

Project Instructions[edit | edit source]

Students were shown a conversation between a final year physiotherapy student and a new graduate about job opportunities. Students were then invited to listen to a Pod Cast from an Irish radio programme, which featured a recent UCD graduate who was struggling to find work. They were also given the opportunity to attend a question and answer session with a panel of recent graduates and to discuss their experiences since graduating with them.


Following that, students were asked to design a resource that would be useful and accessible to their colleagues exploring available options post graduation. The resource could be presented through any desired media.

Project Objectives[edit | edit source]

  • To produce a novel and engaging resource
  • To produce a resource that would be accessible and attractive to the audience at which it is aimed i.e. new graduate physiotherapists
  • To present useful, contemporary information that would be valuable to physiotherapy colleagues

Articles[edit | edit source]

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