This week’s topics
Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
- Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
- Finding and evaluating sources
- Planning and referencing
What you will be able to do
- 1.1 Explain different methods of communication to meet individual and organisational needs.
- 1.2 Describe strategies to overcome communication barriers.
- 2.1 Evaluate communication systems and practices used in different settings.
- 2.2 Propose improvements to communication systems and practices used in health and social care.
- 2.3 Explain the impact of poor communication on health and social care management.
- 2.4 Demonstrate communication techniques to support effective practice.
- 3.1 Demonstrate the use of communication systems to promote partnership working.
- 3.2 Compare the use of different communications systems for partnership working.
- 3.3 Recommend ways to improve communication systems used for partnership working.
- 4.1 Explain legal and ethical tensions in sharing information.
- 4.2 Explain how personal information is processed to meet legal requirements.
Activity
Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.
Study materials
Further resources
- Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
- Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
- Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
