Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
2. Finding and evaluating sources
3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Explain the legislative framework for health and safety in a health and social care setting.
• 1.2 Analyse how policies, procedures and practices in own setting meet health and safety requirements.
• 2.1 Explain how to support others to comply with health and safety requirements.
• 2.2 Explain the consequences of noncompliance with health and safety requirements.
• 2.3 Explain the importance of record keeping in relation to health and safety.
• 3.1 Describe the range of risk assessments used in health and social care settings.
• 3.2 Carry out a risk assessment.
• 3.3 Analyse how to work with individuals and others to manage potential risks and hazards.
• 3.4 Demonstrate how to implement the outcomes of a risk assessment.
• 3.5 Apply techniques to review own and others practice in promoting a balanced approach to risk assessment.
• 4.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of health and safety practice, policies and procedures in the work setting.
• 4.2 Recommend changes to practices, policies and procedures to ensure safety and compliance in the work setting.

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