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 Evaluate the concept of health and ill health.
• 1.2 Compare and contrast models of health.
• 1.3 Analyse factors affecting health and well-being.
• 1.4 Analyse the connection between diet, exercise and health.
• 1.5 Evaluate the role of media in influencing attitudes to health.
• 1.6 Explain the terms: ● health education ● health protection ● disease prevention.
• 1.7 Explain approaches to health promotion.
• 2.1 Explain two models of behaviour change that have been used in recent national health education campaigns.
• 2.2 Evaluate the effectiveness of different models of behaviour change in relation to health and well-being.
• 3.1 Define the rationale of a health education campaign.
• 3.2 Carry out a health education campaign, relating it to models of behaviour change.
• 3.3 Evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the health education campaign.
• 3.4 Explain ethical issues involved in the health education campaign.

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