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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Research Design and Project Planning

HSC506 · Research Methods in Health and Social Care — Week 7 of 16

CourseHSC506
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Research Design and Project Planning

  1. Developing focused research questions
  2. Operational research design
  3. Project milestones and Gantt charts
  4. Contingency planning and resource allocation
  5. Research Questions: Focused research questions, their requirements and the AbC rule
  6. Chapter 7: How to Write Research Questions & Hypotheses #academicwriting #mphstudent #publichealth
  7. Practical Issues of Social Research Part 1 of 3 on Practical Issues and Ethics

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Develop relevant research questions.
  • 3.2 Formulate a detailed plan for the research project.
  • 3.3 Determine appropriate research methods for the research project.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: develop relevant research questions.

Study materials

Videos

  • Research Questions: Focused research questions, their requirements and the AbC rule · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 8 min · for registered students
  • Chapter 7: How to Write Research Questions & Hypotheses #academicwriting #mphstudent #publichealth · YouTube · Mastering Public Health · 8 min · for registered students
  • Practical Issues of Social Research Part 1 of 3 on Practical Issues and Ethics · YouTube · Graham R Gibbs · 22 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Scientific Inquiry in Social Work (DeCarlo, Open Social Work Education) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
  • Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 4: Beginning a Research Project · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 37–50 · for registered students
  • Research Methods Knowledge Base (Trochim, hosted by Conjointly) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Role and Purpose of Research in Health and Social Care
  • Week 2: Research Methodologies and Paradigms
  • Week 3: Data Collection Methods, Tools, and Techniques
  • Week 4: Data Quality, Validity, and Reliability
  • Week 5: Scoping the Topic, Aims, and Critical Literature Review
  • Week 6: Ethics and Governance in Health and Social Care Research
  • Week 7: Research Design and Project Planning
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Collection and Fieldwork Implementation
  • Week 10: Data Analysis and Presentation
  • Week 11: Synthesising Findings, Critical Reflection, and Practice Re…
  • Week 12: Applying Research Methods in Health and Social Care in prac…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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