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Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Midterm evaluation

HSC506 · Research Methods in Health and Social Care — Midterm

CourseHSC506
Week8 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

  1. Midterm assessment of the criteria taught so far
  2. Individual feedback and targets

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the function of research in health and social care.
  • 1.2 Evaluate types of research methodology.
  • 1.3 Describe methods of gathering data.
  • 1.4 Describe tools to analyse and present data.
  • 1.5 Explain how to assess the validity and reliability of data in research.
  • 1.6 Analyse the importance of the validity and reliability of data used within research.
  • 2.1 Determine a research topic in a chosen area of interest.
  • 2.2 Develop the aims and objectives of the research project.
  • 2.3 Explain ethical considerations that apply to the area of the research project.
  • 2.4 Complete a literature review of chosen area of research.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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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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