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 Analyse key leadership and management theories.
• 1.2 Evaluate the challenges of leadership and management in the health and social care sector.
• 2.1 Examine the influencing factors on staff performance
• 2.2 Explore key factors which contribute to job satisfaction
• 2.3 Analyse the role of performance management in the success of healthcare organisations.
• 3.1 Analyse the different models of team leadership and its application to the health and social care sector.
• 3.2 Evaluate the roles of teams and benefits of having teams in the health and social care sector.
• 4.1 Examine roles and responsibilities, accountabilities and duties in a health and social care setting.
• 4.2 Evaluate the contribution of one key role in the development and implementation of health and social care organisational policy.

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