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 Summarise legislation, policies and procedures underpinning health and safety in the health and social care workplace.
• 1.2 Examine the responsibilities of management in relation to health and safety.
• 1.3 Analyse health and safety priorities for a specific health and social care setting.
• 2.1 Explain the principles of risk assessment for health and social care.
• 2.2 Analyse how information from risk assessments informs care planning.
• 2.3 Analyse the impact of one aspect of health and safety policy on health and social care practice.
• 3.1 Explain how health and safety policies and practices are monitored and reviewed.
• 3.2 Analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and practices in the workplace in promoting a positive, healthy and safe culture.
• 3.3 Examine the responsibilities of individuals in relation to health and safety.

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