CourseHSC606

Week8 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

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

What you will be able to do

1.1 Justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision.
2.1 Critically evaluate a range of research philosophies.
2.2 Examine different approaches to research.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: The Role of Research in Health and Social Care
Week 2: Research Philosophies and Paradigms
Week 3: Methodological Approaches in Healthcare Research
Week 4: Research Ethics and Governance
Week 5: Developing and Justifying a Research Proposal
Week 6: Data Types and Collection Methods
Week 7: Data Analysis Techniques
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Data Interpretation and Drawing Conclusions
Week 10: Critical Appraisal of Healthcare Research
Week 11: Evidence-Based Practice and Decision-Making
Week 12: Applying Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals in p…
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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