This week’s topics
Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
- Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
- Finding and evaluating sources
- Planning and referencing
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.
- 3.1 Justify the elements of a research proposal.
- 3.2 Design an appropriate research proposal.
- 3.3 Analyse the ethical aspects of research.
- 4.1 Explain types and sources of research data.
- 4.2 Analyse data using appropriate approaches.
- 4.3 Draw conclusions from data collected.
- 5.1 Analyse the relationship between research and evidence based practice.
- 5.2 Evaluate an existing piece of research relevant to health and social care.
- 5.3 Analyse the contribution of research and evidence based practice to decision making.
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
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
