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 Explain the importance of accounting and finance management in the context of a health and social care organisation.
• 1.2 Evaluate how financial software is utilised within the accounting functions of organisations.
• 1.3 Describe how key financial ratios are used by health and social care organisations.
• 2.1 Differentiate between long and short term business finance needs of health and social care organisations.
• 2.2 Explain the benefits and limitations of various sources of finance available to an organisation.
• 2.3 Evaluate the process of budgetary control and revenue management in a health and social care organisation.
• 3.1 Explain the rules of double-entry book-keeping and how it is used to maintain financial records.
• 3.2 Interpret organisational budgets in health and social care
• 3.3 Evaluate capital expenditures and investment projects using different investment appraisal techniques
• 3.4 Make recommendations for financial management in health and social care organisations

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