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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Research Ethics and Governance in Care Environments

HSC706 · Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC706
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Research Ethics and Governance in Care Environments

  1. Informed consent and the Mental Capacity Act
  2. Protecting vulnerable participant groups
  3. Ethical review committees and HRA guidelines
  4. Data privacy and GDPR compliance
  5. Research Ethics - Ethical Practice (part 3 of 3)
  6. Module 3. Ethics - Ensuring the Ethical Acceptability of A Research Proposal Involving Children
  7. Research ethics and consent: consent forms
  8. Public Health 250A - Lecture 8: Some Ethical Issues in Epide

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Analyse the ethical aspects of research.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the ethical aspects of research.

Study materials

Videos

  • Research Ethics - Ethical Practice (part 3 of 3) · YouTube · National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM) · 14 min · for registered students
  • Module 3. Ethics - Ensuring the Ethical Acceptability of A Research Proposal Involving Children · YouTube · conect4children · 16 min · for registered students
  • Research ethics and consent: consent forms · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 13 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • ESRC research ethics guidance (UKRI) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • GDPR, Articles 6–7: Lawfulness and consent · Reading · Eu, report; pp. 36–37 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Healthcare Research and Evidence
  • Week 2: Critical Appraisal of Health and Social Care Literature
  • Week 3: Research Philosophies in Health Sciences
  • Week 4: Methodological Approaches and Study Designs
  • Week 5: Research Ethics and Governance in Care Environments
  • Week 6: Formulating the Research Proposal
  • Week 7: Data Types, Sampling, and Collection Strategies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Quantitative Healthcare Data Analysis
  • Week 10: Qualitative Analysis and Data Synthesis
  • Week 11: Evidence-Based Decision-Making and Practice Translation
  • 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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