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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Final assessment and submission

HSC706 · Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals — Final

CourseHSC706
Week16 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Final assessment and submission

  1. Final coursework submission
  2. Assessment against all criteria

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

Final assessment week: submission of the unit assignment.

Study materials

The teaching notes, exercises and videos of this week are in the student portal. Your portal is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance, so you can open them before the semester starts.
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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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