Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of the integration of research into health and social care practice.

ACADEMIC YEAR

SEMESTER

2023-24

Yearlong

SUBJECT

Health and Social Care

PROGRAMME(S)

BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care

LEVEL

MODULE CODE

MODULE TITLE

CREDITS

ECTS CREDITS

6

HSC60220

Dissertation

30

15

COMPONENT

WEIGHTING

UNISTATS CATEGORY

ASSIGNMENT TYPE

1

OF

1

100%

Coursework

Dissertation

ANONYMOUS MARKING

This assignment will be marked anonymously

No

TASK DESCRIPTION

You will complete a research project which will focus on a topic related to health and social care practice. This will be confirmed with your supervisor and will have acquired the relevant ethical approach. Please see the Dissertation Handbook and VLE for additional information and support.

The following sections must be included

• Title
• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• Introduction – why you have chosen this and how it relates to practice within health and social care
• Research question (if you have one)
• Aim and objectives (around 3)
• Background and supporting rationale
• Critical overview of current literature, include a basic search strategy
• Research methodology
• Methods of data collection: tools, sampling strategy, etc
• Ethical Considerations
• Data analysis
• Findings

TASK DESCRIPTION

• Discussion
• Recommendations
• Conclusion

You do need to include your approved ethics form at this submission

MODULE OUTCOMES

1. Demonstrate a systematic and critical understanding of the integration of research into health and social care practice.
2. Appreciate the uncertainty and ambiguity of research knowledge when applied to health and social care practice.
3. Demonstrate a practical understanding of research methodologies and techniques which will inform their own research practice and that of others within health and social care.
4. Describe and critique ethical and value-based issues when involved in decision making process within the administration, and interpretation of research outcomes into the practice setting.

WORD COUNT

10,000 words

SUBMISSION METHOD

Turnitin - VLE

DATE/TIME OF SUBMISSION

*Please see guidance below on application of late penalties*

Final Submission date:  10 – 13 June 2024, 4pm

Late Submission date:   13 – 14 June 2024, 4pm

Resubmission deadline - To be announced

DATE/TIME OF SUBMISSION IF EXTENSION AUTHORISED

To be announced

SUBMISSION GUIDANCE

Your submission folder will open 5 days before the submission deadline and we recommend you take advantage of the originality reports generated after your submission. You can resubmit your file up until the deadline. You can submit as many times as you like. Each resubmission will overwrite the previous one, and your tutor will only ever see the last submission. If you submit through Turnitin YOU MUST ONLY SUBMIT ONE FILE (if you have several documents, please combine them into one to upload). You can submit an electronic copy through Turnitin in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) or PDF. You must have twenty words on your first page of your submission to avoid a Turnitin error or submit your work as a PDF to avoid this. Please allow

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SUBMISSION GUIDANCE

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RETURN DATE

To be announced

FEEDBACK METHOD

Turnitin - VLE

Mark Range

Understanding of Issues

Development of theme/argument

Selection and Analysis of Sources

Quality of Communication

90-100

An extremely confident and perceptive account, showing great assurance when discussing the issues. An account which offers sustained, high quality independent insights into the issues.

Very considerable evidence of independent thinking in a coherent, wellformulated structure, which draws key strands together making a coherent whole. Writing which is likely to show a very considerable degree of originality in its argument throughout.

Exceptionally scholarly use and evaluation of a wide range of sources. Very considerable evidence of originality in obtaining, handling and deploying a wide range of sources and in the critical judgements they support.

Excellent communication, containing no or almost no errors, and demonstrating very considerable stylistic elegance, sustained use of an appropriate register and great precision.

80-89

A very confident

Considerable

Very scholarly use and

Communication of

and perceptive

evidence of

evaluation of a wide

very high quality,

account, showing

independent thinking

range of sources.

containing almost no

great assurance

in a coherent,

Considerable evidence

errors, and showing

when discussing

wellformulated

of originality in

considerable stylistic

the issues. An

structure, which draws

obtaining, handling and

elegance, use of an

account which

key strands together

deploying sources and

appropriate register

offers a number

making a coherent

in the critical

and great precision.

of independent

whole. Writing which is

judgements they

and good quality

likely to show some

support.

insights into the

originality in its

issues.

argument.

70-79

A confident and

Independent thinking

Scholarly use and

Communication of

perceptive

in a coherent,

evaluation of sources.

high quality showing

account, showing

wellformulated

An element of

elegance of style,

a sure

structure, which draws

originality employed in

awareness of

understanding of

key strands together.

critical judgements.

audience and

issues and

precision of phrasing.

independent

insight into them.

60-69

A clear and

Clear evidence of

Critical judgement

A written style which

confident

independent and

exercised in the

contributes to the

understanding of

sustained thinking in

selection, analysis and

clear and fluent

relevant issues

the construction of an

evaluation of primary

communication of

and questions.

argument.

and secondary sources

meaning. Generally

based on careful

appropriate for the

research.

audience, generally

precise.

50-59

A generally

An essay which is

Competent description

Few inconsistencies

sound

sound and coherent, if

and analysis of primary

in written style which

understanding of

not decisively focused

and secondary sources

impair

relevant issues

or argued. Not full of

with clear indications of

communication.

and questions.

insight.

the ability to select and

Possibly a few

evaluate evidence.

difficulties with

register. Some

imprecision in

phrasing.

40-49

Some understanding of

A mainly coherently structured discussion

Some ability to select and analyse sources

but an account where

Some inconsistencies in written style which

impair

relevant issues

but not adequately

the balance is towards

communication.

and questions.

sustained.

the descriptive and

Some difficulties with

remains over-reliant on

register. A number of

secondary sources.

problems with

phrasing.

35-39

A limited

Limited evidence of the

Heavy reliance on a

Many inconsistencies

understanding of

ability to provide a

limited range of sources

and inaccuracies

relevant issues

coherent structure for

with little interpretation

which impair

and questions

discussion.

or analysis. A largely

communication;

descriptive or derivative

inappropriate register

account.

for audience.