HS717-7-FY-SO:
Research Activity
2024/25
Health and Social Care (School of)
Southend Campus
Full Year
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
40
07 November 2023
Requisites for this module
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MSCIB770 Nursing (Dual Award in Adult and Mental Health),
MSCIB770SO Nursing (Dual Award in Adult and Mental Health)
Dissertations offer the opportunity for in-depth study and analysis of a topic relevant to the student's programme of study. This module seeks to further advance students' research and problem-solving skills to enable them to undertake research in their future practice and use critically the research of others to inform their practice.
Students will explore theories and principles of research and how they may apply this to their professional and research practices. They will have opportunities to engage with the research governance to create an understanding of the importance of credibility, responsibility and ethics in research to produce a clearly designed research project.
The student will demonstrate in-depth knowledge and advanced understanding of the research process and the ability to plan, implement and analyse a project relevant to their area of study. The student will be supported through face-to-face lectures, seminars and workshops to help them understand what is expected and to help them undertake their review and develop their research proposal. Students will be supported by a research supervisor who will provide guidance on the research process, and help them to create innovative research designed to address issues in contemporary nursing practice.
On successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:
1. Translate contemporary nursing practice issues into a research question.
2. Demonstrate critical awareness of a specialised area of nursing practice through a review of literature.
3. Critically synthesise ideas and critically evaluate information from a variety of sources to produce a coherent report.
4. Design a detailed research proposal suitable for submission to a Research Ethics Committee.
5. Critically discuss the selection of research design, data collection and analysis methods, and the use of qualitative and quantitative data in the research process
6. Engage in supervision with an academic supervisor and reflect on their development as a practitioner-researcher.
Topic
Study Day 1 AM Module Introduction; Assessment Discussion
Study Day 1 PM Preparing a topic; Searching strategies (librarian)
Study Day 2 AM Constructing a literature review
Study Day 2 PM WORKSHOP: Critiquing Research papers
Study Day 3 AM Research Proposal introduction; Methodologies & Method
Study Day 3 PM Qualitative Introduction; Phenomenology
Study Day 4 AM Grounded Theory; Ethnography
Study Day 4 PM WORKSHOP: Group Supervision
Study Day 5 AM Case Study; Discourse analysis
Study Day 5 PM WORKSHOP: Critiquing Qualitative papers
Study Day 6 AM Quantitative Introduction; Quantitative Methodologies
Study Day 6 PM WORKSHOP: Critiquing Quantitative papers
Study Day 7 AM Constructing a Research Proposal;
Study Day 7 PM CHOICE: Qualitative Data Collection / Quantitative Data Collection
Study Day 8 AM CHOICE: Qualitative Data Analysis / Quantitative Data Analysis
Study Day 8 PM WORKSHOP: Group Supervision
Study Day 9 AM Research & Quality in the NHS
Study Day 9 PM WORKSHOP: Group Supervision
Study Day 10 AM Study Time
Study Day 10 PM Study Time / Module Evaluation
The module has 9 classes of two or three hours, and a day of scheduled self-directed study time. Classes are a mix of lectures and workshops focussed on the learning outcomes and covering key concepts required to complete the assignment. Students will have opportunities for one-to-one support from their allocated supervisor to provide added guidance. All sessions will be face to face.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
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Dr Rosemarie Derwin
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Programme Director/ Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 44 hours, 44 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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