SH6P06 - Project (2024/25)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2024/25, but may be subject to modification | ||||||||||||
| Module title | Project | ||||||||||||
| Module level | Honours (06) | ||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 30 | ||||||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences and Professions | ||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 300 | ||||||||||||
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| Running in 2024/25(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module draws together strands from a number of modules students have previously undertaken and are concurrently studying. Principally, this builds on students’ understanding of the nature of knowledge and evidence in health and social care contexts derived from Introduction to Knowledge and Inquiry in Health & Social Care in the first year and on the more specific focus on research in Ethical Research & Practice in the second year. The specific focus of the work carried out by individual students as part of this module will also be informed by their broader examination of health and social care issues in other modules across the course as a whole.
The module therefore aims to:
- enhance students’ understanding of approaches to research and evaluation
- enable students to engage actively with research methods and findings relating to their profession
- enable students to generate research questions and formulate a research proposal
- enable students to integrate and apply the skills and knowledge base underpinning their professional education in a sustained piece of independent investigation
Syllabus
Students will be introduced to qualitative and quantitative research designs and different approaches to research, alongside a range of research methods used in health and social care. The module will also focus on research questions generation & research proposal formulation; ethical considerations in health research and practice; theory and practice in health; literature reviews, how to analyze and present data. Students will write a research proposal as a first step to working torwards the individual project.
The area of investigation chosen by students should arise from personal & professional interest in an area of health and social care. The content of the project may be an extension of work already undertaken on the course, may arise out of an aspect of the student’s professional concerns, drawing together issues of theory and practice, or may be drawn from other topics within the field.
Learning Outcomes LO 1 - 6
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Theoretical input will be through seminars and workshops. Students will also benefit from a blended learning approach through the use of Web Learn for supplementary materials, links to E-books, on-line discussions and research exercises & case studies along with peer feedback. Reflection and discussion are key to teaching for all students and will be in the context of tutor-led sessions and exercises incorporated into web-based materials.
Learning will also be supported in face to face and / or telephone tutorials and supervision with experiential learning promoting their growing ability to act as reflective practitioners.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
1. Generate research questions relating to health and social care and formulate research proposals
2. Explore generated research questions by conducting independent project
3. Critique theory and practice relating to generated research question
4. Demonstrate competence in research skills related to health and social care through conducting independent research using appropriate research methodologies in line with relevant ethical considerations
5. Present and discuss relevant research findings relating to a chosen research question in a coherent manner
6. Critically reflect on the research process
Bibliography
https://rl.talis.com/3/londonmet/lists/4773154E-75DF-550C-306C-169B1D7FE563.html?lang=en-US