Research Methods for Health and Social Care Managers - OTHM Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Unit reference number: D/507/9468

Learning Outcome

LO1. Understand the relevance of research within health and social care contexts
1.1 Justify the contribution of research to health and social provision

LO2. Understand research approaches in health care contexts
2.1 Critically evaluate a range of research philosophies
2.2 Examine different approaches to research

LO3. Be able to plan a research proposal relevant to management of health and social care contexts
3.1. Justify the elements of a research proposal
3.2. Design an appropriate research proposal
3.3. Analyse the ethical aspects of research

LO4. Understand a range of data
4.1 Explain types and sources of research data
4.2 Analyse data using appropriate approaches
4.3 Draw conclusions from data collected

LO5. Understand the relationship between research and evidence based practice
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.

Assignment Task 1

Research proposal
Develop an extended research project specification relating to an aspect of health and social care management in which you:

1. a) Design an appropriate research proposal
b) Justify the elements of a research proposal

Assignment Task 2

Research Critique
Undertake a research critique of a research article. The article should be research based (for example peer reviewed journal) and it is recommended that the article be shown to the tutor for confirmation that it is an acceptable article.

The critique should
1. a) Justify the contribution of research to health and social provision
2. b) Critically evaluate a range of research philosophies
3. c) Examine different approaches to research
4. d) Analyse the ethical aspects of research
5. e) Explain types and sources of research data
6. f) Analyse data using appropriate approaches
7. g) Draw conclusions from data collected

1. a) Analyse the relationship between research and evidence based practice
2. b) Evaluate an existing piece of research relevant to health and social care

Focus
• Background
• Aim
• Methodological approach
• Data collection method/ tools
• Data analysis and presentation
• Sample
• Ethical considerations
• Main Findings
• Conclusions and recommendations
• Strengths and limitations
• Application to practice

Attachment:- Research Methods for Health and Social Care Managers.rar