HS979-7-AP-CO:
Advanced Clinical Practice Dissertation
2023/24
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn & Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Wednesday 11 October 2023
Wednesday 17 April 2024
40
13 April 2023
Requisites for this module
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Dissertations offer the opportunity for in-depth study and analysis of a topic relevant to your Masters degree programme. They provide a ‘capstone’ to your post graduate studies to date, allowing you to draw together the knowledge and skills gained and demonstrate this within the field of research activity.
The aims of this module are:
- To provide an opportunity to draw together and build upon research knowledge and skills gained and apply these in the production of a dissertation project.
- To provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate achievement against the ‘research’ capabilities as set out in the Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England (Health Education England, 2017).
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the area of study.
- Conduct a literature search and audit/ service needs assessment.
- Present an appropriate critical analysis of material accessed following the literature search, audit, and service needs assessment.
- Show awareness of ethical considerations.
- Utilise analysis of data to identify a gap in knowledge, evidence, or service need.
- Present a proposal to address the identified gap in knowledge, evidence, or service need.
- Produce an appropriate methodology for the study to be undertaken.
- Draw conclusions and make recommendations for practice, including presentation of a dissemination strategy for the study proposed.
This module builds upon the knowledge, skills, and assignment activity that students on the Advanced Clinical Practice/ Practitioner programmes will have successfully undertaken in previous modules.
The Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England (Health Education England, 2017) has ‘research’ as one of the 4 pillars that define the standard of skills and knowledge expected for people working as Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
This module has been designed to reflect the ‘research’ capabilities as set out in this framework. This builds upon work already undertaken as part of the Masters programme in relation to the research and other pillars in the framework, and provides an opportunity for students to bring this together in one piece of work to evidence their achievement in this area.
Alongside guided activity in the introductory and group sessions, this module requires the student to undertake independent learning to review their research development to date, select and generate relevant material, and negotiate supervision and support as required to achieve the expectations of the assignment for this module.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Dissertation |
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100% |
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
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Reassessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Vikki-Jo Scott, email: v.j.scott@essex.ac.uk.
cpd@essex.ac.uk
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Mr Richard Clark
Sheffield Hallam University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 20 hours, 20 (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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