HCM6006: Independent Study for Health and Care Management

Independent Study Report

Assignment Overview

As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit an Independent Study assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Word Count: 3000 words

Weighting: 100%

Pass Mark: 40%

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the module, you should be able to:

1. Carry out an independent study based on an issue/problem/challenge appropriate to the health and care management discipline.
2. Design an appropriate research process to gather data, critically analyse the generated information to address the problem.
3. Develop a project report that discusses the research results.
4. Reflective Practitioner: Undertake critical analysis and reach reasoned and evidenced decisions, contribute problem-solving skills to find and innovate in solutions.

All learning outcomes must be met to pass the module

Guidance

Your assignment should include: a title page containing your student number, the module name, the submission deadline and the exact word count of your submitted document; the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in Harvard. You should address all the elements of the assignment task listed below. Please note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.

Word Count Policy

Maximum word count: 3,000 words. Please refer to the full word count policy which can be found in the Student Policies section. The word count includes everything in the main body of the assessment (including in text citations and references). The word count excludes numerical data in tables, figures, diagrams, footnotes, reference list and appendices. All other printed words ARE included in the word count.

Students who exceed the wordcount up to a 10% margin will not be penalised. Students should note that no marks will be assigned to work exceeding the specified limit once the maximum assessment size limit has been reached.

Assignment Task

Task 1:

You are required to produce an appropriately structured research project report based on a topic of your choice, appropriate to your study programme subject area, and showing all essential elements. The report should also include a reflective account of your professional development that reviews how you generated, developed, refined the project idea and executed the research project.

Your research report should be structured as follows:

Formatting Requirements

• Font size 12 with double spacing
• Harvard referencing style
• Include title page with student details
• Professional, academic tone throughout
• Clear structure with appropriate headings

(3000 words)

(100 marks)

(LOs: 1, 2, 3, 4)

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