HR4D21 - Professional Project: Leadership in Healthcare 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: HR4D21
Module Title: Professional Project: Leadership in Healthcare
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Leadership and Public Services
Faculty Sub Group: Leadership and Public Services
Module Leader: Sian Jenkins, Adam Poole
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

To develop an ability to critically evaluate areas of professional practice.

To critically appraise specific areas of clinical, research and organisational practice.

To develop skills in independent research and study.

To develop skills relevant to scientific publications.

Content Summary

The module will depend on the creation of a piece of work based upon a specific clinically related project relevant to the student’s practice. This project may comprise:

Literature review and appraisal of the evidence.Audit of practice including organisational or clinical.Review and implementation of evidence-based practiceQualitative or quantitative research (formal research involving human subjects is not anticipated)Case(s)-based and quality of service review with critical appraisal.

Case report, review of literature and organisational assessment.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Project supervision 12
Independent Study 300
Directed Study 88
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Design and undertake a research/development project related to healthcare leadership.
LO2 Critically evaluate practice/health service delivery and suggest improvements for change

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Dissertation Dissertation Dissertation 0 10800 90 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Research Plan/Proposal/Project/Log (CW) 1 Project summary/proposal abstract 0 1200 10 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Dissertation
Research Plan/Proposal/Project/Log (CW) 1

Reading List

Biggam, J. (2011) Succeeding with your Master’s Dissertation: A Step by Step Handbook. Maidenhead. Open University Press.

Levin, P. (2011) Excellent dissertations! Student-friendly Guides, Maidenhead: Open University Press. Available as e-book

Murray, R. (2011) How to write a thesis. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Woods, P. (latest edition) Successful writing for qualitative researchers. London: Routledge.

Available as e-book.

How to write a thesis. University of New South Wales. http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/thesis.html)