1) Introduction to Postgraduate Research Assignment Guidance
There are five learning outcomes which must be addressed in appropriate depth in order to pass the assignment:
1. Formulate researchable questions and devise approaches to answer these.
2. Systematically collect and critically analyse the research literature.
3. Critically analyse the implications of the different health and social care research designs for clinical/professional practice.
4. Reflect critically upon the purpose and mechanisms of research ethics and governance
5. Appraise the significance of alternative epistemological positions, and evaluate the logical and epistemological issues that affect the choice of research method. You need to do this by undertaking a critical review of selected research in a field which is of interest to you and relevant to your field of practice.