Research Methods for Health and Social Care Managers
Task 1 – Research Proposal
Develop an extended research project specification relating to an aspect of health and social care management in which you:
a) Design an appropriate research proposal
b) Analyse the ethical aspects of research
500 word count ( (+-10%) excluding bibliography and appendices
Task 2 – Research Critique
Undertake a research critique of a research article. The article should be research based (for example peer reviewed journal)
The critique should
a) Justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision
b) Critically evaluate a range of research philosophies
c) Examine different approaches to research
d) Analyse the ethical aspects of research
e) Explain types and sources of research data
f) Analyse data using appropriate approaches
g) Draw conclusions from data collected
h) Analyse the relationship between research and evidence based practice
i) Evaluate an existing piece of research relevant to health and social care
j) Analyse the contribution of research and evidence based practice to decision