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Core Module Information
Module title: Exploring Evidence to Improve Practice
SCQF level: 11:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: NMS11174
Module leader: Lisa O'Leary
School School of Health & Social Care
Subject area group: Allied Health and Social Care Sciences
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

In this module, you will develop a set of research skills required by all professionals when exploring a work-related problem. The skills you will develop include searching for and critically examining the literature. You will critically engage with a range of quantitative and qualitative methods and data collection tools to explore and inform ways of solving workplace issues. It will be important for you to develop mastery of research methods and skills in critical appraisal, so that you can apply these in developing a critical and evidence-based approach to addressing any workplace issues within the context of healthcare management. You will be encouraged to choose a research question on an employment-focused topic related to healthcare management. You will then search and critique articles within that employment topic area. The skills, knowledge and activities that you will complete on this module will prepare you for the final project module (where you will complete an integrated review on an employment-focused topic).
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Critically engage with quantitative and qualitative research methods.

LO2: Produce a search strategy to find relevant primary literature that addresses a specific research question related to an area of healthcare management.

LO3: Critically appraise a quantitative research paper using a predefined template.

LO4: Critically appraise a qualitative research paper using a predefined template.

LO5: Critically appraise the research design, method of data collection and methods of analysis used in both quantitative and qualitative papers.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 2, Blended, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: SIGHTHILL
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Diane Willis
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Tutorial 23 The module consists of 12 face to face sessions. These include an introduction session at the start of the module and Q and A on the last module session. Academic skills are embedded into these sessions. These include two sessions with the librarian and one session with English for academic purposes. Sessions focus on interactive activities, scenario based learning, group activities with your peers and critical appraisal activities.
Online Guided independent study 177 Throughout the trimester, you are expected to structure in time to reflect upon the learning you have undertaken in your scheduled sessions and to complete your essential reading. You are encouraged to read more widely around the topics you are studying and engage in Moodle activities and resources. You will need to ensure that you have sufficient time to prepare and plan for your assessment tasks.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Portfolio 100 1~2~3~4~5 Week 13 , WORDS= up to 2000 word You are required to provide a literature search plan (template provided) followed by two completed research paper critiques (template provided) (750 - 1000 words each) which have been through literature searching.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:
NMS11174 Exploring Evidence to Improve Practice
 

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