“A reflective essay addressing an area of practice linked to a recent required change in patient care delivery, to include underpinning theoretical principles”.
Your assignment is a 2500-word essay (+/- 10%) addressing an area of practice linked to a recent required change in patient care delivery. This assignment is worth 100% of the total marks for this module.
The Submission deadline for this assignment is 13:00hrs on the Monday of Week 8
Submission is in CANVAS (Via Turnitin) as a word document.
The first 2 pages must include the following information as specified in the module guide: Title Page:
- Student Name
- Student Number
- Module title and code
- Date of submission
- Actual word count (this excludes the reference list)
Second page:
A Statement from you confirming that the submitted assessment is your own work.
I [insert your own name], student number [insert your UoS student number here] confirm the assignment for module HNU [Insert module number here] is my own work and has not been submitted for any other assessed work.
Signed ………………………. Date……………………….
Please use the following formatting:
- 1.5-line spacing
- size 11; font: Arial
- page numbers
- Harvard referencing
The Essay:
You are expected to write a 2500-word essay (+/- 10%) based on the notes taken throughout the weeks and using the topics you have covered to complete the task required.
Use the feedback from your formative submission to complete the assignment.
- NO links to Names / places of work/ identifiable characters or links
- Confidentiality should be maintained throughout
- Primary sources for policy should be used and NOT local policy
Quotations – if you need to use direct quotes, remember to include quotation marks and page numbers
NO SUBTITLES or SUB-SECTIONS
Introduction – 500 words (+/- 10%)
This should include an overview of the topic and the key points for discussion (including links and appropriate referencing) you are going to discuss.
If there are a lot of areas and too many to discuss you may want to rationalise why you have chosen the topic and choose two or three key areas along with any definitive information such as a definition or links to sections of policy and not the whole policy.
First person
If you are linking the assignment to a particular experience and impact in your own workplace, then you may want to use ‘I’ first person, you will need to include a model of reflection to support the impact and again use Harvard referencing throughout.
Example
During this essay I will discuss [Topic] and the impact this has had on my workplace and the care delivery for patients. I will use [Choose a reflective model e.g.
Rolfe (2001)] as a framework to…
Third Person
If you want to write in the third person, critically analysing the impact on the environment/ workplace in general or your overall area, a reflective model is still required.
Example
During this essay factors arising from [TOPIC] will be explored which has had an impact on the care delivery within [area of practice]. Using the reflective model [Choose a reflective model e.g., Rolfe (2001)] as a framework to support the use of literature [references to literature here that you have used].
The ‘middle bit’ /main body – 1500 words (+/- 10%)
This is where the topic and key themes are discussed [as mentioned in the introduction]. There should be a focus on care delivery and the impact on practice, identifying general issues with development and context of the specific issues.
Literature is evaluated and critical analysis developed with continued links to literature and referencing [Harvard] with a logical flow.
Key themes are discussed and developed in paragraphs to provide focus, each theme being introduced and supported, then closing each paragraph.
As part of the reflective process this part is where you will critically evaluate and critically analyse and use the reflective model to draw on key questions as part of the reflective process.
Conclusion – 500 words (+/- 10%)
This is where you sum up. It should contain the major points made and identify any outcomes as part of the reflective process. There may be recommendations you can make or be able to draw insight from your own practice, adopting changes you may need to make or that of your colleagues.
Reference List
- Does not count in your word count
- A reference should be included for all in-text citations, a reference list should be included at the end in Harvard referencing style
- Use Cite them Rite and contact the library for support
Top tips
- Use the notes you have developed to provide a guide to your chosen topic
- Make sure you use primary resources in your work and avoid using websites
- Choose a topic you are passionate about it will help you develop your critical thinking skills
- Make sure you read and take notes (put into own words – paraphrasing) this will help you develop your academic writing skills
- Make sure you know which Module learning outcomes you need to achieve for the assignment
- Check the marking criteria and make sure you understand what is required (seek advice), as these are what your work will be marked against.
- Submit a draft for feedback
- There is a 10% allowance either side of the 2500 words
- Any literature you use should be carefully cited and referenced using the Harvard method. Use Cite them Right for support.
Turnitin provides a similarity score which can be used to check for plagiarism, this is to be used as a support mechanism to develop you academic writing skills.
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