Unit HSC706: Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals 

Learning Outcomes
When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:

Assessment Criteria
Assessment of this learning outcome will require alearner to demonstrate that they can:

1. Understand the relevance of research within health and social care contexts.

1.1 Justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision.

2. Understand research approaches in health and social care contexts.

2.1 Critically evaluate a range of research philosophies.
2.2 Examine different approaches to research.

3. Be able to plan a research proposal relevant to management of health and social care.

3.1 Justify the elements of a research proposal.
3.2 Design an appropriate research proposal.
3.3 Analyse the ethical aspects of research

4. Be able to analyse and interpret a range of data.

4.1 Explain types and sources of research data.
4.2 Analyse data using appropriate approaches.
4.3 Draw conclusions from data collected.

5. Understand the relationship between research and evidence- based practice.

5.1 Analyse the relationship between research and evidence-based practice.
5.2 Evaluate an existing piece of research relevantto health and social care.
5.3 Analyse the contribution of research and evidence based practice to decision-making.