Research, audit and service evaluation methods CPS [Level 7]

Program Overview

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This part-time, 3-month module equips healthcare practitioners with research skills to support innovation, evaluate interventions, and audit clinical services. Through face-to-face sessions and independent learning, students learn research methods and design their own research, audit, or service evaluation project relevant to their practice. The module emphasizes the use of research evidence to drive change and improve patient outcomes.

Program Outline

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Outline: Learning from this module will enable you to propose and design a simple research, audit or service evaluation project relevant to your area of practice.

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Modules:

• Research, audit and service evaluation methods (AP7004)
This compulsory module helps students engage with the world of health and social care research and research activity. Students will explore the use of research evidence to support practice innovation and change, evaluate clinical interventions, and audit clinical services. You will become familiar with the processes involved in research, service evaluation, and clinical audit, including design and methodology. Learning from this module will enable you to propose and design a research, audit, or service evaluation project relevant to your area of practice which will benefit patients, practitioners, and services.

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Assessment:

• 001: 100% Assignment: Individual: 3000 words

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Study Style:

• Part-time (3 months)

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Course Length:

• 3 months

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Campus:

• Oxstalls, Gloucester

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Scheduled Contact Hours:

• 30

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Independent Learning Hours:

• 120

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Teaching Sessions:

• 2024 intake: April 16, 30; May 14, 28; June 11
• 2025 intake: October 22; November 5, 19; December 3, 10

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Assessment:

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Assessment:

• 001: 100% Assignment: 3,000 words

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Teaching:

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Teaching Staff:

• Academic Course Leader: Liz Berragan

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Teaching Methods:

• Face-to-face teaching sessions
• Independent learning

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Unique Approaches:

• The module emphasizes the use of research evidence to support innovation and change in practice.

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Other:

• Students can transition to the full MSc at a later date and take the results of previous modules with them via the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process.
• Funding options are available for sponsored students.

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Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

• Fee (UK): £630
• Total fee: TBC
• Fee (international): TBC
• Total fee: TBC