Assessment Brief

Module Code LDG7002M Module TBA

Lecturers
Module Title Understanding Healthcare Research
Level Postgraduate Credit Value 20
(7)
Assessment Title Evaluation and application of healthcare research
Workload
Assessment Number 2 o 2 Weighting 70%
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Submission Type Portfolio
Submission Method Turnitin within Moodle – TBA
Publication Date 26th September 2022
Due Date Week 10. 28th November 2022 , 12:00 noon GMT

Expected Feedback Week 10. 12th December 2022, 12:00 noon GMT
Date
Format of Feedback Audio feedback within Turnitin/Moodle

Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO)

PLOs 7.1-7.5-7.6

7.1. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the healthcare economy, and its effects on
the global political environment, market reforms, investments and policy making.

7.5. Investigate, evaluate, and translate healthcare research for decision making and
problem solving.

7.6. Construct, conduct, analyse and disseminate an independent piece of contemporary

healthcare leadership research.

Assignment Description

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Additional Information

For part 1 of your portfolio, you are required to critically compare three countries
within a research report to investigate, evaluate and translate healthcare research for
decision making and problem solving. Moreover, your report should analyse and
disseminate an independent piece of healthcare leadership research. This will
consider qualitative and quantitative methods, leadership strategies and relevant
healthcare theoretical frameworks.

For part 2 of your portfolio, you must consider that a leader needs to make informed
decisions, they need to be adept at synthesising and applying latest health research. Upon
completion of your report, you are expected to formulate a written strategy (proposal)
outlining how to overcome specific challenges within current and future healthcare global
markets.

Your portfolio must contain the following:

 Part 1: Written research report (1,500 words)

 Part 2: Written strategy (proposal (1,000 words)
 Both Part 1 and Part 2 will equate to (2,500 words in total)

Each component should be accurately cited and referenced according to York St John
Harvard Referencing throughout. If you require support with your study skills, please visit
https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/students/study-skills/

The portfolio is required to contain essential information including the use of theoretical
models, frameworks, graphs, tables, statistical information, and figures as appropriate to
support your methods.

You will be assessed on your ability to conduct effective healthcare research, employ
appropriate techniques to construct a plan for overcoming related challenges and
evidence examples to corroborate the impact of healthcare leadership strategies.

The portfolio should encompass the following elements:

 Critical, evidence-based approach to universal standards and global health
initiatives
 Deliver a clear outline and structure within the report to address key areas related
to audience, standards, and quality of various healthcare programmes
 Ethical principles, consequences and implications
 Conflicts between standardisation versus localisation, particularly with investigating
healthcare systems, infrastructure and staff capacity
 Data collection to evidence application within your written strategy component
(proposal), extrapolated from retrospective studies, or the literature sourced
through secondary research methods. This will be crucial for devising and
executing a strategic plan to resolve problems and make informed decisions.
Assessment Regulations
Please refer to the York St John University Code of Practice for Assessment and
Academic Related Matters 2022-23.

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We ask that you pay particular attention to the academic misconduct policy. Penalties will
be applied where a student is found guilty of academic and/or ethical misconduct,
including termination of programme (Policy Link).

You are required to keep to the word limit set for an assessment and to note that you may
be subject to penalty if you exceed that limit. You are required to provide an accurate
word count on the cover sheet for each piece of work you submit (Policy Link).

For late or non-submission of work by the published deadline or an approved extended

deadline, a mark of 0NS will be recorded. Where a re-assessment opportunity exists, a
student will normally be permitted only one attempt to be re-assessed for a capped mark
(Policy Link).

An extension to the published deadline may be granted to an individual student if they

meet the eligibility criteria of the (Policy Link).

Please see the assessment criteria below.

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 York St John University Level 7 Assessment Descriptor

Note to Educator - ensure that you contextualise the four criteria within the descriptor below, to each assessment, aligning the content with
YSJU’s language

PASS GRADES FAIL GRADES

(100-85)
Overarching All learning
indicators: outcomes/assessment
criteria have been
achieved to an
exceptionally high level,
beyond that expected at
Level 7, with features
consistent with Level 8
(doctoral study).
SUMMARY DESCRIPTOR: Learning accredited at Level 7 (Master’s) will reflect the ability to display mastery of a complex and specialised area of knowledge and skills, employing advanced skills to conduct
research or advanced technical/professional activity, accepting accountability for related decision-making, including use of supervision.
Criteria
Subject Exceptional subject
knowledge & knowledge and conceptual knowledge and conceptual knowledge and
understanding understanding at the
forefront of the discipline.
Authoritative approach to
complexity.
Higher cognitive Rigorous and sustained
skills & originality criticality, independent
thinking and original
insight; convincing
conclusions and/or
application to practice.
Advanced Exceptional demonstration
technical, of advanced technical,
professional professional and/or
and/or research research expertise.
expertise Innovative. Work may
challenge the existing
boundaries of knowledge
(84 - 70)
All learning
outcomes/assessment
criteria have been
achieved to a high
standard, and many at an
exceptionally high level.
Comprehensive subject
understanding, informed
by recent developments in
the discipline,
demonstrating
reading/research at
significant depth/breadth.
Informed & confident
approach to complexity.
Strong and sustained
criticality and independent
thinking/original insight;
persuasive conclusions
and/or application to
practice.
Purposeful, systematic,
and sophisticated
demonstration of
advanced technical,
professional and/or
research expertise.
(69 - 60) (59 - 50) (49 - 40) (39 - 20) (19 - 0)
All learning All learning One or more of the A significant proportion Most of the learning
outcomes/assessment outcomes/assessme learning of the learning outcomes/assessmen
criteria have been met nt criteria have been outcomes/assessment outcomes/assessment t criteria have not
fully, at a good or very met. criteria have not been met. criteria have not been been met.
good standard. met.
Characteristics
Detailed subject Broad subject Reproduction of taught Insufficient evidence of Little or no evidence
knowledge and content and/or tendency to knowledge and of knowledge and
conceptual conceptual describe or report facts understanding of the understanding of the
understanding understanding, rather than demonstrate subject and its subject and its
demonstrating demonstrating complex ideas. Any errors underlying concepts. underlying concepts.
purposeful directed or misconceptions are
reading/research. reading/research. outweighed by the overall
Developing awareness Some awareness of degree of knowledge &
of complexity. complexity. understanding
demonstrated.
Detailed criticality and General criticality Limited criticality and Mainly descriptive Little or no evidence
evidence of independent and some evidence independent thought, and/or inadequately of criticality and
thinking/original insight; of independent leading to conclusions supported conclusions independence of
logical and sustained thinking; logical and/or application to and/or application to thought.
conclusions and/or conclusions and/or practice that is poorly practice.
application to practice. application to supported.
practice.
Purposeful, systematic, Skilled Developing expertise. Limited demonstration Little or no
and skilled demonstration of Inconsistent of advanced technical, demonstration of
demonstration of advanced technical, demonstration of professional and/or advanced technical,
advanced technical, professional and/or advanced technical, research conduct. professional and/or
professional and/or research expertise. professional and/or research conduct.
research expertise. research conduct.

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 PASS GRADES FAIL GRADES
(100-85) (84 - 70) (69 - 60) (59 - 50) (49 - 40) (39 - 20) (19 - 0)
and/or practice.
Professionalism Professional, Professional and fluent Fluent and coherent Mostly fluent and Communication that is Limited clarity and/or Highly limited clarity
[e.g., of sophisticated/innovative communication, that holds communication, which coherent difficult to follow at times structure in and/or structure in
information, results communication, with the attention of its demonstrates consistent communication; because of poor communication, and/or written and/or oral
of research, ideas, exceptional clarity and/or reader/audience and accurate academic demonstration of clarity/structure; inadequate communication.
concepts and audience-engagement, throughout and which conventions. appropriate inconsistent demonstration demonstration of Inadequate
arguments etc] and exemplary academic demonstrates academic academic of academic conventions. academic conventions. demonstration of
and adherence to conventions. conventions that are conventions, which academic
academic accurate and relevant to may include some conventions.
conventions the level of study/beyond. errors or
inconsistencies.

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