NUR-30217 - Health and Wellbeing Dissertation

Coordinator: Carole D Johnson Room: CECFF22 Tel: +44 1782 679617

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Level: Level 6

Credits: 30

Study Hours: 300

School Office: 01782 556723

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This final year module on the BSc (Hons) Health and Wellbeing programme builds on previous research-focused modules, requiring you to write a dissertation based on a health and wellbeing topic of your choice. Producing an in-depth, structured, longer piece of work enables you to demonstrate the knowledge and skills you have developed during your degree. Collating a bigger piece of work is a useful skill that you may find beneficial in a range of future employment settings.

Aims

This module will enable the student to undertake in-depth, academic study in the form of a dissertation on a health and wellbeing-related topic of their choice, enabling them to develop dissertation-writing skills, analyse findings from literature and make conclusions relating to a health and wellbeing issue. It will enable the student to focus in-depth on a more comprehensive piece of work to complete their honours degree.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/nur-30217/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically review a relevant body of literature relating to a chosen health and wellbeing topic: 1
Discuss and evaluate key issues within the field of the health and wellbeing study demonstrating independent, critical thinking
: 1,2
Appraise and apply appropriate research methodology to the chosen topic
: 1,2
Critically discuss recommendations linked to research findings: 1
Identify a relevant, appropriate research question and discuss a clear rationale for this decision: 1,2

Study hours

20 hours face to face teaching to include 15 hours lectures and 5 hours of seminars
6 hours dissertation tutorials
4 hours library support
270 hours independent study including using data bases, undertaking a search strategy, writing chapters of the dissertation using independent research skills

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Dissertation weighted 75%
A 6,000-word dissertation
A 6,000-word dissertation with a focus on a health and wellbeing-related topic of the student's choice using appropriate formats and including a literature review, appropriate data analysis, thematic analysis, and demonstrating critical discussion of key issues and challenges, and recommendations for improving health and wellbeing.

2: Oral Presentation weighted 25%
A 15 minute oral presentation of a dissertation topic with a further 5 minutes of questions
A 15 minute oral presentation with a further 5 minutes of questions. Students will present the rationale and key findings of their chosen health and wellbeing dissertation topic.

NUR-30217 - Module Specification School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

NUR-30217 - Module Specification
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences