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OCT-40005 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 07 May 2024

OCT-40005 - Evaluating Healthcare and Evidence Based Practice
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module forms part of the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) programme at Keele which is an innovative programme of study which prepares the graduate for diverse practice settings.
The Evaluating Healthcare and Evidence Based Practice module offers students the opportunity to develop and enhance their knowledge and skills in effectively using research and other forms of evidence to support and underpin their practice as well as recognising the tools used to evaluate services.

Aims
To introduce the student to the strategies adopted to gather, critique and implement research and other forms of evidence into practice.
To introduce the student to methods used to evaluate current practice.

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate knowledge of the methods used to evaluate practice.: 1
select and evaluate appropriate research designs to address differing questions related to the quality of practice.: 1
evaluate the quality and identify confounding factors in different forms of evidence.: 1
evaluate the efficacy of the mobilisation and implementation of knowledge and evidence into practice.: 1
design effective search strategies to identify best evidence using a variety of databases.: 1

Study hours

30 active learning hours to include:
~ 15 hours lectures,
~ 10 hours workshops,
~ 3 hours seminars and tutorials
~ 2 hours of assessment preparation classes
120 hours of independent study including 20 hours of guided independent study.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 07 May 2024