Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment and this module, you will have demonstrated your ability to:

1. evaluate the professional skills and attributes required of a successful practitioner in health and social care;
2. appraise the skills and knowledge you currently have in relation to your current and future practice and
3. understand the relevance of research and evidence in health and social care.

Summative Assessment [Graded Assessment]

Assessment:

An eportfolio that is professionally presented and demonstrates both your development throughout this module and achievement of the learning outcomes. You should use examples from your workplace and reflect on the benefits of this module to your professional development. The eportfolio will include an analysis of the skills and knowledge you have used or gained; a reflective analysis of your contributions to practice; an outline of your personal development plan and a current copy of your CV. It is important that all the required activities within the ePortfolio are completed and submitted in order to pass the coursework. Missing activities from the ePortfolio will result in a fail grade.

Assessment Component:	Assessment weighting:	Length:	Assessed module learning outcome(s):
1	100%	No more than 2,000 words	1, 2 and 3
Submission date/time:		Provisional feedback released:
Completed final work:   Assessment deadline 4 August 2020 at 23:59 (11.59pm) UK time.		Completed final work feedback (provisional grade):   Tue 1 Sep 2020 by 9:00 am UK time
Your work will be marked anonymously: Markers will not be aware of which student has written the work that is being marked. Provisional grades will be reviewed by an Internal Moderator and the External Examiner. You will be notified of the ratified grade one week after the Assessment Board which is held on Week commending the 15 September 2020.

 

Summative Assessment (Detailed Guidance)

The following guidelines will help you to submit an assessment which fully meets Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3 and the assessment criteria.

Within the module there are several activities that relate to your assessment and will facilitate you to achieve the learning outcomes and ultimately pass this module. The activities that are relevant to your eportfolio are outlined below and therefore can be used as a guide to ensure that you have completed all the activities required.

Below are the activities that you prepared during the module and are required components of your eportfolio.

E-portfolio Contents

It is important that all the required activities within the ePortfolio are completed and submitted in order to pass the coursework. Missing activities from the ePortfolio will result in a fail grade.

Activity	Title
Activity 1.3 Must be included	Front Sheet
Activity 2.2 Must be included	SWOT Analysis: Professional Skills and Attributes
Activity 3.2 Must be included	Online Search Strategies
Activity 3.3 Must be included	Table of Inclusion / Exclusion Criteria
Activity 4.1 Must be included	Research Question
Activity 4.2 Must be included	Data Extraction Table
Activity 6.3 Must be included	Reflection using a theoretical model.
End of Unit 8 Activities Must be included	Personal Development Plan. CV (is not counted in the word count)
References	References will be presented at the end of the e-portfolio. All references cited in the e-portfolio should be included and listed in alphabetical order.

 

Further Information

It is important that all the required activities within the ePortfolio are completed and submitted in order to pass the coursework. Missing activities from the ePortfolio will result in a fail grade.

 

Activity 1.3

Please create a front sheet which identifies the following:

• A specific title for your assignment. You can use the following title:

An eportfolio that demonstrates my development throughout this module and achievement of the learning outcomes.

• module title;
• module code;
• module tutor;
• word count.

Activity 2.2

Create a SWOT analysis on the service or staff team with whom you work. Think critically about what the strengths are within the service or team and what the weaknesses are. Then consider what opportunities there are to move forward and which threats could stop this from occurring.

Please use the title: Activity 2.2: SWOT Analysis: Professional Skills and Attributes

(Within your eportfolio, there is an opportunity to complete a more personal SWOT analysis).

Activity 3.2

Use your literature search terms on your chosen topic. For the purpose of this activity please

use the Library Plus tool or Google Scholar. Adapting the table that you produced

in Activity 3.1, note next to each of your search terms the number of sources of literature that

each term generated.

Please add this table with search terms and number of searches generated using the title: Activity 3.2: Online Search Strategies

Activity 3.3

Create a table with two columns: Inclusion Criteria and Exclusion Criteria using the title: Activity 3.3: Table of Inclusion / Exclusion Criteria

Activity 4.1

Formulate a question that you want to answer from this article. Please document your research question using the title: Activity 4.1: Research Question

Activity 4.2

Using the format outlined in the video shown in the module, extract the data from the research article:

Barnett, M.D., Hays, K.N. and Cantu, C. (2019) Compassion fatigue, emotional labor, and emotional display among hospice nurses. Death Studies, pp.1-7.

Use the title: Activity 4.2: Data Extraction Table

Activity 6.3

Choose a situation or incident within your clinical practice to reflect upon.

You will need to use a reflective model and support your reflections with theory. You will also need to think about the points at which you need to write in the first and third person and the points at which you use the past and present tense within your work.

By supporting your reflection with theory, you will need to add references to your work. This reflection should be no more than 1,000 words and should be submitted to your eportfolio using the title: Activity 6.3: Reflection using a theoretical model.

End of Unit 8 Activities

 

 

1. Create a SWOT analysis as your Personal Development Plan. You may ask your colleagues and other members of your workplace for feedback to enhance your awareness of your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Add this to your eportfolio using the title: End of Unit 8 Activity: Personal Development Plan.

 

2. Attach a copy of your current CV to complete your eportfolio (not included in the work count)

References

 

References will be presented at the end of the e-portfolio. All references cited in the e-portfolio should be included and listed in alphabetical order.

 

Formative Assessment:

The formative assessment is designed to help you with your summative assessment and is not graded.

The formative assessment in this module are the activities that you undertake throughout your study. You will receive feedback on these activities in the Discussion Board and Personal Journal.

 

Your work will be marked based on the rubric below.

Level 5 Rubric	Excellent (70-100)	Very Good (60-69)	Good (50-59)	Satisfactory (40-49)	Unsatisfactory (35-39)	Poor (21-34)	Very Poor (1-20)
Critical Analysis and Evaluation (20%)	A high level of critical analysis and evaluation	A very good level of critical analysis and evaluation	A fairly good level of critical analysis and evaluation	A fair level of critical analysis and evaluation	Lack of critical analysis and evaluation	Significant lack of critical analysis and evaluation	Very significant lack of critical analysis and evaluation
Originality of Ideas (10%)	Commendable originality of ideas	Significant originality of ideas	Some originality of ideas	Little originality of ideas	Lack of originality of ideas	Lack of evidence of originality of ideas	Significant lack of evidence of originality of ideas
Research Informed (Evidence) (15%)	Exceptionally well researched	Well researched	Quite well researched	Adequately researched	Some lack of research evidence	Lack of research evidence	Significant lack of research evidence
Knowledge and Understanding (Learning outcomes and assessment description or components) (30%)	Trivial or very minor errors	Minor errors only	Some evidence of misunderstandings	Some significant misunderstandings and errors	Some lack of knowledge and understanding	Lack of knowledge and understanding	Significant lack of knowledge and understanding
Clarity and Coherence (Logical flow, introduction, conclusion) (15%)	Excellent clarity of ideas, coherence and logic	Commendable clarity of ideas; very good sense of coherence and logic	Ideas generally clear and coherent	Ideas fairly clear and coherent	Ideas lack some clarity and coherence	Ideas lack clarity and coherence	Ideas significantly lack clarity and coherence
Presentation (Structure, grammar, spelling, referencing) (10%)	High quality presentation	A very good standard of presentation	A good standard of presentation	A sound standard of presentation	Presentation needs improvement	Presentation significantly needs improvement	Presentation very significantly needs improvement