Your assignment should analyse and evaluate a journal article relating to an aspect of clinical practice and how it has impacted the quality-of-care provision. In your assignment,

1st attempt Summative submission date will be the 15/01/26 before 16:00 pm Assessment Requirements:

You must submit an assignment of 2000 words (+/- 10%) Your assignment should analyse and evaluate a journal article relating to an aspect of clinical practice and how it has impacted the quality-of-care provision. In your assignment, you must discuss which approaches and strategies have been used in the research and do they correspond with the methodology and data collection.

General Guidelines for Writing an assignment:

Your assignment should include:

• An introduction - A description of what you are focusing in your assignment.
• Analysis and evaluation of an aspect of clinical practice or service*
• An appreciation of relevant and current national/international guidelines
• Showcase an understanding of the research methodologies used.
• A comprehensive reference list adhering to UEL’s Referencing guidelines *Please be mindful that if relevant confidentiality and anonymity is maintained. Any breach of such nature will result in a 5% penalty. Where appropriate, you may wish to use a disclaimer which stipulates that confidentiality and anonymity has been maintained. Alternatively, you may highlight in your report that, any or all identifiers have been replaced by pseudonyms.

Learning outcomes assessed:

Through this assignment, students will be assessed on:

Knowledge

1. Describe major research approaches and their relevance to nursing and healthcare practice, while understanding the importance of ethics and its impact on research design. (DP, IC, COI)
2. Analyse a range of research methodologies and the importance of Evidence Based research underpinning health and social care practice. (DP, IC, CC, COI)
3. Conduct a Literature search on a specific clinical practice topic, analysing and presenting best evidence for its integration into clinical nursing practice. (DP, IC, COI)
4. Demonstrate the accurate processing of information through the application of diverse methodologies, including digital technologies, and facilitate appropriate sharing within interdisciplinary teams. (DP, IC, SEI, CI, COI)

Thinking Skills

Subject-Based Practical Skills

Skills for Life and Work (General Skills)

Assessment criteria:

When drafting and revising your work, ensure that your discussions flow logically and are clearly structured. Proofread carefully to correct any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors, and avoid colloquial language. Remember, this is an academic piece of work.

Use Arial, font size 12, with 1.5 line spacing in Microsoft Word. The required word count is 2,000 words, with a 10% allowance. The reference list, footer, footnotes, report title, headings, and subheadings are excluded from the word count. Avoid excessive subheadings and refrain from using quotations.

A high standard of presentation is expected, including accurate referencing, grammar, and spelling. Ensure your work is proofread for grammar, spelling, and formatting before submission, and follow all provided guidelines and marking criteria.

A high standard of presentation is expected throughout this assessment including accurate referencing, grammar and spelling. Therefore, ensure your work is proofread for grammar, spelling, and formatting before submission, and follow all provided guidelines and marking criteria.

Overall structure, organisation, and presentation of the assignment:

Relevance and Evidence of Understanding: include relevant content and show level of understanding and required depth.

Development of Argument/Analysis and Evaluation:

Show depth of knowledge, present clearly articulated ideas with critical analysis and evaluation.

Evidence of Wider Reading for Supporting Arguments:

Show evidence of reading from a range of relevant sources and their application in supporting ideas presented.

Critically analyse and evaluate an aspect of clinical practice:

Show significant consideration and scrutiny of practice with an objective perspective and use of tools.

Appraise a range of evidence-based interventions:

Show balanced assessment of the research evidence to support interventions applied to practice.

Presentation:

Organised, logical and comprehensive, following guidelines.

Referencing style; Communication (including grammar, spelling, sentence and paragraph construction:

Use of the Harvard style as required and ensuring no errors and enhanced readability.

How to submit your work:

All submissions for this component(s) of this Module must be submitted via Turnitin on the module Moodle site. If you fail to submit this component as directed, a mark of 0 will be awarded for the component.

You should check your assignment via Turnitin prior to handing in; be sure that you leave ample time to make any necessary changes and note that Turnitin can take up to 24 hours to provide an ‘Originality Report’.

ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION: FURTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

‘Submit your assignment by or before due date’.

We strongly suggest that you try to submit all coursework by the deadline set as meeting deadlines is expected in employment.

The impact of the fixed penalty on your result will depend what level of study you are in and when you began your course at UEL. For full details see Part 3, Manual of General Regulations at  https://www.uel.ac.uk/about/about-uel/governance/policies-regulationscorporate-documents/student-policies/manual-of-general-regulations.

Please note that if you submit twice, once before the deadline and once during the 24-hour late period, then the second submission will be marked and the fixed penalty of 5% applied. This rule only applies to coursework. It does not apply to examinations, presentations, performances, practical assessments or viva voce examinations. If you miss these for a genuine reason, then you will need to apply for extenuating circumstances, or accept that you will receive a zero mark.

Further information is available in the Assessment & Feedback Policy at https://www.uel.ac.uk/Discover/Governance/Policies-Regulations- Corporate documents/Student- Policies (click on other policies).

REFERENCING

As a student, you will be taught how to write correctly referenced essays using UEL`s standard Harvard referencing system from Cite Them Right. Cite Them Right is the standard Harvard referencing style at UEL for all Schools apart from the School of Psychology which uses the APA system. The electronic version of Cite Them Right: The Essential Referencing Guide (11th edition), can be accessed whilst on or off campus via UEL the link below and will teach you all you need to know about Harvard referencing, plagiarism and collusion. The book can only be read online and no part of it can be printed or downloaded. Further information is available at: Cite Them Right- http://www.citethemrightonline.com

If you are accessing off campus:

• Click Login
• Select University of East London from the list of institutions
• Click Log In at University of East London.
• Enter your UEL email address and password. Harvard referencing:

https://uelac.sharepoint.com/LibraryandLearningServices/Pages/Harvard-Referencing- .aspx AcademicIntegrity:

https://uelac.sharepoint.com/LibraryandLearningServices/Pages/Academic-integrity.aspx

PLAGIARISM DETECTION SOFTWARE: TURNITIN

Your work is important and individual to your effort. We use a plagiarism detection software in combination with our experienced academic staff to detect any plagiarism and/or gross academic misconduct in your submissions. This ensures fairness in academic rigour and maintains good academic practice during your submission.

Submitting Assessments Using Turnitin:

Turnitin is required for coursework assessments, such as report/research papers or projects in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and in PDF format. There are two main reasons we want you to use Turnitin:

1. Turnitin can help you avoid academic breaches and plagiarism. When you use Turnitin before a submission deadline, you can use the Originality Report feature to compare your work to thousands of other sources (like websites, Wikipedia, and even other student papers). Anything in your work that identically matches another source is highlighted for you to see. When you use this feature before the deadline, you will have time to revise your work to avoid an instance of academic breach/plagiarism.
2. Turnitin saves paper. When using Turnitin to electronically submit your work, you will almost never have to submit a paper copy.

• Late Submissions Using Turnitin UEL has permitted students to be able to submit their coursework up to 24 hours after the deadline. Assessments that are submitted up to 24 hours late are still marked, but with a deduction in marks (see above). However, you have to be very careful when you are submitting your assessment. As aforementioned, if you submit your work twice, once using the original deadline link and then again using the late submission link on Turnitin, your assignment will be graded as late.
• If you experience any Turnitin System Failure Best advice:

Don’t wait until the last minute to submit your assessments electronically. If you experience a problem submitting your work with Turnitin, you should notify your lecturer/tutor/module leader by email immediately without delay. However, deadlines are not extended unless there is a significant systems problem with Turnitin. UEL has specific plans in place to address these issues. If UEL finds that the issue with the system was significant, you will receive an email notifying you of the issue and that you have been given a 24-hour extension. If you don’t receive any email that specifically states you have been given an extension, then the original deadline has not been changed.

Return of your work:

Return of Work and Feedback

For this assessment, you can expect to receive feedback in the following ways:

• Generic feedback will be posted on the Moodle site/ Turnitin within 4 weeks of submission.
• Individual feedback will be available from the Module Leader by appointment.

Please note: All marks are provisional (i.e. unratified) until ratified by the progression board at the end of the year. Academics who mark work spend a great deal of time providing feedback- even on good quality submissions-as we always want to help you strive for a first-class piece of work. Please, therefore, read the feedback carefully and reflect on how you will use it in future assignments, even if you have reached the pass mark. If you are not successful at the first attempt, you will have an opportunity to re-submit the assignment.

Dates for in-year re-assessment or retrieval have been set. If you do not successfully submit at this time, then the progression board will consider your ‘refer’ mark at the end of the year. You may be given an opportunity to re-submit at this stage, but you should be aware that undertaking the re-submission at this late stage might mean you have to delay progression into the following year or completion of your course, as progression is dependent on all components of each year being passed successfully. Further information is available in the Assessment & Feedback Policy at https://www.uel.ac.uk/Discover/Governance/Policies-Regulations-Corporatedocuments /Student-Policies (click on other policies

How to submit your work: Electronic via Turnitin

All submissions for this component(s) of this Module must be submitted according to these instructions. If you fail to submit this component as directed, in accordance with the guidance provided on the Virtual Learning Environment (Moodle), a mark of 0 will be awarded for the component.

REASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENTS

If you get less than 40% as an overall mark, you CANNOT be able to complete the module at the time specified. In such a case, an in-year retrieval will be set with a deadline date TBC. This will allow sufficient time from the first assignment for provisional marks to be released.

You may be in a position where you cannot submit your coursework or take an exam due to circumstances that are:

• unforeseeable - in that you could have no prior knowledge of the event concerned, and
• unpreventable - in that you could do nothing reasonably in your power to prevent such an event, and
• expected to have a serious impact on performance.

More information on support available to you can be found via the Mitigating Circumstances webpages (UEL login required) and the Students’ Union

RETURN OF WORK AND FEEDBACK

Formal results are ONLY available in UEL Direct and will be published within 8 working days of the Board, where results are formally confirmed. Any other results are provisional / indicative but not approved.

You will receive feedback throughout your course through the following:

Feedback and students’ marks should be provided within 15 working days of the due date for summative work (i.e. work that counts towards the final course grade) and formative work (i.e. work that is developmental and designed to help you improve).

Whilst feedback will be given on draft/formative work, it shouldn’t be assumed that every aspect will be identified.

ONLINE SYSTEM FAILURES

If you experience a problem submitting your work online, you should notify your lecturer/tutor by email immediately.

Deadlines are not extended unless there are significant systems problems. If UEL finds that the issue with the system was significant, you will receive an email notifying you of the issue and that you have been given a 24-hour extension. If you don’t receive any email that specifically states you have been given an extension, then the original deadline has not been changed.

Best advice: Don’t wait until the last minute to submit your assessments electronically.

• A guide to submitting your work through Turnitin
• A guide to viewing and understanding the similarity report in Turnitin
• Guide to Automatic Extensions
• Assessment & Feedback Policy

TEACHING SCHEDULE

The NS5103-Evidence Based Research module has two cohorts and for this reason the timetables for the different Cohorts are also present on the Moodle site.