Assessment Assessment 1. Research Report Deadline: 18th April 2017 Weighted at 60% Write a 2500-word research report of the study you completed with your group (learning outcomes 1 and 4). The report...

Assessment Assessment 1. Research Report Deadline: 18th April 2017 Weighted at 60% Write a 2500-word research report of the study you completed with your group (learning outcomes 1 and 4). The report should include the following subheadings: • Title • Introduction and Brief Literature Review • Methodology (including design, participants, data collection and data analysis) • Ethics • Results • Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations. Assessment 2. Critical Reflection - Deadline: 2nd May 2017 Weighted at 40% Write a 2000-word critical reflection on the research you have completed and written up for assessment 1 – Does it offer good quality evidence for practice? (learning outcomes 2 and 3). The following format is suggested to enable you to provide a structured approach to this work; Title A short and concise title, which clearly explains the study, is what is aimed for. Does your study fulfil these criteria? The paper’s introduction and literature review Comment on whether the background literature provides clear understanding of work previously done in this area, whether there is a clear rationale offered for doing the study. Finally, comment on the clarity, appropriateness and transparency of the aims and objectives/hypotheses. Methods Identify the research question and comment on its clarity. Is the method used the best approach to answer this question? Using the support of appropriate research references, analyse the strengths and weaknesses of the; 1. Design 2. Sample / subjects 3. Data collection methods 4. Data analysis and results 5. Ethics Review the results, discussion, conclusion and recommendations.