Summative Assessment: Case study 100%
RESOURCES/ REFERENCES should be FROM/RELEVANT the UK
A 1500-word account of a case study taken from the student’s own practice area preferably an (ORTHOPEADIC WARD) that highlights the professional aspects of practice in one of the following areas:
Professionalism
Duty of Candour
Equality and human rights
Consent to treatment
Protecting the vulnerable adult / Safeguarding children
Confidentiality (PREFERED TOPIC)
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
- An essay introduction will often contain these elements:
General Orientation
General statements (especially on the importance of the topic)
Background information
Reference to recent developments / previous work (specialist literature)
Focus on your paper
Content: aims / (main point or idea)
Structure - Give a brief description of the events from your practice area which focus on one of these areas:
Professionalism
Duty of Candour
Equality and human rights
Consent to treatment
Protecting the vulnerable adult / Safeguarding children
Confidentiality - Using the literature consider the following:
Evaluation.
What was good about the event?
What was bad?
What was easy?
What was difficult?
What went well?
What did you do well?
What did others do well?
Did you expect a different outcome? If so, why?
What went wrong, or not as expected? Why?
How did you contribute?
Analysis
What can you apply to this situation from your previous knowledge, studies or research?
What recent evidence is in the literature surrounding this situation, if any?
Which theories or bodies of knowledge are relevant to the situation – and in what ways?
What broader issues arise from this event?
What sense can you make of the situation?
What was really going on?
Were other people’s experiences similar or different in important ways?
What is the impact of different perspectives eg. personal / patients / colleagues’ perspectives? - Action Plan
How will you use this experience to further improve your practice in the future? - Conclusion
Restate the main point or idea by making the same point with other words (paraphrase).
Review your supporting ideas.
For that, summarize all arguments by paraphrasing how you proved the thesis.
Connect back to the essay hook and relate your closing statement to the opening one.
Combine all the above to improved and expanded conclusion. - Academic skills:
You must ensure the work reflects level five expectations as described in the University grade criteria (see Assignment Rubric). A range of contemporary and/or seminal references with accurate use of faculty system of referencing. Clear logical structure, academic presentation, accurate grammar, and spelling, adheres to Faculty policy on word count, plagiarism, and confidentiality