- Department: Health Sciences
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
Content includes: research, evidence and scholarship - methods, approaches and critique; systematic database searching skills; systematic reviews; evidence synthesis; critical appraisal skills; audit and service evaluation; evidence re continuity of care and carer; grey literature; ethics and quality; local, national and international perspectives re research and scholarship; themes within UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) University Standards mapped to this module including the evidence base that underpins infant feeding practices; Advancing academic and library skills - detailed & strategic approaches to literature searching & reference management.
Please also see detailed mapping of the module content to NMC (2019) Standards of proficiency for midwives
for the programme.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Non-compensatable
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Written feedback will be provided on the standard proforma within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.
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Dyson, S. and Norrie, P. (2013). Research skills for nurses and midwives. London: Quay Books, a division of Mark Allen Publishing Ltd.
Harvey, M. and Land, L. (2021). Research methods for nurses and midwives. (2nd ed). London: SAGE.
Hewitt-Taylor, J. (2011) Using research in practice : it sounds good, but will it work? Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Homer, C., Leap, N., Brodie, P. and Sandall, J. (2019). Midwifery continuity of care. (2nd ed). Australia: Elsevier.
Moule, P. (2020). Making sense of research in nursing, health & social care. (7th ed). London: SAGE.
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). (2022). National Institute for Health Research. [Online]. Available at: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/ [Accessed 11 March 2022].
National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU). (2022). Research[Online]. Available at: https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/research [Accessed 11 March 2022].
Parahoo, K. (2014). Nursing research: principles, process and issues. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Rees, C. (2011). An introduction to research for midwives. (3rd ed). Edinburgh: Elsevier.
Rees, C. (2016). Rapid research methods for nurses, midwives and health professionals. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Spiby, H. (2010). Evidence based midwifery: applications in context. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Steen, M. and Roberts, T. (2011). The handbook of midwifery research. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell.
UNICEF UK. (2013). Evidence and rationale for the Baby Friendly standards. [Online]. Available from: https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/about/evidence-and-rationale-for-the-baby-friendly-standards/ [Accessed 11 March 2022].