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HSC DM4: Research skills for health and social care
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1. Understand research approaches and methodologies
- 1.1. Describe research approaches
- 1.2. Describe research methodologies
- 1.3. Explain how research approaches and methodologies are used for different purposes
2. Understand ethical implications associated with undertaking research in health and social care.
- 2.1. Describe ethical issues to be considered when planning and carrying out research
- 2.2. Explain reasons for considering ethical issues when designing and carrying out research
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- 2.3. Describe the role of the research ethics committee
3. Understand how to plan a research project.
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- 3.1. Describe the key stages in a research project
- 3.2. Agree a research topic
- 3.3. Identify aims of research project
- 3.4. Develop a research question
- 3.5. Review literature relevant to the chosen topic
- 3.6. Devise a research proposal
- 3.7. Produce a rationale for chosen research methodology
