Module Descriptors
RESEARCH METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES FOR MIDWIFERY PRACTICE
MIDW70070
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Ruth Lovelady
Email: Ruth.Carter@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 20
Independent Study Hours: 130
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- CRITICAL ANALYSIS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Effective midwifery practice: research evidence related midwifery practice
Professional, legal and ethical practice: regarding role of the midwife and multidisciplinary team working
Developing the individual midwife and others: effective collaboration and communication; sharing information and skills with others
Achieving care through evaluation and research: competing research paradigms the process of research critique and current issues in research. Evidence based practice and its relationship to research based practice, exploration of issues surrounding the application of research in practice, the use of specific methods commonly used in research, research methodologies and methods, interpretation of common statistics used in research and research governance
Professional, legal and ethical practice: regarding role of the midwife and multidisciplinary team working
Developing the individual midwife and others: effective collaboration and communication; sharing information and skills with others
Achieving care through evaluation and research: competing research paradigms the process of research critique and current issues in research. Evidence based practice and its relationship to research based practice, exploration of issues surrounding the application of research in practice, the use of specific methods commonly used in research, research methodologies and methods, interpretation of common statistics used in research and research governance
Module Additional Assessment Details
A Critical review of research literature related to midwifery practice with particular emphasis upon the application of research methodologies and the research process adopted. 3,500 word critical review, Weighted 100% (assessing all LO's)
or
A research proposal, including a literature search and critical appraisal of issues related to the proposed methodology. 3,500 word written proposal weighted 100% (assessing all LO's)
Formative assessment:
Group and individual tutorials
Group discussions
Formative advice and feedback
or
A research proposal, including a literature search and critical appraisal of issues related to the proposed methodology. 3,500 word written proposal weighted 100% (assessing all LO's)
Formative assessment:
Group and individual tutorials
Group discussions
Formative advice and feedback
Module Learning Strategies
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (20)
10 hours Key lectures
10 hours Group activities and tutorials
Guided Independent Study: (130)
110 hours Reading and assessment preparation
20 hours E-learning
10 hours Key lectures
10 hours Group activities and tutorials
Guided Independent Study: (130)
110 hours Reading and assessment preparation
20 hours E-learning
Module Resources
PC and Projector
Computers for student access
Smart Board
Library
Internet
Intranet
Blackboard Academic Suite
NMC Publications
Strategic Policies
Clinical Placements; Service-users: Interprofessional education
Computers for student access
Smart Board
Library
Internet
Intranet
Blackboard Academic Suite
NMC Publications
Strategic Policies
Clinical Placements; Service-users: Interprofessional education
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Enrolment on the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice (Shortened) Award
Module Texts
BOWLING A (2009), Research Methods in Health Care: Investigating Health and Health Services (3rd Ed) Buckingham. Open University Press
GREENER I (2011) Designing Social Research, London: Sage Publications
GREENHALGH, T. (2010) How to read a paper: the basics of evidence based medicine 4th Edition. Oxford: Blackwell- Wiley
STEEN M, ROBERTS T (2011) The Handbook of Midwifery Research. Oxford. Wiley-Blackwell
GREENER I (2011) Designing Social Research, London: Sage Publications
GREENHALGH, T. (2010) How to read a paper: the basics of evidence based medicine 4th Edition. Oxford: Blackwell- Wiley
STEEN M, ROBERTS T (2011) The Handbook of Midwifery Research. Oxford. Wiley-Blackwell