Task 1 Research Report :
A 3000 Word Research Report to Investigate one area of health and social care by examining two academic journal articles
- Topic (Include a complete chosen title/topic of your report here)
- Introduction- Briefly introduce the topic and the purpose of the assignment. Also create a scene for the reader.
- Justification of the topic-Justify the topic. What is the significance/importance of the topic chosen? Use research evidence to justify your topic. What NHS/NICE say about your topic?
- Importance of Research in Health and Social Care-Why is research/evidence-based practice important in health and social care practice? How do research findings inform the practice? Give examples as well.
- Characteristics of Qualitative and Quantitative Research.
- What is qualitative research method? What are the characteristics of qualitative research? How are data collected in qualitative research? Also discuss the reliability and validity in qualitative research.
- What is quantitative research method? What are the characteristics of quantitative research? How are data collected in quantitative research? Also discuss the reliability and validity in quantitative research.
- Introduce the articles. Introduce the title/author and key findings from article 1 and 2.
- Compare and contrast the research methods and discuss the validity and
reliability in both articles. - Key findings of these two articles (Article 1 and 2)
- Conclusion (Your conclusion)
- Recommendation for future research (if any)
- List of References (Separate Page)