Utilise evidence-based knowledge and skills to demonstrate a critical understanding of leadership, change management and enterprise as these apply to health care settings.
This module addresses the core principles of leadership, management and enterprise within a local, national and international context. Utilising a range of knowledge, skills and understanding of evidence-based practice; students will explore the fundamental premise of globalisation and evaluate health care needs and provision within a dynamic context, whilst appraising the influence of leadership, management and innovation in contemporary health care.
The module consolidates the level 4 and 5 evidence-based practice learning. Recognising the diversity of populations, students will demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and a critical understanding of sources, types and hierarchies of evidence, to critically reflect upon the importance of effective communication across multi-professional teams, whilst ensuring service users remain central to, and empowered by, current and future service provision.
The module leader is: Dr Christine Mantzouka
The module team consist of:
Professional Standards while studying on the Pre-Registration Nursing Courses
Creating a good learning environment is everyone’s responsibility. We all need to exercise consideration for others, be polite, professional and courteous.
As lecturers we will:
• Arrive on time; finish on time; support your learning – ensure resources are available before sessions (where appropriate and practical); welcome your feedback
As students you will:
• Arrive on time; switch mobile phones off unless using these for the session; avoid private discussions; if someone is disruptive – ask them to stop; let the lecturer know at the start if you need to leave early
• To ensure the highest standards of Teaching and Learning for students, the course team takes a zero tolerance to any disruption in class. Disrupting the learning of others contravenes both Leeds Beckett University Student Regulations, which you have agreed to abide by when enrolling on the course, and the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct (2018).
• Disruption may take the form of arriving late, using mobile phones in class and talking which disturbs others concentration.
• Students are required to refer any student who is in breach of these regulations to the module leader in the first instance, for immediate management and to the course leader if problems continue. The module / course leader will arrange to meet with the student and may issue a letter of warning following the meeting.
• Students who do not meet standards of professional behaviour during the course may be referred to the University Fitness to Practise Panel. Information relating to unprofessional conduct may be recorded on any references supplied by the University.
1.1 Module Aims
The module aims to develop students’ confidence and ability to utilise the best available evidence to influence practice and promote safe and effective evidence based health care; thus enabling nurses to respond autonomously and competently to planned and unplanned events, managing themselves and others effectively, creating and maximising opportunities to develop innovative services, and demonstrating the potential to develop further management and leadership skills within a dynamic healthcare context.
1.2 Module Learning Outcomes
Learning outcome 1 Utilise evidence-based knowledge and skills to demonstrate a critical understanding of leadership, change management and enterprise as these apply to health care settings.
Learning outcome 2 Critically discuss research methodologies and the challenges involved in the utilisation and promotion of evidence-based practice.
Learning outcome 3 Select, apply and use contemporary health care appraisal frameworks to critically evaluate research and evidence, to make informed decisions relevant clinical practice, and recommendations for change that are evidence based.
Learning outcome 4 Critically evaluate the impact of national, international and global issues on international health policy on human rights, unexpected health risks and culture.
Learning outcome 5 Critically evaluate the strength of evidence supporting patient and public involvement in the context of nursing practice across professional boundaries to enhance and support innovation in quality service provision.
1.3 Module Learning Activities
Module learning activities will all take place online. There will be a range of live and asynchronous online lectures and individual online and guided study. There will also be assessment workshops and opportunities to book online supervision. There will be an announcement on the module website each week to tell you how to access each session. This module handbook tells you what topics are covered each week. Learning activities may involve reading, watching videos and making notes to support online classroom discussions or debates in the module discussion board. Online exercises explore issues such as the concepts of evidence based practice, leadership, enterprise, management and change. They include composing a research question for a subject that interests you in clinical practice. Undertaking structured searching of the literature to net the evidence published on your clinical topic (question). You will learn about strategies and tools to help in critiquing the literature netted. You will learn about writing narrative literature reviews. You will also be learning about leadership, enterprise, management, change and ultimately project management of change.
• On-line lectures
• Online workshops: structured group work exploring focusing of individual student questions in a PICO format, searching workshop (using exemplars), discussing individual proposals, collaboratively critiquing qualitative and quantitative research articles, you will also have workshops on proposed change/enhancement/ innovation, discussion of feasibility &project management. How to presentation a dissertation
• Formative assessment: change proposal and submission of a GANTTS Chart
1.4 Graduate Attributes Developed and Assessed
We anticipate that this module will support the development of your graduate attributes in the following ways:
Attribute Developed Assessed
Enterprise x
Digital Literacy x x
Global Outlook x x
1.5 Communication
Information regarding this module will be normally communicated through announcements and emails sent via MyBeckett.
Please check the electronic timetable regularly (at least once a week) to see any changes which may have been made to forthcoming sessions. The course team will notify you by email of any changes which have to be made with short notice – i.e. affecting sessions in the forthcoming 7 days.
If you are going to apply for mitigation you will need to provide written evidence of the reason for your absence (see Section 5 for further information).
2 Weekly Schedule
The link for each session will be available to students via MyBeckett –> Welcome
Semester One
Lectures: Thursday 1400 to 1600 (unless stated different in week column) Notes/mode of delivery
Introduction to the module and assessment
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Asking a focused question PICO(T) Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 1
Meeting your Dissertation Supervisors
Focusing individual student questions in a PICO(T) format Online via Microsoft
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Literature Searching
Databases
Evidenced Based Search Engines
I&E criteria
Boolean Operators
PRISMA charts Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 2
Searching workshop Online via Microsoft
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Research Methods (Qualitative) Online via Microsoft
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Research Methods (Quantitative) Online via Microsoft
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Developing your proposal
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Research Ethics Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 3
Discussing individual proposals
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Critical Evaluation of the Evidence
Critical Appraisal Tools Online via Microsoft
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Reading articles in prep for critical appraisal Flipped classroom: Read one of your articles and use CASP to critique Self-directed work
Formative assessment: Submit Proposal on Friday 23rd of April 2021
Dissertation Tutor Support Session 4
Critiquing a qualitative research article
Critiquing a quantitative research article All Dissertation Tutors Online via Microsoft
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Students Annual Leave (Weeks 37-38)
Project Management (change this to literature review and how to create themes) Online via Microsoft
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Introduction to Leadership Online via Microsoft
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Introduction to Management Online via Microsoft
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Change Management
Reflection on learning Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 5
Proposed change/enhancement/ innovation, discussion of feasibility Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 6
Presentation of dissertation Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Q & A Online via Microsoft
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Dissertation Tutor Support Session 7
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