Assessment task 2: Discussion board assessment
Weight: 30%
Length: 1 x 500 word discussion posts
Due date: Opens Week 7 Monday 27th September 09:00hrs and closes Week 8, 10th of October 2021, 23:59 hrs
Learning outcomes: 1., 2., 3., 4.
Assessment description:
For this unit you will be completing one discussion board assessment. In this assessment you will be creating an original post and a reply post to your peers based on a healthcare topic that interests you.
Assessment instructions
Using what you have learned in modules 1., 2., & 3. create an original post explaining a research question you have developed on a healthcare challenge. The original post should explain what the healthcare challenge is and include a breakdown of the PICO or PICo that you have used to create your research question.
Criteria of original post [post 1]:
- Clearly and succinctly summarises the healthcare topic of interest
- Develops an appropriate research question using the PICO or PICo framework and explains which model was selected and why
- Evaluates the most suitable forms of evidence to answer the research question providing examples of at least one relevant resource [better to use two resources] to support the evaluation. Recent articles within the
last 5 years last 10 years should be included, from 2017 2012 and onward.
Please note:
[References are not included in the word count]
[1st person is acceptable in the discussion board assessment]
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