Essay:  For this assignment, you are required to put into practice some of the skills you have started to develop throughout your first couple of weeks of Undergraduate study. Annotated Bibliographies

Essay: 

For this assignment, you are required to put into practice some of the skills you have started to develop throughout your first couple of weeks of Undergraduate study. Annotated Bibliographies are a great way to practice your literature searching, analysis, paraphrasing and referencing skillsets which are all paramount to successful Undergraduate study. The details of the assignment can be found below:

Assignment brief

The word count for this assessment is 2000 words. This excludes the end reference list but includes everything else. 

The theme of the assignment is on the topic of motivation in the context of healthcare. 

Using the skills which you studied in Unit 2, you will search for 4 different types of literature on the topic of motivating healthcare professionals: (i) a journal article, (ii) a book chapter, (iii) a report and (iv) a webpage. The title and author for each source are provided below. You should look for these sources through multiple search strategies. For each reference you will need to:

Write the full reference using the Harvard standard format.

Write a short in-text citation of the reference

Write a critic of the reliability of the source using the CRAAP test

Write a short summary of the literature including what you consider to be the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments presented.

Assignment Guidance

Your paper will have the following format:

Introduction - where you set the scene and tell the reader what the assignment is about.

Journal article (approximately 300-400 words)

• Full      reference following Harvard standard
• In-text      citation following Harvard standard
• Critic of      the source’s strengths and limitations using the CRAAP test
• A      short summary of the literature including a brief statement of its      strengths and limitations. 

Book chapter (approximately 300-400 words)

• Full      reference following Harvard standard
• In-text      citation following Harvard standard
• Critic of      the source’s strengths and limitations using the CRAAP test
• A      short summary of the literature including a brief statement of its      strengths and limitations.  

Report (approximately 300-400 words)

• Full      reference following Harvard standard
• In-text      citation following Harvard standard
• Critic of      the source’s strengths and limitations using the CRAAP test
• A      short summary of the literature including a brief statement of its      strengths and limitations.  

Webpage (approximately 300-400 words)

• Full      reference following Harvard standard
• In-text      citation following Harvard standard
• Critic of      the source’s strengths and limitations using the CRAAP test
• A      short summary of the literature including a brief statement of its      strengths and limitations.  

Conclusion - where you sum up the key findings of your annotated bibliography

Reference list

Note the word count for each source is indicative and you must not go over the total word count of 2000 words (which excludes end references)  

Here is an example to guide you.  This example is about a different topic but gives you an idea about what is expected in each section of the paper.  This example is laid out in a table, but you should prepare your paper in standard report format with sub-headings, not in a table format. 

Departmental guidelines on preparation and submission of coursework

• Assignments      should be submitted in either MS Word or Open Office format unless stated      otherwise on the assignment submission page
• Use      standard margins: 1" (2.5cm) on all sides.
• Use      standard Arial 12-point font size.
• Use      double-line spacing
• Pages      should be numbered consecutively

Please note, a word count penalty applies to this assessment.

If your assessment exceeds the word count limit or range by more than 10% then your awarded grade will be reduced by 10% grade points. 

Learning outcomes

This assignment is designed to meet learning outcome 4 of the module and is a compulsory element:

• Evidence      the ability to search for, cite and reference academic sources and      evaluate the sources they find

References 

Armstrong, M. and Stephens, T. (2005) The Handbook of Leadership and Management. London: Kogan Page. 

Skills for Care (2006) Leadership and Management: A Strategy for the Social Care Workforce. Leeds: Skills for Care.

Buchbinder, S. & Shanks, N. (2017) Introduction to Health Care Management. 3rd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

Linnander, E., Mantopoulus, J., Allen, N., Nembhard, I. & Bradley, E. (2017) Professionalising Healthcare Management: A Descriptive Case Study. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 6(10): 550-560. 

Aveyard, H. & Sharp, P. (2017) A Beginner's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Health and Social Care. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.

Bell, E. & Bryman, A. (2007) The ethics of management research: An exploratory content analysis. British Journal of Management. 8(1): 63-77.

Aveyard, H. (2014) Doing a Literature Review in Health and Social Care: A Practical Guide. Milton Keynes: Open University Press. 

Neville, C. (2010) The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.