This module is for registered practitioners who are required to deliver care based on contemporary scientific evidence. It can be taken as a stand-alone module but is also a core module for students studying the BSc Hons Professional Practice in Health and Social Care course.

The module will enable you to examine the nature of evidence-based practice and will give you the opportunity to search for and retrieve literature. Through a systematic approach, it will ensure that you are able to critically examine and synthesise scientific knowledge applied to your professional practice.

We offer two opportunities to study this module during the academic year. Both are studied by blended learning, a combination of e-learning delivered via the Internet and traditional classroom-based study.

An online version of this module may also be available. Please contact the course leader to discuss this option.

Study at Level 5 or above within the last five years.

Essay - 80% 1500 words. Critically appraise a research paper using an appropriate tool and analyse the implications of the findings to practice. Online Test - 20% 1 hour exam. Pass mark - 40% Student must pass all assessment components to pass the module.

• The module will develop your literature-searching skills and your ability to critique evidence and apply it to your own practice area.
• It also develops your academic skills.