Dissemination Project Writing

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LASER OCNSER Access to nursing: Independent Research Project Guidelines July !"#

Dissemination Project: Guidelines for Access to Nursing

Writing a Dissemination Project: What is it?

A disse$ination project o%ers the opportunity to underta&e independent

research on a topic o' your choice (ithin the )eld o' health * social care+ social

science+ access to nursing, It ena-les you to e.plore a topic in $ore depth than

an assign$ent essay, As it is your piece o' (or& you ha/e to ha/e an idea 'or an

area o' research identi'y your research 0uestions decide ho( to underta&e the

research analyse and (rite up the data critically

An independent research project is appro.i$ately 12!!! 3 42!!! (ords in length2

including re'erences -ut not appendices, 5riting an independent research project

is good preparation 'or an undergraduate degree

6our project should:

• 7e enjoya-le to carry out

• 7e organised into chapters and (ith a contents page2 re'erences and

-i-liography

• O'ten2 -ut not al(ays2 -ased on your o(n personal e.perience

• O'ten2 -ut not al(ays2 lin&ing theory (ith practice,

• Contain so$e o-ser/ed or practical research in your project, 8his $ay -e

$odest in scale -ut )rst hand research (ill 9li't the o/erall 0uality o' your

project and ena-le you to conclude2 perhaps in a /ery 0uali)ed (ay2 that

your )ndings support2 contradict2 or $odi'y the literature on the pro-le$

you ha/e in/estigated,

Project Objectives

On co$pletion o' your disse$ination you should -e a-le to de$onstrate the

a-ility to conduct a $ajor piece o' social science in0uiry -y using research

approaches and secondary data ac0uired in order to de$onstrate acade$ic

(ritten s&ills through an e.tended piece o' (riting and /ia oral presentation to a

s$all group o' your peers

Structure

A project should -e a sustained argu$ent, 8his $eans that it should dra( upon

the results o' your reading2 thin&ing and in'or$ation;gathering in such a (ay that

it could persuade readers to accept your understanding o' the topic, In other

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(ords2 the $ain ai$ is to use a selection o' concepts2 theoretical ideas2

o-ser/ations2 statistical )ndings and your o(n 'aculties o' criticis$ and

i$agination in an atte$pt to reach de'ensi-le conclusions a-out a topic (hich

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8ry to (rite just one or t(o sentences de)ning your project, 8his (ill pro/ide a

good test 'or you, @I (ant to research and (rite a project a-out ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Bo not -e too a$-itious a-out the project, =any projects start o% -y -eing 'ar

too a$-itious in scope and ha/e to -e reduced in scale ; a shorter ti$e;span2 a

s$aller nu$-er o' case;studies2 'e(er aspects o' the pro-le$ to -e researched2

etc, 6ou $ay need to rede)ne the project a'ter you ha/e started,

Getting Started: Outcome and Process

It is unli&ely that your research (ill produce a ne( theory in the (orld o' health *

social care+ social sciences+ access to nursing2 or co$pletely re/ise the (ay (e

understand the /alue o'2 'or e.a$ple2 $ental health pro/ision, 7ut you (ill

contri-ute to understanding i' your project is (ell organised and has a realistic

ele$ent (hich gi/es so$e outco$e or )ndings2 ho(e/er $odest, 6our project is

also o' interest as a record o' a research process, 8elling the story o' the research

$ay -e as interesting as (hat you )nd out, One (ay to ensure you do this is to

&eep a research journal or diary in (hich you record (hat you do and ho( it

goes,

Getting Started: Write it Do$n

5rite it do(n Re'erences2 dates2 articles you see in ne(spapers, 6ou (onDt

re$e$-er and it (ill ta&e hours to chase up hal';'orgotten 'acts in si. $onths

ti$e,

Getting Started: ime%!anagement

8he -eginning o' =ay see$s a long (ay o% no( -ut it (ill co$e round 0uic&ly so

start (riting early on, See your super/isor 're0uently, BonDt put o% (riting or

$a&ing appoint$ents,

What to e&"ect from Su"ervision

6our tutor (ill read your project chapters and o%er guidance and suggestions 'or

i$pro/e$ent, It is2 there'ore2 i$portant to send any (or& 'or reading in ad/ance

o' a ":" $eeting,

!anaging 'our Project

As this is independent study (ithout (ee&ly sessions2 you need to -e disciplined

in ter$s o' ti$e $anage$ent, Once you ha/e identi)ed a research area and

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your super/isor has appro/ed it you need to $a&e a (or& plan, 6ou (ill not -e

chased regarding this piece o' (or& and you need to ta&e responsi-ility 'or its

$anage$ent

6ou (ill -e re0uired to ta&e notes on each and e/ery $eeting+ discussion that isheld (ith your super/isor on the appropriate 'or$, 6ou (ill need to get your

super/isor to sign this to con)r$ that this is an accurate record o' your

discussion, 8his (ill need to -e su-$itted as part o' your )nal piece o' (or& in

the appendices section

What ("e of )esearch?

A disse$ination can in/ol/e the 'ollo(ing types o' research: )eld(or& such as a

0uestionnaire sur/ey2 inter/ie(s2 li'e history+-iographical inter/ie(s2 or a

co$-ination o' these a critical discussion o' theory use o' secondary data such

as literature2 diaries2 e.isting data sets policy analysis

Writing 'our Project:

8he 'ollo(ing is a guideline 'or your (or&:

Title Page

• Contents Page include a (ord countF

Chapter 1: Introduction

• A -rie' outline o' the topic and ho( you ca$e to choose it (hat you

(anted to )nd out ho( you tac&led it2 and perhaps ho( your results )t

into the -roader picture, It is also the place to include a -rie' description o'

the -ac&ground2 conte.t and setting in (hich the study has ta&en place,

•

Appro.i$ately H!! (ords plus,

Chapter 2: Literature Revie

• A re/ie( o' the literature you ha/e 'ound on your su-ject2 (ith particular

e$phasis on theories and de-ates on the su-ject, 8his (ill place your

project into a -roader acade$ic conte.t and $ay gi/e you a theory or

hypothesis that you (ish to test in your e$pirical research,

• Appro.i$ately "2!!! (ords,

Chapter !: "ethodolog#

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• A re/ie( o' the $ethods you used to carry out your research (ith a

discussion o' the strengths and (ea&nesses o' the approach you 'ollo(ed

and the approaches you rejected

• A discussion o' any ethical issues raises -y the research

•Appro.i$ately H!! (ords

Chapter $: Results

• An account o' (hat you 'ound 'ro$ your study

• Appro.i$ately "2!!! (ords

Chapter %: &iscussion

• A $ore critical analysis o' the results in (hich you discuss the results in

the conte.t o' your original ai$s2 the literature re/ie(

• Appro.i$ately "2!!! (ords

Chapter ': Conclusion and( if appropriate( recommendations for action)

• Appro.i$ately H!! (ords

Re'erences

• sing ar/ard Re'erence Syste$

Appendices

• Supple$entary in'or$ation that supports your (or& -ut is not a critical

part o' the project

• 8his could include copies o' 0uestionnaires * notes 'ro$ super/ision

$eetings

5hen (riting your project it is i$portant to re$e$-er that you (ill not get your

chapters 9right )rst ti$e, 8hey (ill -e dra'ts (hich you need to read2 re/ise and

i$pro/e upon, Once you ha/e an appro/ed topic you can start to (rite your

introductory chapter, 8his (ill outline (hy you ha/e chosen this particular topic ;

this can -e related to your o(n -iography and e.periences, 6ou also need to

state (hat you are researching2 your &ey research 0uestions and ho( you (ill

carry out your research, 5hile you are conducting your )eld(or& you can -egin

to (rite your literature re/ie(,

Some sim"le hints for beginners:

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Su-;headings (ithin chapters $ay -e help'ul, It is use'ul to state clearly (hat

you are going to say at the -eginning o' each chapter and then su$$arise at the

end o' each chapter as this helps to &eep your reader 'ully in'or$ed o' (here the

project is going, 6ou $ust (rite in paragraphs2 not in -ullet points or in

sentences that appear on the page as i' they (ere paragraphs, A paragraph (ill

nor$ally ha/e a-out "H! (ords and con/ey one i$portant stage o' the

argu$ent,

Searching for *nformation

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All social science research is guided -y a code o' ethics, Please 'a$iliarise

yoursel' (ith the (e-sites listed in the 9Kurther Guidance section and 'ollo( any

reco$$endations i' they are appropriate to your (or&, 8his (ill need to -e

detailed in the 9=ethodology section

,seful )eferences for Writing a Project

So$e o' the 'ollo(ing sources $ay -e use'ul:

7ell2 J !!HF Boing your Research Project: a Guide 'or Kirst;8i$e Researchers in

Education2 ealth and Social Science2 1th edn2 7uc&ingha$2 Open ni/ersity

Press 3 entire te.t a/aila-le online /ia Google Scholar

7urnett2 J !!F Boing 6our Social Science Project2 London2 Sage

Glatthorn2 A * Joyner2 R !!HF 5riting the 5inning 8hesis or Project2 London2

Sage

5yse2 B !!4F 8he Good 5riting Guide 'or Education Students2 London2 Sage

unt2 A !!HF 6our Research Project: o( to =anage It2 London2 Routledge

Allison2 7 * Race2 P !!1F 8he Students Guide to Preparing Projects and 8heses2

London2 Routledge

Ada$son2 A "!F A Students Guide 'or Assign$ents2 Projects and Research2

O.'ord2 8ha$es$an

7erry2 R !!1F 8he Research Project: o( to 5rite It2 London2 Routledge

5alli$an2 N !!"F 6our Research Project: A step;-y;step Guide 'or the Kirst;ti$e

Researcher2 London2 Sage

)eferences on )esearch !ethods -General.:

7ry$an2 A !!MF Social Research =ethods2 O.'ord: O.'ord ni/ersity Press 3

co$es (ith a co$panion (e- site

Gil-ert2 N edF !!HF Researching Social Li'e2 London2 Sage

Gray2 B E !!1F Boing Research in the Real 5orld2 London2 Sage

a$$ersley2 = edF "#F Social Research2 London2 Sage

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=ay2 8 !!"F Social Research: Issues2 $ethods and process2 7uc&ingha$2 Open

ni/ersity Press

Plagiarism

East Surrey College and LASER OCNSER regards plagiaris$ as a /ery serious

issue, In su-$itting assessed (ritten (or& it is i$portant to -e(are o'

plagiaris$2 (hich is the unac&no(ledged use o' other peoples $aterial, 7oth

the college and a(arding -ody2 regard this as cheating and it can ha/e serious

conse0uences2 e/en i' it is unintentional, 8o a/oid any $isunderstanding2 al(ays

put 0uotations 'ro$ other authors (ithin 0uotation $ar&s and gi/e 'ull

re'erences to e/ery source you use2 e/en i' you are not 0uoting directly 'ro$ it,

+&tensions

E.tensions (ill only -e granted in e.tenuating circu$stances such as ill health or

se/ere personal pro-le$s, 6ou need to contact your super/isor i' you re0uire an

e.tension,

!ar/ing

Projects are $ar&ed -y your super/isor and $ay -e assessed -y an internal and+

or e.ternal /eri)er, 8he sa$e $ar&ing criteria applies as assign$ents, 6our

project $ay -e loo&ed at -y an E.ternal E.a$iner,

0urther Guidance

8he 7ritish Sociological Associations State$ent o' Ethical Practice:

http:++(((,socresonline,org,u&+in'o+ethguide,ht$l

Research Ethics 'or Projects In/ol/ing Bata Collection (ith u$an Participants

http:++(((,socscidiss,-ha$,ac,u&+sM,ht$l

7ritish Educational Research Association 7ERAF

http:++(((,-era,ac,u& in pu-lications sectionF

Presentation of (our $or/

6our piece o' (or&

• (ill need to (ord processed

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• (ill need to dou-le line spaced

• (ill need your na$e and page nu$-er on e/ery page

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