Access Study Skills: Essay Plan

Access Study Skills: Essay Plan

Essay Title:

In order to gain accreditation for this unit you must complete a Level 3 graded essay for one of your subjects, as agreed with your Study Skills teacher. Before writing your essay, you should draft your ESSAY PLAN as follows:

AC 1.1Assess the selection of different essay commands and how they are used in practice.

AC 1.2 Identify and use common essay-related terms and vocabulary consistently and correctly.

Essay titles at Level 3 usually ask a question or make a statement to discuss.

Explain the commands below (AC 1.1)

Analyse ----

Or

How far is it correct to say that

Or

To what extent.

Or

Evaluate .

Or

Describe the .

Or

Argue the case for ..

Or

Compare & contrast .

Which of the above titles expects you to present an argument and discuss it?

Academic Voice and Academic essay writing conventions (AC 1.2)

Write an explanation of the academic voiceUse the following points to explain academic essay writing conventions.

Academic Voice -

Use of subheadings -

Use of colloquialisms -

Essay layout structure -

Paraphrasing -

Use of AI -

Use of quotations -

Referencing Harvard

Bullet points

Emotive language

Writing from a personal perspective

Proof reading

Use of tenses

In-text referencing

Use of tables and /or pictures

Introduction

Conclusion

Now refer to the Essay you are actually using for this unit.

(Ensure it is written in an academic voice consistently AC 1.3)

What is your ESSAY TITLE? E.g

In the space below consider what the title is asking? What are the key words in the title? What you will need to do to answer the question? What will the key points of the essay be? (1.1,1.2 + 1.3)

Explain key words and explain in OWN words the title of your essay and show how it will link up to paragraphs that follow or how does it answer the question set?

Key words:

What will you need to research in order to answer the question? In the space below make reference to the material from lectures and other sources that you will need to use? What information will help you answer which part of the essay? (1.2, 1.3)

List books used and notes used and anything else used this is NOT your reference list that is later.

Make a one page summary of your initial ideas for this essay.

This could be either as a Spider gram or Mind Map or can be in any other form of your choosing. Please attach this on separate paper (1.3)

(attach a spider diagram or linear plan for the essay)

In the space below please generate a hypothesis for the essay. This means what you are going to argue within the essay. Do you agree with the title statement or not? Remember to make sure that you state how you will answer the question and prove your hypothesis. (1.3)

Is there a question to answer? What are your main arguments what are the main things you will be discussing in the essay?

Make a plan of the sequence of the material you are going to use in order to answer the question, in other words, number your paragraphs in order of how where they will appear in the essay. Attach the plan to this document.

Frame your Introduction. Make sure you refer to the question. (1.3)

It should establish the what of the what is the question being asked?

It will explain the why of why the question is important.

It should set out the how of how you will answer the questionTry to make your introduction stand out and capture the attention of the reader.

Sketch your draft Introduction here: Just write out your introduction!!

Outline your conclusion: summarise the main points; respond to the question (and any judgement posed by the question); leave the reader with a clear picture of your main argument. (1.3)

Leave your reader with a clear message.

Sketch your draft conclusion here:

A conclusion should never bring in new information it only concludes the essay on information already discussed

Attach a suitable Reference List following the Harvard system of referencing. Remember to include in-text referencing to support your references. Make a note of which information from each resource you intend to reference in your essay. E.G. (AC 3.1 and 3.2)

See essay for intext referencing The list below is highlighted to match the colour of the intext reference.

Book Referencing

NB: Monitor your word count. Check paragraphing. Check fluency of essay. Check punctuation and grammar. Add page numbers and double line spacing. Have you done what you set out to do?

List some specific requirements of an academic essay. (4.1)

Type out the standard requirements of an academic essay and attach.

Attach a page of academic writing standards.

Write a reflection of your essay explaining where you went wrong and how you would improve the next essay.

Course Title: Access to Higher Education Diploma NURSING

Unit Title: Understanding Ethics in Healthcare. Unit Code WJF661

Unit: Level: 3 Credit Value: 3

Tutor Name: Stuart Reardon

Student Name: Task Number:

(if applicable) 1 of 1 This is a graded unit.

Task Title: An analysis and evaluation of the ethical standards required of a healthcare professional (nurse/pharmacist) and the possible scenarios in which one or other of the Codes of Conduct may be compromised. (1500)

OR

An analysis and evaluation of the ethics applicable to healthcare settings (nursing/pharmacy) and the approaches taken by healthcare professionals to ensure compliance with such Codes of Conduct. (1500 words)

Date Set: 5.3.24 Date Due: Extension Agreed: Date of Return to learner: Date of Resubmission: Resubmission Return to learner: Student declaration of authenticity

I confirm that the assignment I have submitted is all my own work and that it has been appropriately referenced in line with the centre policy on referencing of submissions of academic work

Signature of student: Date submitted:

WORK SUBMITTED AFTER THE DEADLINE WITHOUT AN AGREED EXTENSION OR APPROPRIATE MITIGATION WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PASS ONLY

IV declaration

I agree this assignment brief is fit for purpose and assesses the identified criteria.

IV Signature Helen Hall Date: 07/05/23

Grade Profile Achieved for Assignment

UNGRADED Final unit grade, if applicable * UNGRADED

Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria Assessment Criteria Met

1. Understand the meaning of ethics, different ethical theories and the key principles of biomedical ethics. 1.1. Explain the meaning of ethics

1.2. Compare two different ethical theories and their application in health care

1.3. Explain how the key principles and rules of biomedical ethics can be applied in practice

Y/N

2. Know about different codes of professional conduct for healthcare professionals

2.1. Analyse the key components of two different codes of practice and their implications for professional practice

Y/N

3. Know about different ways of analysing, addressing and preventing ethical issues in a healthcare context. 3.1. Give examples of different ways of addressing and preventing ethical issues in healthcare.

3.2. Explain the use of a chosen model for addressing ethical issues in healthcare

Y/N

Description of Assessment Task (mapped to Assessment Criteria)

Indicative Content

Indicative Content:

LO1 Understand the meaning of ethics and the key principles of biomedical ethics

Definition: branch of philosophy that deals with morality, distinguishing between good and evil, right and wrong human actions; ethics is concerned with moral principles, values and standards of conduct

1.2 Different theories: consequentialism taking the consequences of our actions into consideration e.g. autonomous practice; deontology basing our actions on a set of principles or duties e.g. professional codes of conduct

1.3 Key principles: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice; relationship between beneficence and non-maleficence with evidence-based practice.

Key rules: veracity, privacy, confidentiality, fidelity and their application practice.

LO2 Know about different codes of professional conduct for healthcare professionals

2.1 NMC Code for nurses and midwives: prioritise people, practise effectively, preserve safety, promote professionalism and trust; illustration of these with examples; consequences of a breach in the Code.

Pharmacy: seven principles: make patients your first concern, use professional judgement in the interests of patients and the public, show respect for others, encourage patients and the public to participate in decisions about their care, develop your professional knowledge and competence, be honest and trustworthy, take responsibility for your working practices; implications of these for pharmacists; comparison with NMC Code.

LO3 Know about different ways of addressing and preventing ethical issues

3.1 Addressing ethical issues: raising awareness of and supporting professional codes, analysing case studies and lessons learned, offering ongoing education, bringing different disciplines together for education and for discussing ethical issues, offering employee counselling services

3.2 Seven step model: the 7 x what questions: the facts, the ethical issues, the alternatives, the stakeholders, the ethics of the alternatives, the practical constraints, and the actions to take?

RIPS model: realm, individual process, situation and its application in health.

Assessor's comments

Tutor Feedback Individual feedback and targets for improvement and any comment in relation to resubmission (if appropriate):

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