Project Assessment Task 3: Reflective Report
Project Assessment Task 3: Reflective Report
Criteria
Unit code, name and release number
CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice (2)Qualification/Course code, name and release number
CHC53315 | Diploma of Mental HealthStudent details
Student number
Student name
Assessment Declaration
This assessment is my original work and no part of it has been copied from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made.
No part of this assessment has been written for me by any other person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the assessor concerned.
I understand that plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. No part of this assessment is plagiarised.
This declaration only needs to be completed if you are not submitting your assessment online.
Student signature and date
Leave blank if submitting online
Version:20210120
For queries, please contact:
Mental Health and Counselling Teaching Section (South Region)
mentalhealth_counselling_courses@tafensw.edu.au 2021 TAFE NSWRTO Provider Number 90003 | CRICOS Provider Code: 00591E
This assessment can be found in the: Course MoodleThe content in this document is copyright TAFE NSW 2021, and should not be reproduced without the permission of the TAFE NSW. Information contained in this document is correct at time of printing: DATE @ "d MMMM yyyy" * MERGEFORMAT 19 July 2022. For current information please refer to our website or your teacher as appropriate.
Assessment instructions
Assessment details Instructions
Assessment overview The objective of this assessment is to enable identification of knowledge and skills required to:
Assess ways in which different aspects of information may be used
Use information and learning from research to identify potential areas for change in current practice
Identify issues that require further research and evaluation
Develop actions to address outcomes of research
Assessment Event number 3 of 3
Instructions for this assessment This is a project-based assessment and will be assessing you on your knowledge and performance of the unit.
Your assessor will provide assessment results and feedback online via Moodle. or via the feedback form at the end of this document.
This assessment is in 1 part:
Reflective Report
And is supported by:
Assessment Feedback
Submission instructions Complete and submit this assessment online via TAFE NSW online learning platform Moodle in pdf form.
Make sure you have added your name to the bottom of each page of the assessment.
It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hard copy assessments submitted to TAFE NSW and complete the assessment declaration when you submit the assessment.
What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result? To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment all questions must be answered correctly.
What do I need to provide? Computer and/or pens and paper, internet access if submitting assessments online, ability to print or email completed assessments.
What the assessor will provide? Learner Guide
PowerPoint Presentations
Moodle Research Topic Resources
Clarification and feedback on tasks.
Due date/length and time allowed 25 November 2022
500-800 words
Indicative time: allow 3 hours to complete this assessment.
This assessment will be completed outside of class in the students own time.
Assessment feedback, review or appeals Appeals will be addressed in accordance with TAFE NSW Policy. Refer to Every Students Guide to Assessment in TAFE NSW for more information.
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Assessment Task 3: Reflective Report
Instructions
You are required to submit written answers to each of the six (6) questions.
You must use at least two (2) references/sources for this assessment task.
Note: Wikipedia is not a valid source of information.
Questions
What did you learn about yourself in the process of engaging in this research exercise? (What did you identify as your strengths, what do you see as your areas for improvement)
What did you learn about the importance of research in informing our work in industry?
What were some of the barriers you faced while engaging in this research? How did you deal with them?
What were the ethical issues you had to face to conduct this research study and how did you address them?
Is there anything you would do differently if you were to do this again?
Share an identified potential area for change in current practice and why you think this change would be beneficial?
Assessment Task 3 - Marking Criteria:
Demonstrated understanding of personal learning in the process of engaging in research exercise, including barriers that arose as part of this process and how they managed them.
Demonstrated understanding of the ethical dilemmas in conducting research study and how they were addressed. Shows learning by describing what they would do differently if they conducted the research again.
Demonstrated understanding of the importance of key findings arising from the research.
Assessment feedback
NOTE: This section must have the Teacher/Assessor and student signature to complete the feedback. If you are submitting through the TAFE NSW online learning platform, your Teacher/Assessor will give you feedback via the platform.Assessment outcome
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Assessor feedback
Was the assessment event successfully completed?
If no, was the resubmission/re-assessment successfully completed?
Was reasonable adjustment in place for this assessment event?If yes, ensure it is detailed on the assessment document.
Comments:
Assessor name, signature and date
Student acknowledgement of assessment outcome
Would you like to make any comments about this assessment?
Student name, signature and date
Project Assessment Task 2: Research Report
Criteria
Unit code, name and release number
CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice (2)Qualification/Course code, name and release number
CHC53315 | Diploma of Mental HealthStudent details
Student number
Student name
Assessment Declaration
This assessment is my original work and no part of it has been copied from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made.
No part of this assessment has been written for me by any other person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the assessor concerned.
I understand that plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. No part of this assessment is plagiarised.
This declaration only needs to be completed if you are not submitting your assessment online.
Student signature and date
Leave blank if submitting online
Version:20210120
For queries, please contact:
Mental Health and Counselling Teaching Section (South Region)
mentalhealth_counselling_courses@tafensw.edu.au 2021 TAFE NSWRTO Provider Number 90003 | CRICOS Provider Code: 00591E
This assessment can be found in the: Course MoodleThe contents in this document is copyright TAFE NSW 2021, and should not be reproduced without the permission of the TAFE NSW. Information contained in this document is correct at time of printing: DATE @ "d MMMM yyyy" * MERGEFORMAT 19 July 2022. For current information please refer to our website or your teacher as appropriate.
Assessment instructions
Assessment details Instructions
Assessment overview The objective of this assessment is to enable identification of knowledge and skills required to:
Prioritise information based on the information need
Compare and contrast different sources of information
Assess the strength, relevance, reliability and currency of the information in the context of own work
Assess the feasibility, benefits and risks associated with the information
Make and document conclusions based on findings
Assessment Event number 2 of 3
Instructions for this assessment This is a project-based assessment and will be assessing you on your knowledge and performance of the unit.
Your assessor will provide assessment results and feedback online via Moodle, or the feedback form at the end of this document.
This assessment is in 1 part:
Research Report
And is supported by:
Assessment Feedback
Submission instructions Complete and submit this assessment online via Moodle in pdf form.
Make sure you have added your name to the bottom of each page of the assessment.
It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hard copy assessments submitted to TAFE NSW and complete the assessment declaration when you submit the assessment.
What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result? To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment all questions must be answered correctly.
What do I need to provide? Computer and/or pens and paper, internet access if submitting assessments online, ability to print or email completed assessments.
What the assessor will provide? Learner Guide
PowerPoint Presentations
Moodle Research Topic Resources
Clarification and feedback on tasks.
Due date/length and time allowed 11 November 2022
1,500-2,00 words
Indicative time: allow 25 hours to complete this assessment.
This assessment will be completed outside of class in the students own time.
Assessment feedback, review or appeals Appeals will be addressed in accordance with TAFE NSW Policy. Refer to Every Students Guide to Assessment in TAFE NSW for more information.
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Assessment Task 2: Research Report
Instructions
Provide a short report which includes:
Title Page Title of the study, who did the research, Year
Contents Page
Introduction
Research Topic
Research Question
State the objectives/focus
Brief background information and reason why the topic is important
Method/s used
Describes the research methodology
Provide a rationale/Why you choose your method
Procedure
Describe the data collection process/ how you did it
Explain any problems and how they were overcome
Observes legal and ethical standards and procedures including consent forms
Results & Findings
What were your results obtained from the data analysis
Identify key findings from the results
Discussion
Discussion of the practical significance of the findings
The relevance of these findings to previous research reviewed in the introduction
The limitations of the study
The implications of the findings
Future research
Conclusion
Summary of the key findings
2-3 Recommendations/Actions
References
All references cited in the report are listed in alphabetical order
Appendices
Include documents that are relevant to the report such as questionnaire, letters to participants.
(Based on Brewerton and Millward 2001, pp. 172-174)
Assessment Task 2 - Marking Criteria:
(the teacher is looking for evidence of)
Included title page including title of the study; the names of the research team; if research is for an organisation the name; year , contents page and acknowledgements.
Demonstrated knowledge of the importance of abstract containing the purpose; the key issues/ questions/ hypotheses; the design; method/ measures used; the key finding; and recommendations.
Included introduction: stated the objective or key focus; provided background information and reasons why the topic is important; described the theoretical basis of the research with rationale; outlined the questions/ issues/ hypothesis and how they were derived.
Demonstrated knowledge of research methodology including rationale, sample and sampling method; how participant were selected/ population, how representative sample is of population.
Demonstrated knowledge of the instrument/ materials/ apparatus, measures, source and the data collection process.
Assessment Feedback
NOTE: This section must have the assessor signature and student signature to complete the feedback.
Assessment outcome
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Assessor feedback
Was the assessment event successfully completed?
If no, was the resubmission/re-assessment successfully completed?
Was reasonable adjustment in place for this assessment event?If yes, ensure it is detailed on the assessment document.
Comments:
Assessor name, signature and date
Student acknowledgement of assessment outcome
Would you like to make any comments about this assessment?
Student name, signature and date
NOTE: Make sure you have written your name at the bottom of each page of your submission before attaching the cover sheet and submitting to your assessor for marking.
Project Assessment Task 1: Project Plan
Criteria
Unit code, name and release number
CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice (2)Qualification/Course code, name and release number
CHC53315 | Diploma of Mental HealthStudent details
Student number
Student name
Assessment Declaration
This assessment is my original work and no part of it has been copied from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made.
No part of this assessment has been written for me by any other person except where such collaboration has been authorised by the assessor concerned.
I understand that plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person as though it is your own. Plagiarism occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited. No part of this assessment is plagiarised.
This declaration only needs to be completed if you are not submitting your assessment online.
Student signature and date
Leave blank if submitting online
Version:20210120
For queries, please contact:
Mental Health and Counselling Teaching Section (South Region)
mentalhealth_counselling_courses@tafensw.edu.au 2021 TAFE NSWRTO Provider Number 90003 | CRICOS Provider Code: 00591E
This assessment can be found in the: Course MoodleThe contents in this document is copyright TAFE NSW 2021, and should not be reproduced without the permission of the TAFE NSW. Information contained in this document is correct at time of printing: DATE @ "d MMMM yyyy" * MERGEFORMAT 11 September 2022. For current information please refer to our website or your teacher as appropriate.
Assessment instructions
Assessment details Instructions
Assessment overview The objective of this assessment is to assess your knowledge and performance as would be required to establish the need for research in a mental health context, gather information and critically analyse the information for relevance to own work.
Assessment Event number 1 of 3
Instructions for this assessment This is a project-based assessment and will be assessing you on your knowledge and performance of the unit.
Your assessor will provide assessment results and feedback online, or via the feedback form at the end of this document.
Note: if you are submitting through an online platform, the assessor will give you feedback via the Moodle platform.
This assessment is in 1 part:
Research Proposal
And is supported by:
Assessment Feedback
Submission instructions Where possible, complete and submit this assessment online via TAFE NSW online learning platform Moodle in pdf form.
Upload all the required assessment files in the assessment area on the online learning platform.
Make sure you have added your name to the bottom of each page of the assessment.
It is important that you keep a copy of all electronic and hard copy assessments submitted to TAFE NSW and complete the assessment declaration when you have submitted the assessment.
What do I need to do to achieve a satisfactory result? To achieve a satisfactory result for this assessment all questions must be answered correctly.
What do I need to provide? Computer and/or pens and paper, internet access if submitting assessments online, ability to print or email completed assessments.
What the assessor will provide? Learner Guide
PowerPoint Presentations
Moodle Research Topic Resources
Clarification and feedback on tasks.
Due date/length and time allowed 9 September 2022
1,000-1,500 words
Indicative time: allow 12 hours to complete this assessment.
This assessment will be completed outside of class in the students own time.
Assessment feedback, review or appeals Appeals will be addressed in accordance with TAFE NSW Policy. Refer to Every Students Guide to Assessment in TAFE NSW for more information.
Specific task instructions
To complete this assessment you must develop a project plan relevant to the mental health sector and establish a methodology and timeline for implementing the plan.
Assessment Task 1: Project Plan
Instructions
To support you to get started you have below been given 3 Research Topics and Research Questions to choose from:
Once you have made your choice of Options 1, 2, or 3 this is what you will use for all your work in this subject area.
Option 1
Research Topic Worker Resilience within Mental Health Sector
Research Question What impacts worker resilience in the Mental Health Sector?
Option 2
Research Topic Consumer Access & Equity to service
Research Question What impacts consumer access into the Mental Health Sector?
Option 3
Research Topic Stigma & Mental Health
Research Question What sustains stigma and misinformation within the Mental Health Sector?
PREPARING YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL Prepare your research proposal using the subheadings provided below.
Assessment Task 1 Questions
1. Research Statement (minimum 150 words)
A research study is always triggered by a question that is in the mind of the researcher/research group what is the purpose of the research? What are the main themes? What use will the information/data be?
We know that stigma against mental health exists.Research has shown us the nature of stigma associated with mental illness and its consequences in all spheres of life of ill persons and their families. It is also suggested that there is a need to develop intervention strategies to reduce stigma.
What sustains stigma and misinformation within the Mental Health Sector?
To understand the nature of stigma associated with mental health sector and to develop an intervention package and study its impact.
2. Literature Review on the issues being researched (main body of the assessment, maximum 500 words)
In this section, you need to provide a summary of your key findings on issues related to your topic (above). Use a minimum 5 pieces of literature, incorporating a mix of academic sources. Please ensure that you use the Harvard Referencing Guide.
3. Objectives of the Question you want answered
The objectives are the lines of investigation to address your research statement. In this section you need to think clearly and focus on what you want answered in this research? What do you want to find out about /to identify /to assess?
4. Target group for the study
The purpose of describing your target group is to assist you to focus on the group of people you are trying to learn about. If we say worker who is part of that group. We need to be careful that when we describe and discuss the target group we do not stereotype them or use negative terms.
5. Stakeholders for the study
Who are the various parties that you think may have a stake/interest in this research?
6. Ethical considerations
Identify three (3) ethical issues related to you research and explain very briefly how you plan to address these.
7. Methodology for the research
Once you are clear about your question you need to decide about the method/s you would use to gather information. Please state the reasons why you are selecting a specific method/s and indicate the preferred number of respondents for each eg survey, telephone interviews. Indicate if your method/s are Quantitative or Qualitative.
8. Time Schedule for the project provide a written plan i.e Chart or Timetable, for the three stages of the project i.e Proposal, Plan and Implementation.
9. Implementation Identify factors that may influence the successful implementation of your proposed research.
Access to respondents
Covid
Gaining consent
Unwilling participants
Biased information
People not comfortable answering
Confidentiality and privacy
Assessment Task 1 - Marking Criteria:
(the teacher is looking for evidence for)
Explained purpose of the research and proposed use of information/ data and provided a literature review of key findings on issues related to the topic
Demonstrated understanding of how to clearly identify objectives and questions research will answer
Described target group and discussed them in positive terms and listed potential stakeholders
Provided plan for the three stages of research and created a chart or timetable
Demonstrated knowledge of objectives. The learner clearly addressed what questions they wanted answered in the research and outlined objectives that are focused and feasible.
Assessment Feedback
NOTE: This section must have the assessor signature and student signature to complete the feedback.
Assessment outcome
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Assessor feedback
Was the assessment event successfully completed?
If no, was the resubmission/re-assessment successfully completed?
Was reasonable adjustment in place for this assessment event?If yes, ensure it is detailed on the assessment document.
Comments:
Assessor name, signature and date
Student acknowledgement of assessment outcome
Would you like to make any comments about this assessment?
Student name, signature and date
NOTE: Make sure you have written your name at the bottom of each page of your submission before attaching the cover sheet and submitting to your assessor for marking.
