ASS114-2 Interprofessional Working in Health and Social Care Assessment Brief 2024 25 | UoB

ASS114-2 Unit Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:

• The process and context of inter-professional working, and legislation and statutory guidance that informs inter-professional working

2. Demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

• Critically analyse and evaluate legislation and policy that guides inter-professional working.

Assignment Brief: Discussion with Students

The assessment brief must be discussed during an in-class session with students within the first 2 weeks of the unit and be accompanied by a screen/podcast on the BREO shell explaining the assessment, the rubric and marking criteria. 

Completing your Assignment

What am I Required to Do in This Assignment?

Through the duration of the unit, you will be a part of a group of peers that will work together as an inter-professional team, after which you will produce an individual 2000-word Reflective Account of your experience and learning. you will use a reflective model as a framework for your report. You will choose a professional role that is relevant to your team's case study, research that role, and use the knowledge gained to contribute to your simulated team and your team's realistic care plan for the vulnerable person/s in the case study. You must demonstrate knowledge of legislation, policy, and statutory guidance that mandates inter-professional working and collaboration in England, through choosing two of these and critically evaluating them and making realistic recommendations for change or improvement that will benefit collaborative, inter-professional practice and people who use services/patients.

What do I need to do to Pass? How Do I Achieve a Good Grade?

To pass the assignment, you must:

1. Demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of your role within your inter-professional team meeting. In your assignment, you must demonstrate understanding of your role within the context of the case study and critically evaluate the legislation or statutory guidance that informs your role, including that which emphasises inter-professional working and make realistic recommendations for improvement.

2. Use a reflective model to reflect on your personal experience of being a part of a simulated inter-professional team concerning group work theory and group role theory. You must include a reflection on the experience of researching your role, what you learned about yourself and how you will use the experience to inform your future practice and learning

The assessment marking criteria listed below show how your work is assessed. The assessment criteria are informed by the unit's learning outcomes and the assessment task. Carefully reading the assessment criteria should help you understand the aspects that will be used to judge your progress and achievement of the learning outcomes, and offer guidance on "how do I achieve a good grade".

• Ensure that you include your in-text references. In all cases, in-text references must match up with what appears in your reference list. Every in-text citation should correspond to a reference on the list at the end (and vice versa).
• You must use the Harvard referencing system. The University officially advises students to use the following website for referencing guidelines.
• You must write in your own words. You are reminded that plagiarism of any type will be penalised and result in a fail.

Students are expected to read the assignment brief carefully (especially the rubric in the 'Marks and Feedback' section) and complete this section during the teaching sessions in which the assignment is discussed.

How does this assignment relate to my learning in this unit and help me develop knowledge and skills that I will need for my future?

1. You will be in a group that will form a simulated inter-professional team where you will all work together collaboratively.
2. As a team, you will select a case study, and each will assume a professional role relevant to the case study
3. Each week, your lectures will cover a topic that is relevant to inter-professional working and each week in seminars, you will be working in your group using the knowledge acquired from lectures and seminar activities.
4. A range of media films will be made available to support your learning and to help you and your group develop a realistic care plan relevant to your chosen case study. Your contribution to the inter-professional team and care plan must be evident.
5. You will be encouraged to develop your research skills through independent and autonomous activities. This involves researching your professional role, the tools you may use in that role, developing your understanding of inter-professional working in health and social care, and researching law and policy relevant to Inter-professional working in England.
6. Lectures and seminars will encourage taking a critical approach to learning about law, statutory guidance and policy that mandate inter-professional working in England.
7. You will develop your understanding of models of critical reflection and evaluation of self, and be able to demonstrate this in your assignment.

Within the University of Bedfordshire, graduate competencies refer to the skills, knowledge, attributes, and abilities that individuals are expected to possess upon completing their education at the graduate level. Our graduate competencies are the fundamental building blocks in preparing you for the future world of work. They form the foundation for learning outcomes within and beyond your course. They are relevant for every subject, and you can work towards them in different ways, so that you can attain and benefit from them even if you have lots going on outside university. These competencies will be integrated across your course and units.

What should I be aware of when preparing my and how and where should I submit my work? (May need wiseflow info for exams)

When submitting work for assessment, you must ensure that it is all your work. Failure to do this could result in sanctions, including removal from your course. The Academic Integrity Resource (AIR) has been designed to introduce you to academic integrity and how to demonstrate this during your studies.

The University provides access to Studiosity that connects students with a team of writing specialists who are here to help you with writing and core skills - anytime, anywhere. Studiosity provides you with two online services: Writing Feedback and Connect Live. Their Writing Feedback gives feedback on referencing, choice of language, structure and spelling/grammar within 24 hours. If you are not sure how to use the feedback to enhance your work before making a final submission, you can arrange to discuss this with a member of the Study Hub team. Connect Live also offers live support in areas such as basic English, maths and stats, science and generic study skills. Both services are available 24/7, 365 days of the year, and you can access them for FREE via BREO.

Al provides powerful tools that will be increasingly relevant in the workplace. it is important that you are able to make ethical and professional use of such tools. This can include, getting feedback on outlines or structures and proofreading your work to provide feedback on areas where you can make improvements, including identification of where your written communication could be clearer. It can also be useful for initial background research and idea generation however, it is very important to assess the sources identified when using it for these purposes to ensure you are building on the actual evidence base rather than an AI-generated summary. For university guidance on the use of AI, please familiarise yourself with the guidance, which can be found here.

If you are using AI in your studies, this should always be done ethically. This means, for instance, making sure you have created the work yourself. You may use AI tools to give you ideas and/or to help you improve your work, but the work must be your own, and you should always assess information generated by AI against reliable sources. Any use of Al should be acknowledged and referenced. Remember - many online tools (such as Grammarly and translation tools) use AI, so be careful to make sure that you do not overuse these tools in your work. Using content generated by AI word-for-word or with large sections that are produced by AI is poor academic practice and could lead to a referral for academic misconduct. If you use AI in your studies, make sure it is in an ethical manner. For further guidance, discuss the use of AI tools with your teaching staff.

How Will My Assignment Be Marked?