SH6058QA : Academic skills & Literacy – Effective Critical thinking Assessment | LMU

SH6058QA Assessment

The aim of this assessment is to collaboratively use the academic skills learnt in this module to showcase effective critical thinking and carry out an in-depth analysis of an academic journal article within the context of health and social care (H&SC) practice.

You will work as a team in groups of 4-6 members to collectively select and agree on one academic journal article related to H&SC practice. Each group will have 15-20 minutes to present their work using PowerPoint slides. Your aim is to deliver a comprehensive critical analysis of the chosen article, aligning with the module’s learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the knowledge base for health and social care practice.
2. Analyses new and/or abstract data using established approaches appropriate to health and social care.
3. Evaluate the reliability, validity and significance of evidence to support conclusions and/or recommendations and suggest reasons for contradictory data/results.
4. Apply knowledge, synthesising ideas or information to generate novel solutions.
5. To demonstrate individual engagement and contributions, each team must create a task plan outlining individual task allocations and their timeline for developing the presentation materials. Each team member is also required to contribute an individual reflective element. This reflective piece should capture personal reflections on the process of conducting the analysis, emphasising on the importance of appraising data in evidence-based practice within H&SC practice.

The task plan and the individual reflections should be inserted as the final slides in your PowerPoint slides (after the reference list slide). Submit your PowerPoint slides via the module’s Weblearn submission link.

You can choose ONE of the articles listed below as your academic journal article of focus:

• Liljeroos, M., & Arkkukangas, M. (2023). Implementation of telemonitoring in health care: facilitators and barriers for using eHealth for older adults with chronic conditions. Risk management and healthcare policy, 43-53.
• Westlake, D., Wong, G., Markham, S., Turk, A., Gorenberg, J., Pope, C., … & Tierney, S. (2024). “She’s Been a Rock”: The Function and
• Importance of “Holding” by Social Prescribing Link Workers in Primary Care in England—Findings from a Realist Evaluation. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2024(1), 2479543.
• Jansen-van Vuuren, J., Dawud, S., Lysaght, R., Batorowicz, B., & Aldersey, H. M. (2023). Family quality of life and children with disability in
• Ethiopia: The role of support providers. African Journal of Disability, 12, 1124.
• Gillard, S., Foster, R., White, S., Barlow, S., Bhattacharya, R., Binfield, P., … & Worner, J. (2022). The impact of working as a peer worker in mental health services: a longitudinal mixed methods study. BMC psychiatry, 22(1), 373.
• Alternatively, you and your group can opt for an article of your group’s choice not listed above, please ensure that your Tutor confirms its relevance to Health and Social Care practice.

Please note that the presentations will be recorded as part of the marking moderation process.