Advanced Research Methods

Unit Reference Number	Y/618/8246
Unit Title	Advanced Research Methods
Unit Level	3
Number of Credits	20
Total Qualification Time (TQT)	200 Hours
Guided Learning Hours (GLH)	100 Hours
Mandatory / Optional	Mandatory
Sector Subject Area (SSA)	1.3 Health and social care
Unit Grading Type	Pass / Fail

Unit Aims

The unit aim is to allow learners to develop key knowledge, understanding and skills relating to health and safety research and the theoretical and methodological problems that may be associated with the research. Learners will be able to cover key topics relating to a research problem, conducting literature reviews, referencing, data collection and analysis techniques, and drawing conclusions from the analysed data.. This unit will enable learners to develop critical awareness of key research skills as researchers and/or independent health and safety practitioners.

Learning Outcomes – the learner will:	Assessment Criteria – the learner can:
1. Be able to develop research approaches.	Choose a relevant Health and Safety research project topic. Create appropriate research aims and objectives with justification. Formulate a detailed plan for the research project.
2. Be able to critically review literature relevant to a Health and Safety topic.	Critically analyse different theoretical approaches to the research topic. Create a structured and thorough critical literature review.
3. Be able to design research methodologies.	Critically evaluate relevant health and safety methodologies that can be applied to your chosen research topic. Justify the methodology selected in terms of the research. Propose suitable techniques to use with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
4. Be able to plan and prepare a research project.	Plan a research project and present this as a written proposal. Critically evaluate own skills and knowledge, with reference to the intended outcome of the research project.

Task 1 of 3 – Research Project Topic Assessment Criteria – 1.1 1.2 1.3 Instructions

Choose a relevant occupational health and safety management issue that you would like to explore further and propose a research project topic. Create appropriate research aims and objectives with justification. Formulate a detailed plan for the research project. Delivery and submission Report and development plan in Word format. Word count: 800 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices. Task 2 of 3 – Literature Review – Assessment Criteria – 2.1, 2.3 Instructions Based on your occupational health and safety management research topic, produce a literature review, using a recognised and accepted convention. You must ensure the review critically analyses different theoretical approaches to an occupational health and safety management research problem. The literature review should be presented in a logical and constructed format based on the following recommendation. The purpose / objectives of the literature review A search of the relevant literature Evaluation of sources and any data research methods used Identification of themes, debates and gaps Evaluation of arguments Ethical aspects Conclusions All comments and statements in your literature review need to be factually sound, backed up by research and implementation results from reliable sources, and provide an adequate review of the topic under study. Delivery and submission Literature Review written in Word format. Word count: 1200 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices. Task 3 of 3 – Research Proposal – Assessment Criteria – 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2 Instructions

Building on your work from Task 1 and 2, plan a research project and present this as a written proposal.

You must ensure the proposal;

• Contains appropriate and justified research aims and
• Contains a detailed plan for the research
• Critically evaluates relevant research methodologies that can be applied to your chosen research topic.
• Justifies the methodology selected in terms of the

OTHM LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT | ASSIGNMENT BRIEFS

• Proposes suitable techniques to use with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
• Indicates you understand a range of different methodological approaches to understanding a legal issue.
• Considers the implications of proposed research, including ethical, confidentiality and data security angles;
• Contains an evaluation of one’s own suitability as a

Delivery and submission

• Research Proposal written in Word
• Word count: 2000 words excluding diagrams, references, and

Referencing for all tasks

• You should use and cite a range of academic and reliable
• Learners are required to make reference where appropriate to arrange of internal and external sources, these could including but not exhaustive, organisational policies and procedures, guidance or legislation from regulatory bodies both national and internally for example Health and Safety Executive (HSE) or International Labour Organisation (LOC), published academic sources e.g. books or journals, member organisations publications and guidance for Chartered Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or appropriately verifiable internet sources.
• A comprehensive Harvard style reference list must be included at the end of the school.

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