This module is designed to introduce you to Practice Based Inquiry, and how it can be used to identify questions in practice that can be developed into research questions and projects that seek solutions to challenges and issues within the care environment. Addressing a clinical problem through practice-based inquiry involves asking the right questions, in the right way, finding the best available evidence, and assessing what research evidence might be needed to guide future clinical care or service decisions

 

Through this module we help you to develop the skill of critical reflective practice, to identify research questions; to find appraise and synthesise evidence. We will introduce frameworks for use in Practice based inquiry; explore issues such as research ethics, governance and integrity and assist you in how to prepare a practice-based inquiry research proposal / protocol for ethical approval. 

 

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the programme the student will be able to: 

• Critically discuss the theoretical underpinnings of practice-based enquiry 

• Critically review the identified frameworks for practice-based enquiry 

• Critically reflect on an aspect of practice and identify potential research questions 

• Apply an identified framework to a practice-based enquiry topic 

• Demonstrate the ability to effectively search for the evidence underpinning the topic for practice enquiry 

• Prepare a practice enquiry research protocol for submission to an ethics committee  

• Evaluate various sources of information and evidence available and critically appraise their value