Students will create a learning resource to identify one area of risk from the clinical environment that can be minimised through awareness.  This learning resource can be in a format of the student’s choice (i.e. poster or leaflet) and will be supported by a 1000-word rationale.

·         Choose only one risk and create a learning resource to raise awareness of this

·         Support the learning resource with a 1000-word rationale

·         References must be used to support both the learning resource and rationale and combined into one list at the end of the submission.

·         Whilst the design of the learning resource is up to the student, the rationale must be formatted according to submission guidelines (e.g. 12pt font size & double-spaced)

·         Demonstrate understanding of risk management & clinical governance

·         Use local policy and Trust/National guidelines to support the work.

·         Maintain confidentiality at all times (do not put the name of the trust in which you are placed)

·         The learning resource, rationale & reference list must be combined into one document for electronic submission

If your sources have four or more authors, then et al. should be used for the in-text citation, but all the authors should be stated within the reference list.

These criteria have been designed specifically for this assignment and are intended to measure the extent to which you have demonstrated your achievement of its associated learning outcomes (see above). They have been aligned with the institutional grade descriptor appropriate for your level.

The assessment criteria provide a basis for fair and consistent marking and indicate what is expected of you in this assignment. It is strongly recommended that you engage with them while you are working on the assignment and use them in combination with any feedback you receive once your work has been marked to help you plan for future learning and development.

·         Please also note that work that is submitted after the deadline will be recorded as a non-submission.

·         This assignment should be submitted electronically. Please use the relevant Turnitin submission point in the Submit your work area in your Blackboard module shell.

·         You can submit your work as many times as you like before the submission date. If you do submit your work more than once, your earlier submission will be replaced by the most recent version

·         Please ensure that your work has been saved in an appropriate file format. Turnitin will only accept the following file types: Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint, PostScript, PDF, HTML, RTF, OpenOffice (ODT), Hangul (HWP), Google Docs, or plain text. Your file must also contain at least 20 words of text, consist of fewer than 400 pages and be less than 40MB in size.

·         Once you have submitted your work, you will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission, which will be sent to your forwarded e-mail address (provided you have set this up). Please keep this receipt for future reference, along with the original electronic copy of your assignment.

·         We recommend you use this checklist as soon as you get this assignment brief to help you plan your work

Have you read the assignment brief? If not, do so now!

In it you will find details of the assessment task, word count, the assessment criteria your work is marked against, and the learning outcomes – the basis for the assessment strategy in each module.

Students often lose marks by forgetting some of the more straightforward elements of their assignments. We recommend that you “tick off” each of the points below as you prepare your work for submission. If you need any help, ask your tutor and/or visit https://bucks.ac.uk/students/academicadvice/assessment-and-examination

Have you read and understood the assessment criteria?

Have you met the learning outcomes? You will lose marks and your work may even be failed if you have not.

Have you demonstrated you can think and write critically in the completed work? This means you have supported your arguments/explanations appropriately e.g. using relevant academic sources and you have offered discussion points which extends your own or others’ viewpoints to make reasoned conclusions/judgements.

Have you maintained an appropriate tone throughout your work? Is your work formal, focused, developed and clear?

Have you checked that the referencing in your assignment is in line with your programme requirements?

Have you proof-read your work and used spellcheck software to check your spelling and grammar?

Have you checked the presentation of your work is as specified by your tutor, for example, are font size, colour, style, line spacing and margins as the tutor specified?

Have you kept to the word count (or equivalent)?

Can you confirm that the work submitted is your own and maintains academic integrity?