From week 4 you will be placed into groups of three to five students, to work on a collaborative project which will culminate in a one-day conference plan with the theme of ‘Quality and Safety’ in nursing.
In this assessment, whilst learning about group processes, you will need to work together collaboratively, effectively and fairly to identify and learn about conference preparation and clinical governance in Quality and Safety in nursing/midwifery.
Allocate the work fairly to ensure that each member has an opportunity to demonstrate the assessment criteria below by providing a clearly identified individual written contribution to the group report, written abstracts, the seminar plan/supporting materials.
Part A
Investigate and write a report on group theory and group processes, identifying group rules, roles, responsibilities, and contributions to the project. In early meetings, students can present on learnings about working in groups (for example rules or communication tips). This is not only to share knowledge but also as a learning experience that all students can participate in during the group meetings. As nurses/midwifes who will soon have a master’s degree and perhaps become future leaders, it is vital to learn how to participate effectively as a member of a group.
Part B
Determine a seminar theme, clearly linking this topic to Quality and Safety in nursing and produce all of the following:
• Conference abstracts for the seminar presentations, each no more than 500 words in length including references, both in cite (in text) and reference list (two abstracts per student),
• a seminar plan/program,
• an evaluation form,
• conference flyer.
The project outcome will be the development of a group report and a program for a day-long conference on the topic of ‘Quality and Safety’ in nursing’.
The assignment will be submitted as a single group paper, by one allocated group member. Each student will also submit their own copy of the final assessment (once the original group project has been submitted). Each student will also submit a peer assessment of their own performance and their students/ colleagues’ performance and contributions to the task.
All members of the group will receive an individual grade commensurate with their contributions, as determined by both the group and the marker.
(NB: Students allocated to the group who do not contribute to the project will not receive a mark for this assignment).
Assessment Criteria
Standard descriptors for these criteria are included in the assessment rubric, located in the Assessment 2 folder in MyLO.
A template for peer assessment is also available in this folder
Measures Intended Learning Outcome:
Criterion 1
Demonstrates appropriate evidence-based group processes and evidence of contribution to the project equally by all group members
1, 5
Criterion 2
Demonstrates understanding of key theories, procedures and governance in Quality and Safety given current health care systems and knowledge
1, 3, 4 & 5
Criterion 3
Communicates in academic writing,
substantiating work with scholarly literature and
using Harvard Style, 2002 SHS
1, 3, & 5
Task length
Maximum of 3000 words per student including 2 abstracts (500 words each), group project (approx. 1000 words each) and contribution to the conference material (approx. 1000 words)
Due by date
Friday 8th January 2021 via MyLO as a word document