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Hello. I am aware Martin had sent an email stating the new submission date for the paper is the 14th of January at 12pm, however, the university sent out an email stating coursework due on the week commencing January 7th can be submitted up until the 11th of January. I just wanted to make sure the final day for our paper
submission is in fact the 14th of January? Thanks!

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After reading around leadership theories, i have found the collective vs individualistic debate, is it appropriate to focus on this even though they are not theories covered within the week 6 lecture? thanks.
Hi, it is fine to discuss this as long as you relate it to your practice situation.

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Hello,
Are we able to bring in other situations from placement to compare to the main practice situation we are analysing?
Thanks
Hi, it is probably better to focus on one situation from placement to enable you to critically discuss this in depth rather than introducing another situation as a comparison.

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Hi, just wanted to confirm, for the group assessment form for the group presentation, the maximum total marks possible for each student is 50? This is the same regardless if you have 5 or 6 students in the group,? Just to clarify that the number of group members wouldn't change the possible maximum 50 mark total for each student? Thanks
Hi, it is correct that the maximum score for any student is 50, this will not change if there are 5 or 6 students in the group.

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Hi,
Is it OK if you don't know how your example from placement was resolved.
My example includes issues surrounding leadership, professional roles, behaviours and organisational culture, which led to an inter-professional conflict. During placement I witnessed the 'fall-out', but am not sure how the situation was resolved.
Can I discuss how if bhaviours etc. from the beginning were different it  would have avoided the conflict?
Thanks
Hi, it is fine to write about a practice situation that you are not sure how it was resolved. The focus of your essay is being able to critically discuss and explore from an organisational perspective why things happened as they did. In the final section of the essay you can draw together the main points from your discussions and consider the impact the situation had on interprofessional working moving forward and strategies that could have been in place to avoid conflict.

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I was hoping to clarify whether or not we can use placement locations within our essays? Obviously in doing so and describing particular roles this will make members of staff identifiable. However, it will be critical to the context of the essay to identify where we are and who we are dealing with. Thanks.
Hi, we understand that context is important however placement sites and/or staff should not be identifiable within an essay. This would raise significant issues in relation to confidentiality and any staff referred to would not be able to respond to what was written about them. Please avoid naming sites and staff.

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Could you clarify the peer assessment process for the group presentation please? Where can we find the sheets and when should this be submitted?
Hi, the self and group assessment documents for completion are within the 'Assessment' section of the module within the 'Assignment briefing' folder. Students can complete the self assessment and group assessment forms prior to the group presentation session on Friday 7th December or alternatively there will be time after the delivery of the presentations to complete the paperwork in class.

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Can the essay be written in first person?
Hi, as the essay is not a reflective essay it should not be written in first person

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Hi, I was wondering how specific the practice situation needs to be? Can it be more the general issues within the MDT in a setting? or does it need to be specific about a particular issue regarding the care of a patient ?
Hi, the issue does not need to link to a specific patient but can be more general about an MDT meeting. The important consideration is that the MDT meeting is critically discussed from an organisational perspective. For example exploring leadership or the culture within the organisation and how they impact and influence the MDT meeting.

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Hi, is it possible to bring in theory not directly covered in the lectures, but relevant to the topic? I.e. theory on groups and team working?
Hi, it is okay to discuss other relevant theory however you require to consider that the focus is on discussing the practice situation from an organisational perspective. Rather than the focus being primarily on team working you would require to consider how the team functions within the organisation and discuss aspects such as how the team is led, the impact of the organisations culture or influences on individual and group behaviour within the team with reference to organisational behaviour theory.

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Do we have to send you a copy of the presentation? If so, when does this have to be in by?
Also, do we just upload the cover page to GCU learn (every member of the group, or just one)?

Thanks.
Hi, please refer to the announcement section of the module which includes guidance on sending the presentation to your tutor and also uploading the front sheet.

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My individual timetable is confusing me with what I thought was previously happening over the next two weeks.
Hi, in terms of the timetable in week 10 the tutorial rooms are available between 10am - 12pm for groups to work on their presentations and tutors will be available in class at 10am to see if there are any questions about the presentation.
Week 11: group presentations, 9am -12pm in class.
Week 12: there is a lecture from 9am -10am and then a tutorial from 10am - 11am, an announcement about week 12 will be available in week 11 to confirm the focus of the lecture/tutorial, hope this helps.

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Hi, please can you confirm if tables and illustrative figures/diagrams are included in the 2,500 word count limit.  Thanks
Hi, as this is an essay there would not be an expectation to include figures/diagrams/tables.

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Hi,
I was just wondering if the practice example had to be about a team making a change, or if it could be about something else? For example: the presence of a consultant in a Morning MDT meeting and how that influenced the atmosphere? Thanks.

Hi, the essay does not necessarily require to have a focus on change management. The key for the essay is that you chose a practice situation that you can evaluate the theories of leadership/organisational culture/behaviours/professional identity and/or change (only if relevant). Choosing the right situation that gives you things to discuss from these theoretical perspectives is key here. In terms of the situation you highlight the focus of your essay could be on the MDT meeting. he behaviours within this and their impact would be part of your discussions rather than the main focus.

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Is it ok if your groups presentation topic is related to your essay topic

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Is it ok if your groups presentation topic is related to your essay topic

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Hi, not sure what it meant by the presentation and essay being related however it is not expected that the essay and the group presentation will have a similar focus. The interprofessional change plan that is the focus of the group presentation should present a tangible and specific change action that is proposed in order to address the issue, essentially what are you proposing to do differently to make a difference, then link this to change theory/tools to present your plan. The essay has a different focus and should be about a critical discussion of a practice situation that was experienced on placement but one that involves a minimum of two professions.

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Could you do the same for the presentation component?
Hi, in terms of an example of the group presentation a couple were presented as part of the assessment preparation lecture in order to give guidance on how previous students have structured the presentation. The lecture notes are available in the week 4 folder.

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Hi,
Would you be able to put a couple of  examples of the course work, to give us an idea of the types of practice situations you are looking for.
Thanks
Hi, there is an example of an essay included in the assessments folder for reference, hope this helps.

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Hi,
Is there any way to download the slides from the online week 3 lecture so we are able to save them on our own computers if we want? Or is it possible to provide this as a separate file?
Thanks
Hi, we can look to upload a version of the lecture from week 3 so you are able to download, save and print the lecture as required.