Diploma in Health Service Management (Level 7)
DHSM 304: An investigative research project leading strategic
change in health and social care
Assessment 3: Strategic Change Project Report
Term 1, 2017
Level 7 Credits 30
Assessment 3 Final Project Report Due Date End of Week 10
Student Name Student ID
Student Signature Date
Assessor Name Total Marks / 100
Assessor Signature % Weighting / 60%
Learning Outcomes:
1. Identify, analyse, and diagnose the need for change in a health and social care
organisation.
2. Evaluate the role of the senior manager in managing the change in a health
and social care organisation
3. Identify ways to negotiate, propose, and resolve/reduce resistance to change
in a health and social care organisation
4. Create a plan to undertake the implementation of strategic change in a health
and social care organisation
5. Identify and evaluate the techniques for embedding change within an
organisation.Learning Outcomes Assessed:
Sections Learning Outcomes
Marks
Allocated
Marks
Awarded
General Design 5
Executive Summary 1-5 5
Introduction 1-5 10
Literature Review 1-5 15
Data Collection &
Analysis Methods 1-5 10
Research Findings 1-5 15
Discussion 1-5 15
Conclusions 1-5 5
Recommendations 1-5 5
Strategic Action Plan 4 10
APA Referencing - 5
Total: 100 100Read the following INSTRUCTIONS Carefully:
The Strategic Change Project Report (Assessment 3) covers the Learning
Outcomes (LOs) 1-5 covering 60% marks as part of the Paper DHSM 304
towards completion of the Diploma in Health Services Management (Level 7).
This Report (Assessment 3) must be your own work. If copying (plagiarism)
is identified from other student(s) or sources, you will receive ZERO marks.
A soft copy of this Report (Assessment 3) must be submitted on Turnitin via
submission link on MyNtec of DHSM 304 and a hard copy must be
handed/submitted to the lecturer by Week 10. Please name your word file that
you will submit on Turnitin using the following format: IDNumber/FULL
NAME/304/Assessment 3.
Your Report should be word processed in black and white, with the main
Heading in 16 point, Sub-Heading in 14 point and text in 12 point Times New
Roman/Arial/Helvetica left aligned, with 6-point paragraph spacing, on A4 size
paper, portrait format (left margin minimum 3 cm, right margin minimum 2cm).
You are required to limit the report within the range of 4,500 - 5,000 words.
You are required to complete this thoroughly without using excessive words.
The report should be based on the NZ Health organization that was chosen for
the Assessment 1: Strategic Change Project Proposal.
● You are required to use academic books, journals, and companies’ websites to
support the points that you make in the discussion section of your report. You
are required to paraphrase and reference all ideas, quotes and information which
you obtain from these authentic books, journals, companies’ websites and the
Internet using the APA format (6th Edition) - refer to the APA guide.
This Report, based on the Strategic Change Project Proposal (Assessment 1),
requires the use of secondary data, primary data, or combination of both.
You can conduct secondary research (qualitative and/or quantitative) about your
selected NZ organisation including analysing its annual reports, media reports,
articles, and website information. Or you can conduct primary research
(qualitative and/or quantitative – sampling size, statistical software package,
etc.) in which case you are expected to visit the site of your selected
organisation and conduct interviews, questionnaires and/or surveys. Discuss
with your lecturer as there are forms to fill before conducting any primary
research.
Based on the Project Proposal, you should analyse/apply/discuss/evaluate your
proposed Hypothesis/Research question and THREE objectives/aims.Your Strategic Change Project Report Outline should be compiled in the order
shown below:
General Design:: ( 5marks) should include: layout, correct font, easy readable
flow, correct spelling and grammar, attention to purpose, relevant examples
and references
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Executive Summary: Should summarise the key points of: (LOs 1-5) (5 Marks)
-Objectives (1 mark)
-Findings/analysis (1 mark)
-Introduction and conclusion (2 mark)
-Recommendations (1 mark)
1. Introduction (LOs 1-5) (10 Marks)
●Background on Organisation (2 marks)
●Aim/Objectives/Research question or Hypothesis (3 x 2 marks=6 marks)
●Scope (2 marks)
2. Literature Review (LOs 1-5) (15 Marks)
Provides depth in the discussion of relevant literature linking to the relevant
management theory related to the research question
●Topic/Sub-Topic 1 (5 marks)
●Topic/Sub-Topic 2 (5 marks)
●Topic/Sub-Topic 3 (5 marks)
3. Data Collection & Analysis Methods (LO 1-5) (10 Marks)
●Identification of appropriate Data Collection Method(s) (Primary, Secondary,
or Combination) (1 mark), explaining the reason for choosing this method (2 marks),
detailed explanation of how data was collected (2 marks)
●Clear explanation of Data Analysis Method(s) (Qualitative, Quantitative, or
Combinations), Clear justification of why this method (5 marks)
4. Research Findings (LOs 1-5) (15 Marks)
Identification of valid research findings
●Topic/Sub-Topic 1 Analysis (5 marks)
●Topic/Sub-Topic 2 Analysis (5 marks)
●Topic/Sub-Topic 3 Analysis (5 marks)5. Discussion (LOs 1-5) (15 Marks)
Provides explanation of research findings that is relevant to the study and links
theory to practice
●Topic/Sub-Topic 1 Discussion of Findings (5 marks)
●Topic/Sub-Topic 2 Discussion of Findings (5 marks)
●Topic/Sub-Topic 3 Discussion of Findings (5 marks)
6. Conclusions (LOs 1-5) (5 marks)
Provides a summary of the key findings from the study (3 points x 1 mark=3marks)
7. Recommendations (LOs 1-6) (5 marks)
Identifies recommendations that are relevant to the research findings (5 points x
1mark=5marks)
8. Strategic Action Plan (LO 4) (10 marks)
Provides a detailed step by step action plan of how the organization will transform
the recommendations into action (10 marks)
Referencing (5 Marks)
●In-text Referencing: APA Style of referencing (2.5 marks)
●Reference List: APA Style of referencing (2.5 marks)