Howtowriteagoodreport-QueensUniversityBelfast.ppt

The Family Attachment Scheme How to produce a good report Dr Kieran McGlade k.mcglade@qub.ac.uk Deadline Friday 29th April 2006 Week 10 of the second semester to allow time for revising for other exams. A few Do’s Work with your partner(s) Think about the structure of your report Think about who is going to read it Look at past reports in the department of General Practice A few Don’ts Leave it to the last minute Fall out with your partner(s) Put lots of brochures and leaflets in the appendices Try to cover every single learning outcome in your report Writing your report An account of your visits An account of your impressions Draw on what you have learned in the “Individual in Society” and “Science, Society and Medicine” courses. Draw on what you have learned from others in your tutorial group. Tips for preparing for the Report Use a diary Include information from tutorials and other parts of the course as well as your visits Look at exemplars of previous reports but write your own Do not pad the appendices! Don’t have to be nice about the course! Introduction and Background Putting the family in context The area How far did this family’s environment and experience differ from your own? Background to the Family Attachment Scheme Brief summary of your work How study was carried out Brief description of the visits (how many, how often etc) How any difficulties were addressed in arranging visits How you went about recording information Confidentiality issues Interpret and Critically evaluate What did YOU make of the things you learned from the patient(s)? Did anything surprise you? Why? What meaning did the patients confer on their illness experience? Parallels / Connections Draw parallels and connections between what you have learned through direct experience in the FAS and What you have discussed/learned in other parts of the course Science Society Medicine The Individual and Society Your Family Attachment Tutorials and other Students’ insights Other A