Skills Development and Application Plan

This assignment requires students to create a detailed plan for developing their skills across various domains. This includes strategies for improving communication, numeracy, IT proficiency, problem-solving abilities, teamwork skills, and career development. Students must outline specific actions, monitor progress, adapt their strategies, and evaluate the outcomes of their efforts. The plan should demonstrate a structured approach to personal and professional growth.

Part One – Learner Development Strategy
This learning agreement forms the plan for completing your honours project unit. It is the
basis of the negotiations between yourself and your supervisor and is a flexible working
document.
1.1 Dissertation Learning Objectives
Please complete your strategies for Learning Outcomes 1 and 2 below. Remember, you will
have to comment on your progress with these objectives in your e-portfolio, so be realistic.
Strategies for satisfying unit learning outcomes
Learning Outcome 1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the underpinnings
of conducting psychological research to accredited professional
standards and the ability to reflect on performance.
Strategy Different journals will be analysed of recent times so that
appropriate information can be gathered. Further, time to time
evaluation will be done to determine whether the research is
conducted in appropriate manner or not.
Learning Outcome 2 Initiate, design, conduct and report an empirically-based research
project under supervision in any area of psychology, and
critically reflect on your university career and CV.
Strategy The area will be selected according to area of interest I have so
that I can develop my carrier.
1.2 Key Skills
Pick two skills (see Appendix 1 below) and comment on how you aim to develop them by
completing your research project. Again, remember that you will have to comment on these
key skills in your e-portfolio, so be realistic.
Strategies for developing key skills
Key Skill 1 Improving Own Learning
Strategy The topic will enable to develop in depth understand about this particular
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area. This way, it will be develop my own learning through this research.
Key Skill 2 Problem solving
Strategy To carry out the research there are different type of methods and there
many websites that provide pool of information. This, way, it becomes
difficult to select appropriate selection of methods and in selecting
websites for information. The research will enable to develop problem
solving skills in effective manner.
Part Two – Undergraduate Research Proposal
Research Proposal:
There are certain set of needs and requirements that individuals have and when these are
not fulfilled, then there are certain changes identified in behaviour. People become
impatient or form aggressive nature towards others. People prefer to have comfort,
stimulation, social interaction, being free from pain, emotional wellbeing, etc. (Pulsford,
Duxbury and Hadi, 2011). However, it is being identified that people who have dementia
fail to recognise their needs. This can be determined as one of the main reason due to
which they face challenges which also includes aggression. This type of nature is formed as
it be seen as an effective way to meet the requirement of person with dementia. For
example, when a person with dementia do not get proper stimulation, then they become
bored and this causes them to behave in different way that can cause challenges. However,
when their needs of stimulation is met, then it stops the behaviour of the patient ( Husebo,
Ballard and Aarsland, 2011). Further, it is identified that there are three different type of
causes due to which people with dementia become aggressive. In this context, it includes
causes like biological, social or psychological. For biological causes it includes reasons like
illness, pain, physical discomfort, etc. When a person has this for many years and it is not
getting cured, then slowly this leads to aggressive nature. Further, for social causes, it
includes reasons like loneliness, lack of interaction, sensory deprivation, trusting particular
carer, etc. causes serious issues for the person who possess dementia ( Cooper, Selwood
and Livingston, 2010). In addition to this, psychological causes includes reasons like
person with dementia think that they are being ignored or infringed by others. This is
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caused due to memory difficulties, misperceptions or issues in possessing information
(Wall and Duffy, 2010 ). Further, it also includes depression to be one of the reason due to
which person with dementia becomes aggressive. There are different type of medications
that are provided by professional so that patients with dementia are able to overcome their
problems. Dementia can be determined as health related condition in which the daily
functions that are performed by a person gets affected (Pulsford,Duxbury and Hadi, 2011 ).
This is a life long issue and can only the rate for decreasing can be done. In this context, it
is important for the patients to take their medications on regular basis and understand
different type of negative impact that are faced. It is difficult for the person with dementia
to live a normal and due to this reason there are many different type of functions that
people fail to perform and this cause a reason due to which aggressive behaviour develops
with time (Husebo, Ballard and Aarsland, 2011 ). Further, it is identified that, there are
different type of dementia that can be caused by people and it is found that for all the types
there are aggressive native that are identified. Further, there are different other set of
factors that are included due to which patients face issue in relation with aggressiveness. In
this context, it includes environmental factors in which person gets overstimulated with
loud noises, physical clutter or overactive environment (Cooper, Selwood and Livingston,
2010 ). Further, there are conditions in which the patient feel pain in any of the body part
and when they are not able to perform their role in effective manner are also determined to
be other set of reasons due to which a person get aggressive. Further, it can be stated that
there are many criminal activities that are faced by people with dementia when they are not
able to control their condition. This type of issues creates problems in which the condition
of aggressive nature becomes more worse. Further, the type of behaviour that are carried
out by individuals when they are in groups. It is found that people tent to show out their
issue or aggressive behaviour when they alone. In groups the rate of this type of nature is
low.
In order to conduct or carry out the research in effective manner, there are research aim
objectives that are developed and they are as follows:
Aim :
To understand the impact of aggressive behaviour of person with dementia who live in
community
Objectives :
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 To understand the reasons due to which people develop aggressive behaviour
 To determine negative impact of aggressive behaviour of person with dementia.
 To evaluate the impact of aggressive behaviour of person with dementia who live in
community.
 To recommend ways to reduce the rate of aggressive behaviour of people with
dementia.
Research Questions:
 What are the reasons due to which people develop aggressive behaviour ?
 What are the negative impact of aggressive behaviour on person with dementia ?
 What are the impact of aggressive behaviour of person with dementia who live in
community ?
Method:
To carry out the research in effective manner, there are different type of journals articles
that will be considered. Recent journals that enables to provide appropriate answers for the
research topic will be selected. There are two different type of methods that are helpful
enough to gather information, these are primary and secondary . Primary are those
information that are collected for the first time. It includes tools like interview,
questionnaire, focus groups and observation. Further, to gather primary information,
questionnaire will be given and the respondents will be patients with dementia . These
respondents are selected as they have proper understanding and in depth knowledge about
the research topic. On the other hand, secondary information are those that are already
gathered by some other researchers. It includes sources like books, journals, online articles.
In addition to this, sample method is also important for the researcher to select and so non
probabilistic sampling method will be used. This will be favourable enough to select
appropriate respondents for the research. More specifically, the sample size that will be
selected is 50 respondents. In short, both primary and secondary method will be applied to
gather information.
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Part Three – Ethics
Ethical Overview: Please indicate ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ for each question
below. Please ensure that you provide any supplementary information
as required. YES NO
1 Are you reviewing any literature of a sensitive nature or findings from
vulnerable participant? (e.g. People with learning disabilities, mental
health problems, living in residential care, addictions, homeless, in
custody, long-term life threatening illnesses, with or recovering from
abuse).
Remember you have obligations to the readers, authors, and the
discipline of Psychology to ensure that you are representing the
information correctly.
yes
2 Please give details of any other ethical issues that may be relevant to your research if
applicable.
All the participants need to be provided with proper information in which the reason for
carrying out the research is conveyed. Further, secondary information will not be
copied as it is as it includes the issue of plagiarism. Proper citations will be done for
the secondary information used. Further, a system will be used so that the personal
data is protected and only the authorised person will be allowed to access them.
Part Four – Research Timetable
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Research Timetable: Outline the key milestones in your research and the dates by when
you hope to have achieved that particular milestone.
Proposed Milestone Proposed Target Date
Part Five – Checklist
Please ensure you have completed all sections in the form above. Do not submit this
document until both you and your supervisor are satisfied with the content of this form.
Have you added your CV in appendix?
Have you added a cover letter in appendix?
Has your supervisor approved this submission?
Reason for selecting this topic
I have chosen the topic Aggressive behaviour in persons with dementia who live in
the community as I have personal interest in this area. Further, it will also enable to develop
my skills like problem solving, commination, etc. In addition to this, this will also help to
develop strong base for my future carrier.
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REFERENCES
Wall, M., & Duffy, A. (2010). The effects of music therapy for older people with
dementia. British journal of nursing, 19(2).
Cooper, C., Selwood, A., & Livingston, G. (2010). The determinants of family carers'
abusive behaviour to people with dementia: Results of the CARD study. Journal of affective
disorders, 121(1), 136-142.
Husebo, B. S., Ballard, C., & Aarsland, D. (2011). Efficacy of treating pain to reduce
behavioural disturbances in residents of nursing homes with dementia: cluster randomised
clinical trial. Bmj, 343, d4065.
Pulsford, D., Duxbury, J. A., & Hadi, M. (2011). A survey of staff attitudes and responses to
people with dementia who are aggressive in residential care settings. Journal of psychiatric
and mental health nursing, 18(2), 97-104.
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APPENDIX 1: KEY SKILLS LIST
1. Improving Own Learning
Develop a strategy for using skills in improving own learning and performance over an extended
period of time in at least two different complex learning activities;
Monitor progress and adapt your strategy, as necessary, to achieve the quality of outcomes required;
Evaluate your overall strategy and present the outcomes from your work, including a synthesis of
what you have learned from two different complex learning activities;
2. Communication
Develop a strategy for using communication skills over an extended period of time;
Monitor progress and adapt your strategy, as necessary, to achieve the quality of outcomes in work
involving: one group discussion about a complex subject;
3. Numeracy Skills
Develop a strategy for using application of number skills over an extended period of time;
Monitor progress and adapt your strategy, as necessary, to achieve the quality of outcomes required in
work involving: deductive and inferential reasoning; algebraic manipulation;
Evaluate your overall strategy and present the outcomes from your work, including use of charts,
diagrams and graphs to illustrate complex data;
4. Information technology
Develop a strategy for using IT skills over an extended period of time;
Monitor progress and adapt your strategy, as necessary, to achieve the quality of outcomes required in
work involving the use of IT for two different, complex
Evaluate your overall strategy and present the outcomes from your work using at least one
presentation, showing integration of text, images and number;
5. Problem solving
Develop a strategy for using skills in problem solving over an extended period of time;
Monitor progress and adapt your strategy, as necessary, to achieve the quality of outcomes required
when tackling one complex problem with at least three options;
Evaluate your overall strategy and present the outcomes from your work using a variety of methods;
6. Working with others
Develop a strategy for using skills in working with others over an extended period of time;
7. Career development
Develop a strategy for planning and implementing your career choice(s), based on: realistic self-
assessment; awareness of opportunities; decision-making skills using reliable information; action-
planning skills.
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APPENDIX 2: Cover Letter
Dear Sir,
There are many skills that I possess in which it includes communication, time
management, decision making problem solving, etc. With the help of research that I will
conduct will enable to enhance by capabilities in effective manner. Many areas that has to be
considered in which it includes proper research that has to be made. This way, it will be helpful
enough for me to develop my understanding and in raising my in depth knowledge. Further, I
will be able to develop my research skills with the help of this research. I have personal interest
for this topic and that is reason for which I have chosen this topic.
Apart from this, it requires to have formation of activities that has to be complete by me
to complete the research. With the help of which this research, I will be able to develop and plan
for the time that will be consumed with the help of which the research can be carried out. Over
all it can be stated that the research will be helpful for me to develop my skills and in raising in
depth understanding for the research topic.
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APPENDIX 3: Curriculum Vitae
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