Explain at least five differences between popular and scholarly sources used in research.
Locate and summarize one peer-reviewed, scholarly source from the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and one popular source that pertain to your Final topic. In your summary of each article, comment on the following: biases, reliability, strengths, and limitations.
From the sources you summarized, list and explain at least five visual cues from the peer-reviewed, scholarly source that were not evident in the popular source.
Category: Research
A meta-synthesis or meta-analysis on research translation
What effect does a meta-synthesis or meta-analysis have on research translation? Describe a clinical practice in place that is supported by this level of evidence. Provide relevant literature to support your response.
The importance of interpreting the findings of a research project.
Many experts in research design return to the importance of interpreting the findings of a research project. Complete these tasks for this week’s discussion:
Explain two reasons why this is an essential element in a high-quality research report.
Then, discuss two benefits of examining and understanding the intrinsic meaning of the data.
Lastly, explain three disadvantages of going too far beyond the scope of the data.
A problem or opportunity you would like to research
Start brainstorming about a problem or opportunity you would like to research and take steps to solve in your final Capstone project. This problem or opportunity could be something industry specific that you have observed relevant to organizational leadership, or related to your workplace organization, community, professional organization, or social organization. Share three potential issues you are contemplating. Ask for feedback, advice, and directional insight from your peers.
The characteristics or attributes that should be appraised when evaluating qualitative and quantitative designs
Discuss the characteristics or attributes that should be appraised when evaluating qualitative and quantitative designs in relation to rigor or quality of its type? How do the characteristics or attributes of greatest importance in qualitative or quantitative type differ? Give an example.
A research plan/proposal.
Prepare a research plan/proposal. Choose a subject of interest to you and/or that you can use in the future. The plan will be submitted in two parts: the introduction and literature review, and the method/design. The introduction and literature review is due at the end of week 2, and the method/design section is due at the end of the 4th week.
Intro/Lit review:
Briefly state why the research is important, how it will contribute to knowledge and health. Provide an hypothesis or aim of the research. The lit review should consist of a review of at least 7 representative papers pertinent to the research you are proposing.
Evaluating a questionnaire
Evaluate the survey provided to measure the attitude of hospital employees regarding patient safety. The survey can be found as part of Case 15.1 in the course textbook (Zikmund et al., 2013).
More information about the survey, its constructs (see Survey Items and Composite Measures), and survey guidance is available in the AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) website. This survey is the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.
For your evaluation be sure to consider:
the information that is being sought,
the content and words of individual questions,
the response forms to the questions,
the level of measurement,
and question sequence.
Qualitative and quantitative research.
Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research. Describe which research approach would best fit your research interests. Mention at least two ethical considerations from Creswell and cite when appropriate. Please be sure to address each component of this discussion: 1) comparison of qualitiave and quantitative research designs, 2) describe which design would best fit your research, and 3) identify and describe two ethical considerations for the design that best fits your research.
Child sexual abuse and differentiate child sexual abuse from pedophilia
Define child sexual abuse and differentiate child sexual abuse from pedophilia. Identify the common myths associated with child sexual abuse. Describe the societal reaction to child sexual abuse crimes throughout American history. Describe child sexual-abuser typologies. Identify the medical, psychological, and legal consequences of child sexual abuse for victims.
A descriptive study
Scenarios:
A researcher wants to know why individuals in Community A have a higher rate of a rare form of cancer when compared to those living in Community B. To find out the reasons for the differences in cancer rates in these two communities, the investigator surveyed residents about their lifestyle, noted the types of businesses that were present in the community and searched medical records. The researcher found that the headquarters for the Toxico Chemical Plant is located in Community A, there is a higher rate of cigarette smoking in this community and residents tended to delay or skip going to the doctor for an annual checkup. In Community B, the largest employer was a department store and on average, residents did not smoke as much as residents from Community A. However, like individuals from Community A, Community B residents tended to delay or skip their annual checkups with their doctor.
Instructions: Minimum 300 words
Read the scenario above and answer the following questions:
What makes this a descriptive study?
What type of data collection method was used in this scenario? What type of collection methods are usually used in descriptive studies?
Why did the researcher collect information about the lifestyle of community residents? What about the type of businesses present in each community? Medical records?
Can the investigator establish that the chemical plant and cigarette smoking are the cause for the higher rate of cancer among those in Community A?
Can the investigator establish that lower smoking rates and the absence of a chemical factory explain the lower rate of cancer among those in Community B?