Introduction to Research and the Research Process

Textbooks: Roberts, P., & Priest, H. (Eds.). (2010). Healthcare research: A textbook for students and practitioners. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.

Cunningham, C. J. L., Weathington, B. L., & Pittenger, D. J. (2013). Understanding and conducting research in the health sciences. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & sons.

Instructions: Please ensure to substantiate your response with scholarly sources or a personal account of your own experience in the work place.

1. Describe and explain the nature of research, as a phenomenon and a process; the historical framing of a research orientation; the research field, in terms of paradigms or orientations, designs and methods. Support your response, 150 words. Please ensure to substantiate your response with scholarly sources or a personal account of your own experience in the work place.

2. ECL Chap 3: Research Proposal Contents- What is your thought on developing a research proposal? What is the important for having research proposal in the early stages of research? 150 -200 words. Please ensure to substantiate your response with scholarly sources or a personal account of your own experience in the work place.

• Title
• Summary or abstract;
• Collaboration and supervision arrangements if it is a student project;
• Introduction and rationale/justification;
• Research aims, objectives, questions and hypotheses;
• Literature review;
• Research design and methodology (including study population, research site, procedure, measures and tools, data collection, data analysis and pilot study);
• Ethical issues;
• Timescale;
• Resources and funding.

3. EB Chap 3: What is the population and sampling population for this research? Is random sampling a critical issue for this research? Can you identify the independent and dependent variables in this study? Are the independent variables manipulated or subject variables? 150 words

4. EB Chap 17: How would you explain the distinction between qualitative and quantitative research to your mother? What about mixed-methods research? What are some of the most important pros and cons associated with using quantitative and qualitative methods? Are there any new technologies that could help you enhance these pros and minimize these cons? 150 words

5. The reading in this assignment is an excellent example of the issues which could arise in the role of Healthcare Administrator.

As you review the methods of Qualitative Research (it is 1 of 2 methods, the other being Quantitative), consider any surveys etc which you have completed for work or college. Have you determined if they are qualitative or quantitative?
For example, if a survey asks 'what is your experience with teaching materials during your clinic visit ' (as a patient), and expects an open-ended response (your insights shared in sentence form)--that would be QUALITATIVE.
If the survey asks you to rate the above question from 1-5, this would be QUANTITATIVE in design. 150 words

6. Read and discuss the article "Making Use of Qualitative Research Techniques" on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website. 150 words http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1496926/

7. Read and discuss the article "Research Questions, Hypotheses and Objectives" on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website. 150 words http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912019/

8. Read the article "What Is your Research Question? An Introduction to the PICOT Format for Clinicians" on the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) website. 150 words http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430448/

9. Watch Segment 1 to 3 from the TEDTalks: Award-Winning Teenage Science in Action video . Discuss your thoughts. 150 words. http://digital.films.com/PortalViewVideo.aspx?xtid=52931

10. Watch the video "An Introduction to User Research Techniques: Ways to Understand your Users and Their Needs" on the GOV.UK website. Discuss your thoughts in 150 words.  https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/user-centred-design/user-research

11. Watch Segment 1 to 3 from the TEDTalks: Award-Winning Teenage Science in Action video. http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=7967&xtid=52931. Write 350- to 500-word summary that answers the following:

• What was the topic of the research conducted?
• Why was this topic important to the researcher?
• How did she collect data to analyze?
• What were the results of the research?
• How might a health services administrator use the research to improve an organization?