Morehead state university iet 698 Research Methods Technology
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Session 6You have been asked to determine how hospitals prepare and train volunteers. Since you know relatively little about this subject, how will you find out? Be as specific as possible. Similarly to John, I believe the internet would be a trusty enough foothold to begin with. After doing a brief internet search I found that as a hospital volunteer, you will first be trained in the basics. These include business practices, first aid, safety and medically specific safety training. Most volunteers have to obtain CPR certification as well as first aid certification (eHow, 2013). Such general information as this is made so readily available to us because of the internet, and likely even the application process for a volunteer position would be found on the hospitals web site. That’s two birds and one stone so-to-speak. After wielding oneself with some fundamental knowledge, a face to face visit should be scheduled with, like John said, HR or someone from upper management for an interview. Likely there would be some sort of volunteer team leader, in which case that is probably the first person you would want to see anyways, presuming that all the other facets would have undoubtedly steered you in that direction regardless. For such research I feel like a step in any direction would be the right one. eHow. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/about_6468770_hospital-volunteer-training.html Session 7Go to the External Link, Go to the National Science Foundation (NSF) site, click on Funding, go to the topic of "A guide to proposal writing, " open the PDF file, review the document and post as TEXT on the Discussion Board Forum 7 (No Attachments) a summary of four steps "Advice to Proposal Writers" NSF URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf08_1/gpg_index.jsp Step 1 – Before you write: A good proposal begins with a clear idea of the goals and objectives of the project. Step 2 – Writing the proposal narrative: A good proposal is always readable, well-organized, grammatically correct, and understandable. Step 3 – Before sending your proposals to NSF: Encourage your professional organization to form a committee to help members review their proposals before submitting them to NSF. Step 4 – Awards and Declinations: If the proposal is successful, make the best possible use of the funds awarded.
This web site was useful in that it explained that the first step to making a survey is in deciding whom you will target, current customers and non-customer consumers who may have an interest in your products. It also provides six of the following steps that are helpful in creating a successful survey: 1. Write the objectives and goals for your survey 2. Decide what type of survey you want to conduct 3. Create a qualifying question at the beginning of your survey or questionnaire 4. Start drafting the questions for your survey 5. Divide the body of your questionnaire into different sections 6. End your survey with demographic questions Professor Parsnip wants to know more about the mental process students go through as they learn about research methods. She also wants to know which instructional methods are most effective for teaching research methods to her students. Assume that Professor Parsnip decides to take a qualitativeapproach to studying these questions. State a specific research question related to her general research problem that lends itself well to a qualitative research approach. Then explain why your question is better addressed using a qualitative, rather than a quantitative, methodology. Do students learn how to properly research better through active learning like a face to face class discussion or by actually performing the research alone? It is best to use a qualitative research approach here because we are trying to answer a question about a complex phenomena, with a purpose of describing and understanding the phenomena from a participants' point of view.
One problem that commonly arises for a researcher is converting a question into a clearly stated research problem. Another problem could be that the data suggested an unexpected conclusion after it had been analyzed and interpreted. Having a detailed research proposal would lead the way for a systematic research project and would help the researcher see in the beginning what would likely result from the research. In regard to quantitative research proposals, novice researchers often find it very challenging and tedious to explain in detail how the data will be analyzed and interpreted in their study. Explain why it is essential that the researcher not cut corners in this section of the proposal. It is essential to not to cut corners here because there needs to be a plan explained in explicit detail within the proposal so that the readers can feel comfortable with giving the "go ahead" on such research. The entire idea behind a proposal is to provide the details that upper management need to be on board with what you believe your research can offer the company. There are unique challenges associated with conducting research on data that are already in existence (e.g., historical research). Discuss some of these unique challenges, pointing out pitfalls the researcher should be careful to avoid. The major steps in conducting research are: •&νβσπ;Identification of research problem •&νβσπ;Literature review •&νβσπ;Specifying the purpose of research •&νβσπ;Determine specific research questions or hypotheses •&νβσπ;Data collection •&νβσπ;Analyzing and interpreting the data •&νβσπ;Reporting and evaluating research The Historical Research Method comprises of several techniques and guidelines that historians use such as: •&νβσπ;Identification of origin date •&νβσπ;Evidence of localization •&νβσπ;Recognition of authorship •&νβσπ;Analysis of data •&νβσπ;Identification of integrity •&νβσπ;Attribution of credibility Works Cited Garraghan, Gilbert J. (1946). A Guide to Historical Method. New York: Fordham University Press. p. 168. ISBN 0-8371-7132-6. Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 222.61 Kb. Share with your friends:
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