The assignment begins with selecting two dissertations or well-documented studies. Select one qualitative study and one quantitative research design. [Note: Be sure to choose at least one previously selected dissertation from the first few modules of this course, if possible.
Create a matrix shell that will allow you to carefully review the various data collection activities used for each of the selected research studies. This matrix will be a 2 X 8 table with the eight different parts of the data at the left vertically and the two labeled studies across the top (horizontally listed).
Insert the data from the two sources into the matrix shell. The completed matrix will facilitate a structured comparison of the instrumentation, the data organization, the data analysis plan, and the discussion findings. Summarize the two dissertations selected for this assignment. Explain how the findings may change depending on the research design chosen.
The vertical labels should be as follows:
Research Methodology- For a quantitative study, it could be quasi-experimental, descriptive, inferential, etc. For a qualitative study, it could be labeled narrative, phenomenological, Grounded Theory, ethnography, case study, etc.
Site and Population – What is the typical way that a site is located in order to do this type of study? Where would they be associated? Would it be as a group or individually discussed?
How to Access Population/Rapport – For example, contact the administration for permission? Look for people on the Internet who have had needed experiences? Contact a single person to collect archival data?
Sampling Selection Plan – How did the researcher select a site and then the individuals to complete the study? (e.g., purposeful sampling, stratified sample, random sample from a list).
Instrumentation – What was the form of the data collected? (i.e., interviews, focus groups, test results, observations, a survey given, special artifacts collected, etc.).
Ethics and Data Security Plan – Took notes, used an interview protocol and transcribed it from recording, collected survey forms and aggregated into a spreadsheet, placed in file folders, computer password protected, etc.?
Validity and Reliability – Any problems accessing materials and proving the authenticity of the account? Any possible personal biases in the collection or analysis of data? What were the potential inconsistencies?
Data Analysis Plan – Once the data was collected, how was it analyzed to allow discussion of the findings? Was it placed in tables, analyzed with special statistical tests, used coding to find the “essence” of what was presented orally from the interviews, etc.?
The matrix will include data from the two l will be found by reading through each study. The 1250 to 1500-word essay should describe each of the cells of the matrix in detail. That is, the assignment this week involves both a completed matrix and the supporting essay describing the information provided. The data contained in the matrix does not count towards the required word count for the assignment.
Focus the essay portion of your assignment on describing, evaluating, comparing, and contrasting how different types of research (one qualitative and one quantitative) affect how the results are explained and findings are described.
Follow APA writing style guidelines for this assignment. Clearly use headings to mark the specific sections in your paper. The title page and reference pages do not count towards the minimum word count. Include at least two (2) credible citations for your ideas and reflections
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Comparing Data Collection Methods: A Matrix Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative Research Designs
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“Improving Infection Control in Healthcare Organizations: Utilizing the PDCA Methodology for Enhanced Safety and Quality”
Address the infection control
that your organization is facing utilizing a PDCA methodology and write a
research paper to improve safety and quality in your organization.
Paper must be written in APA Format, 5 pages in content, excluding Title and
References pages. The references must be
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Personal-Professional Narrative Paper
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 in your course textbook and review your previous work in this course, as well as your instructor’s guidance and lecture materials. This assignment is an opportunity to develop a stronger sense of your goals while continuing to hone your writing skills.
Review the Model Personal-Professional Narrative Assignment Download Model Personal-Professional Narrative Assignmentas you begin drafting your paper.
Also, download and use the Personal-Professional Narrative Essay Template Download Personal-Professional Narrative Essay Templateand review the Understanding Your AssignmentLinks to an external site. resource for additional assistance developing your essay.
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Your paper will have an introduction paragraph that will include your thesis sentence and identifies your chosen major or career path and a conclusion paragraph that summarizes the main points and resolves the narrative.
Additionally, your body paragraphs should address these ideas:
Describe an experience that significantly shaped your identity and informed your personal ethos.
Use clear and descriptive language to evoke a sense of the gravity of this experience.
Interpret the events that brought you to your choice of major or career path.
Why is it meaningful to you?
Is it your passion or is it more practical?
If it is a practical choice, how do your passions feed into it?
Provide an example of one of the major challenges to achieving your goal.
Discuss a challenge rooted in your S.M.A.R.T. goals, the particular skills you will have to demonstrate a mindset challenge, or some combination of both.
Analyze how your personal ethos prepares you to overcome the preceding challenges(s) in this journey.
The Personal-Professional Narrative paper,
Must be three to five pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site., including a separate title page.
Must utilize academic voice. Do not overuse the first person (I, me, mine, my); do not use the second person (you, your, yours). See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
For this assignment, resources are not required. However, if you do any additional research, you must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
If resources are used, must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
See the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
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Title: “Rethinking American History: Exploring Overlooked Turning Points and Their Impact on Historical Narratives”
What are some other turning points in American history that historians have emphasized or should emphasize? How might these other turning points influence where new American history surveys begin and end?
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Title: The Intersection of Money and Marriage: Examining the Impact of Financial Factors on Romantic Relationships and the Role of Consumption in Perpetuating Economic Inequality
https://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2020/02/money-and-marriage.html
^^^ use this link for reference
In an Everyday Sociology blog post titled “Money and Marriage,” Karen Sternheimer examines the economics of marriage, looking at historical practices ranging from dowries and arranged marriages to contemporary rituals such as Valentine’s Day gifts. She draws upon recent research on marriage and cohabitation from the Pew Research Center, which concludes that while most married couples report marrying for love, more than half of cohabiting couples report that financial issues are keeping them from getting married.
Discuss the ways in which marriage relates to money. Based on this blog post, is there any way to separate the two? Discuss how romantic rituals like Valentine’s Day intertwine relationships with consumption and spending. How does this reflect and reproduce broader issues of economic inequality? -
A Comparative Analysis of the Publishing Industry and Reading Habits in Today’s Society
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file:///Users/jessicahenson/Downloads/Publishing_and_Reading_Our_EB.pdf
https://www.proquest.com/docview/196898923?OpenUrlRefId=info:xri/sid:summon&accountid=14996&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
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“Why I Choose to Be a Doctor: A Personal Journey”
Need a writer to rewrite my personal statement with the edits already provided by me as well. Would like the personal statement to be a story of answering the why to being a doctor.
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“Exploring the Power of Personal Opinion: A Critical Analysis of the Role of Subjectivity in Academic Writing”
Your paper must be at least 8 pages and have at least five sources. You may use as many sources as you wish but be sure to use a great deal of opinion and discussion from your own thoughts to complete the paper. The Works Cited page does NOT count as one of the required pages
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Exploring the Power of Friendship in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”
For this assignment, you must develop a five to seven page, thesis-driven interpretation of a text
that you have read during the semester or a comparison of two or more texts. Papers could
include explorations of the text’s culture, history, form, religion, gender/sexuality, authorship,
theme, setting, literary techniques, etc.
As you prepare for the final essay, you should choose one aspect of the text that troubles or
interests you, and examine the ways in which that element adds to or changes the meaning of the
whole.
This is a formal literary analysis, so avoid first person. Do not use contractions, and PROOFREAD!!!
You should have a clear and arguable thesis statement that is supported throughout your
thesis, and you should have an insightful conclusion. Thesis statements such as “ The Epic of
Gilgamesh and Beowulf are similar” is NOT arguable.
While you only have to incorporate two outside sources in this essay, you are encouraged to
examine a wide variety of resources, including, and especially, any sources that may contradict
your own interpretations of the text. In addition to outside research, you will also use examples
from the text (and if doing a comparison – examples from both texts). I highly encourage you to
submit a rough draft for feedback well before the paper is due.
Requirements:
5-7 pages in length
The essay must be on a work or works that we have read and discussed at any time throughout
the semester
MLA formatting, including a separate “Works Cited” page.
A minimum of two secondary sources (They MUST be reliable sources)
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“Addressing the Growing Epidemic of Childhood Obesity in Salt Lake City, Utah: Examining the Role of Unhealthy Eating and Sedentary Habits”
Increased risk for childhood obesity in Salt Lake City, Utah related to unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle choices as evidenced by an increase in overweight and obese adolescents.