Week 10:Reporting and Disseminating Research Findings

Week 10:Reporting and Disseminating Research Findings, Usually, all of the steps in conducting a research project culminate in writing a research study. There are various ways one can share the findings. The most commons ways include professional papers; poster sessions presented at conferences; publication in a professional, peer-reviewed journal; and dissertations. The APA manual and most research textbooks provide similar guidance for the content of research study, providing a standard. This week you will be introduced to all that is included in a sound research study.

Students will:

• Critique a research study

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Document: Week 10 Assignment Guidelines: Qualitative Article Review and Critique (PDF)

Document: Week 10 Assignment Guidelines: Quantitative Article Review and Critique (PDF)

Assignment: Article Review and Critique

By now, you should be aware that the findings from a research study are only part of the story. As a consumer, hoping to inform practice by use of an evidence base, you want to know much more. A sound research study includes all the steps highlighted in previous weeks: reviewing existing literature, focusing a research question, choosing a qualitative or quantitative method for answering the question, designing the study including selection of data collection procedures and/or measures, procedures used, data analysis plan, and findings. In addition, the study commonly discusses how ethical concerns were addressed and acknowledges the limitations of the study. For this assignment, you review a published research study with two purposes in mind:

• Observing the structure and content of the article
• Comparing the content of the article to the recommended content of sections for a research study.

By Day 7

Submit a 7-10 page critique and review of the article, which includes the title page and the reference list. Follow the guidelines below:

1. Use the quantitative or qualitative research article that you located and that your instructor approved as part of the Week 5 assignment.
2. Provide an APA reference for the article you select.
3. If you selected a quantitative research study, use the “Quantitative Article Review and Critique. If you selected a qualitative study, use the “Qualitative Article Review and Critique.” Respond to all the questions.

Be sure to include the questions in your critique. This will cause your SafeAssign report to show high similarity to other students’ papers. However, do not be concerned about that. Do, however, appropriately paraphrase and cite specific details from the article you review.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:

• Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK10Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
• Click the Week 10 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the Assignment.
• Click the Week 10 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for grading criteria from this area.
• Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK10Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
• If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
• Click on the Submit button to complete your submission.

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 10 Assignment Rubric

Check Your Assignment Draft for Authenticity

To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 10 Assignment draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Assignment by Day 7

To submit your Assignment:

Week 10 Assignment

Week in Review

This week you critiqued a research study.

In the final week you will review the entire research process from initial questions to the final research study. You will also evaluate a research study that could be used to determine the processes, outcomes, and effectiveness of the program described in an assigned article.

To go to the next week:

Week 11