Research Article Critique:

Guidelines and Grading Rubric – Week 6

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is for the student to learn to examine, analyze, critique, and summarize an original research article. Student is to select an article from a list located in Course Resources. There is a choice of articles from whichyou must choose ONE to complete this assignment.

Course Outcomes

Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to meet the following course outcomes:

CO1: Examine the sources of evidence that contribute to professional nursing practice. (PO #7)

CO2: Apply research principles to the interpretation of the content of published research studies. (POs #4 and 8)

CO4: Evaluate published nursing research for credibility and lab significance related to evidence-based practice. (POs #4 and 8)

CO5: Recognize the role of research findings in evidence-based practice. (POs #7 and 8)

Points

The assignment is worth a total of 175 points.

Due Date

You are to submit your paper to the Week 6 Dropbox by Sunday 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 6.

Requirements

Through this assignment, the student will:

1. Critique a peer-reviewed study, and in your own words, describe the research question, sample, design of study, data collection method, findings, and limitations of each. (CO 1, CO2,)

2. Summarize the research article and evaluate the significance to nursing. Do not just quote the author’s words. Paraphrase the information. (CO 4, CO5).

Guidelines to writing the Paper

1. Course Resources lists articles from which you are to selectONE to analyze.

2. Retrieve the full-text version of the article from the library. Read it thoroughly.

1. Introduction (one paragraph): The introduction should be interesting and capture the reader’s attention.

1. Provide a brief description of the research article to be discussed.

2. Discuss the purpose of your paper. The purpose statement of the paper should relate to the research article reviewed and the implications that it has to evidence based nursing practice.

3. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

4. Describe the research question for this study in a paragraph.

1.  

1. Describe the research in greater detail.

2. Include your observations about this question.

3. Discuss events or trends that could have affected this question.

4. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

5. Describe the research design of this study, and in your own words discuss the design.

a. Discuss the research design of the study.

b. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the type of design and hypothesize why the author utilized the design as opposed to others.

c. You will need to summarize the information from the article in your own words

6. Describethe sample.

a. Briefly describe the sample size used for this study

b. Make a judgment as to whether the sample size was adequate and defend your answer.

c. Describe the number or participants and determine if the number of participants was adequate compared to the research question and the intent of the study.

d. Are these numbers adequate? Discuss gaps in that you identified.

e. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

7. Describe the data collection method(s)’

a. Who collected the data?

b. What tools were used?

c. What were the ethical considerations addressed and discuss gaps you identified.

d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

8. Describe the limitations of the study.

a. Identify the limitations within the study

b. Describe how the limitations could be overcome in subsequent studies

c. Comment on why limitations are important to list and discuss within a study

d. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

9. Describe the findings reported in the study.

a. Describe the findings reported in the study

b. Discuss whether the findings of the study answered the research question posed within the study

c. Discuss the credibility of the findings

d. If the findings do not support the research question posed within the study, what do you believe is the reason?

e. You will need to summarize and analyze the information from the article in your own words

10. Summary

1.  

1. Summarize important points from the body of your paper including the key components of the paper.

2. Include a statement about the research question and the findings.

3. Discuss the probability of implementation into practice. Based on these findings, is the evidence that you found on your topic strong enough to suggest a change in practice, or an idea for practice?

4. End with a concluding statement.

11. Citations and Referencesmust be included to support the information within each topic area. Refer to the APA manual, Chapter 7, for examples of proper reference format. In-text citations are to be noted for all information contained in your paper that is not your original idea or thought. Ask yourself, “How do I know this?” and then cite the source.

1. Reference Page: The Reference Page should start on a new page (insert a page break). All references should be cited within the body of the paperas (Author, year) and the full reference should be included in APA format on the reference page. A url link alone is not an adequate reference. See the APA Guidelines in Course Resources for examples of properly formatted references.

NR439 Articles List for Week 6 Research Article Critique

Katon, W., Russo, J., & Gavin, A. (2014). Predictors of postpartum depression. Journal of Women's Health (15409996), 23(9), 753-759. doi:10.1089/jwh.2014.4824. (7p.)

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Write a 750- to 1,050-word paper that addresses the following topics:

·What is essential (in the practices and beliefs) for a tradition to be called a religion?

·Illustrate your points by referring to the commonalities of the three Western religions.

·How do different fields of study approach religion?

·What are some critical issues in the academic study of religion?

Include specific examples from the various religious traditions such as a belief in one God or many gods and goddesses, church on Sunday, holy mountains, or the Quakers calling each other friends. You may also include examples from your own religious tradition or another religious tradition with which you are familiar.

Examining Exemplary Leaders in Managing Diversity The purpose of this assignment is to examine the significance of authentic leadership commitment when managing diversity. Begin by selecting 

ONE (1)of the past or present organization leaders listed below as the topic for your essay:

Ajay Banga, Mastercard

Kenneth Chenault, American Express

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor Company

Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo

Meg Whitman, Hewlett Packard (HP)

For this assignment, write a minimum 750-word essay (approximately three pages). Incorporate at least three sources to support the ideas you present in your essay. These sources may be drawn from the Unit Lesson or 

Required Reading, but at least one of the three sources must be another

article or e-book from the Waldorf Online Library, which you will locate 

independently.

Include an introduction as well as the following elements in your essay. Please use headings that correspond to these 

elements:

1.Leader’s Background: What is the 

professional background of this leader? Is there any personal information or 

experience that led to his or her passion for managing diversity?

2.Former Status of Diversity in the Organization: Describe the status of the organization before the leader became a part of the organization. What role did diversity play before this leader came on-board?

3.Leader’s Approach to Diversity and Inclusion: What is the leader’s perspective or philosophy on diversity management? What were the diversity-related goals implemented by the leader? 

How does the leader put that philosophy into practice, as his/her approach to diversity management?

 Which strategies did the leader implement to transform the way in which the organization managed diversity?

4.Leader’s Diversity Management Outcomes: What is the current status of the organization, in terms of diversity and inclusion? How did this leader impact the organization’s overall success?

5.Conclusion: Summarize the points you presented in your paper, and provide any concluding remarks.

Your paper should be in APA style, be sure to cite all your sources,

and follow Waldorf’s Academic Integrity Policy.

Information about accessing the Blackboard Grading Rubric for this assignment is provided below.

 

For the F2F class in Module 11, you read a book called Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. Soon after that, you saw a performance of Gathering Blue as adapted for the stage from the book. This assignment asks you to think about some of the differences between the story as written in the book and as enacted as a play on stage. Such differences might include the order of events in the plot, the inclusion or exclusion of some events or characters, the actions a character takes, or something about the environment. There are other possible examples.

For this assignment, we are going to focus on the end of the story.

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to afford you the opportunity to make observations with regard to a work of literature and a work of live theatrical performance, to share your observations, and to write clearly and succinctly about your observations.

Instructions

In a Word document, copy the questions that appear below under "Questions". Then, after each question, provide your answer. Save the document. Then, upload it into the assignment in Canvas by the beginning of class for Module 14. That’s 11:40 A.M. on Thursday, December 7.

Academic Integrity: Answers must be of your own work, thinking, and writing. Please note that turnitin.com will be used in assessing this assignment.

Quality of Answers: Your answers should be complete, accurate, clearly written and presented, and concise. Use complete sentences.

Length of Answers: Each question specifies a range for the number of words you should use to write your answer. The range of numbers refers to your answers only.

Presentation: Use 1-inch margins on all four sides of the page, black ink and one of the following fonts: Time New Roman, Arial, or Cambria. Use font sizes 11 or 12. Use double spacing.

Assessment: Each question is worth a certain number of points as indicated in parentheses. You can gain points by following instructions; writing thoughtful, accurate, concise, and clear responses; and using full sentences.

Questions

1. Describe with succinctness and clarity two major examples of differences you notice from the end of the book as compared to the end of the play as enacted on stage. State each of the two differences in 40 to 60 words, using full sentences to communicate clearly.

First Difference (5 points) (40 to 60 words):

Second Difference (5 points) (40 to 60 words):

2. For each of the two differences above, use 60 to 80 words to describe how you imagined it when you read the book and before you saw the performance of the play.

First Description (10 points) (60 to 80 words):

Second Description (10 points) (60 to 80 words):

3. Choose one of the differences you described above and a) describe how it changed the story, b) state which version (book or play) you preferred, and c) describe why you preferred that version. Use 90 to 120 words to answer all three questions–a, b, and c–dividing up the words as you wish. (15 points)

a.

b.

c.

4. Describe why you think these changes were made for the stage adaptation. Write your answer using from 80 to 100 words. (15 points)