...Abbreviated Qualitative Research Plan Introduction Stress is the result of emotional, physical, social, economic, or other factors that require a change in one’s behavior, thought process, environment, or response. Robbins & Judge, (2008), defines stress as, “a dynamic condition in which one is confronted with an opportunity, constraint or demand related to what he wishes and for which the outcome is perceived to be both uncertain and important”. This definition can be broken down into three dimensions, as followed: 1) Environmental (stressors), 2) adaptive responses, and 3) individual differences Robbins et al. (2008). In essence, stress can be looked at from three different viewpoints; 1) Medical, 2) clinical, and 3) organization. Stress in the workplace has been recognized throughout the world in the workplace as a major challenge. Stress in the workplace has been noted to adversely impact on the employees’ psychological and physical health, as well as the effectiveness within organizations. Purpose Statement The purpose of this study is to determine is stress among the employee’s existed. If so, the nature, the causes, and related aspects. Stress causes health concerns both physically and emotionally. This is to reduce and/or eliminate stress in the workplace. The study will focus on two primary objectives: 1. To determine what management and employers can do to reduce stress while at work 2. To establish a program which will provide training for...
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...Evidence of Quality in Qualitative Research Quality in qualitative research is an evolving concern as the pursuit of research as per qualitative methodology progresses. Thus to ensure that quality, trustworthiness, and credibility of my research data are of measured standard within the realm of research, a researcher needs to develop reflexive skills towards interrogating prevailing assumptions from the researcher’s perspective and critiquing self in order to eliminates personal influences and biases. However, this would be hinged on some fundamentals criteria that serves as a basis; thus, Tracy (2010) affirmed that eight key markers are associated with quality in qualitative research. These include worthy topic, rich rigor, sincerity, credibility, resonance, significant contribution, ethics, and meaningful coherence; exhibition of these attributes by a researcher would be a function of non-biases and actualization of a substantial level of reflection by researcher. Doing this would ensure that quality, trustworthiness, and credibility with regard to the research and data are actualized. Interview as a means of data collection may be occasioned by both internal and external factors that abound with the scope of the design of the research which may impact on the credibility and trustworthiness of the interview of mini-project. As per data collection during the interview stage, a researcher needs to remove all elements of distraction from the site of...
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...Three Abbreviated Research Plans Introduction Public health practitioner, when presented with a crisis, problem, or circumstances in the community can use the different research methods, such as quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods. These advance plans of query explore not only potential clarification, but it explores different route that will conclude an exact treatment or intervention and influence an outcome. The three abbreviated research plans will be outlined in this paper, will provide possible clarification to the rising concerns in the U.S. on health disparities in to the people in the community that have limited or no health insurance that will prevent them from receiving adequate medication, health care, and the use of preventive measures such as diet and exercise (Walden, 2012). Strength and Limitation of Research Methods The two major strengths found in the quantitative research methods are that using the strategy of inquiry, the researcher have the chance to test and confirm presented theories about how and why incident happen and test theory assemble before the information is achieve to study a large number of people in a determined community or population (Creswell, 2009). The next strength of this research is that based on the findings, the investigator can make an overview when the composed information is based on casual samples of major size (Creswell, 2009). According to Creswell (2009), the strength for the qualitative methods is the data...
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...Three Abbreviated Research Plans Introduction This paper demonstrates research methods that are used in investigations of health disparities in the United States. Research is a process of investigating concepts and theories that will contribute to a scientific body of knowledge. When presented with a problem, researchers or healthcare specialist can use a quantitative, qualitative or mixed methods approach to solutions or explore avenues that might improve health, health outcomes and health services (Bowling, 2002). As health disparities grow in the United States and research is ongoing, three abbreviated research plans are presented as probable solutions to this concern targeting communities and populations that are underserved. Comparison and Evaluation of Strengths and Limitations of Research Methods Used in These Abbreviated Plans Research is an organized investigation to explain, describe, and control an observed phenomenon that involves inductive and deductive methods. Researchers will use a quantitative research design to verify that the research method used is valid and will produce accurate scientific results (Vidgen, n.d.). The strengths involved in using the quantitative research method can test and validate theories that have been already formed about why and how phenomena occur. Quantitative research allows the researcher to measure and analyze data that is précis which may help eliminate the influence of many variables and allow more reliable cause-and-effect...
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...Toi Montelongo Research and Design Abbreviated Qualitative Research Plan Walden University Introduction Adolescent Stress- brought on by numerous life changing events; how is it viewed and how can it be managed? Research shows that stress can be encountered through various Medias of life such as, family, work, school, social environments, and relationships (Durnam, M, Class notes, 2014). This research study will focus on what events induce stress (cognitive appraisals), how a persons’ environment influences stress (social support), including what means the individual takes to manage stress (coping skills). According to Watson, Ojeda, Castellon, & Dornhecker (2013), research on Mexican-American adolescents focus on mental health outcomes, such as depression, suicide, delinquencies, and substance abuse in regards to stress; however, as a positive aspect on these matters, researchers are taking a different view point of culturally relevant research and theory to a more resilient view point. The purpose of the study is to determine how cognitive appraisals, social support, and coping skills are influences by stress. Thus inducing depression, suicidal tendencies, delinquencies, and substance abuse from an onset of stressful events. From these events two primary objectives are: 1. what systems can adolescents use to help decrease stress, and 2. and what types of program(s) can be developed to assist adolescents with reducing stress. Questions The objectives are linked...
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...Abbreviated Quantitative Plan Abbreviated Quantitative Plan Introduction Recidivism amongst United States inmates has been an on-going battle since the existence of prison institution (Serin & Lloyd, 2009). As prison populations continue to grow today, statistics show one out of every100 adults are incarcerated (Boduszek, Adamson, Shevlin, Mallett & Hyland, 2013). Scholars have discussed and debated for centuries what factors tend to incite criminal behavior. Over time, many scholars developed theories implicating supernatural influence, genetics, and/or environment as the dominant factors that produced criminality (Serin & Lloyd, 2009). Far from accepting external forces as the sole motivating factors, scholars also looked internally for the answer, touting physiology, both mental and physical, as creating an innate predisposition to crime (Boduszek et al, 2013). Today, we recognize both internal and external factors as contributors to criminal behavior and recidivism (Serin & Lloyd, 2009). These factors, known as risk factors, are split into two categories: dynamic and static (Boduszek et al, 2013). Aptly named, static factors, like criminal history, family criminality, age at first admission to a correctional facility, number of prior incarcerations, and the commitment offense are related to recidivism but cannot be altered through the delivery of services (Boduszek et al, 2013). Dynamic risk factors, on the other hand, are changeable factors...
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...Daniel Rodriguez Daniel.rodhart@gmail.com Course: MGMT 591 Professor: Anne Hallcom Expanded Research Proposal Scholary resources to be used in this paper * Developing corporate culture in a training department: a qualitative case stody of internal and outsourced staff by Querubin S. Yap, and Jon K. Webber * Successful learning is change by Antje Duden * Workplace conflict? Look at the organization’s culture by Joan Lloyd Description of the organization Protect Controls, Inc. (PCI) is a custom manufacturer of Power Control Buildings (PCB)s with the technology, resources, and experience to complete a turnkey solution for our customers. Protect Controls, Inc. clients consist of large industrial producers and users of electrical power such as oil & gas producers, refineries, petrochemical plants, and public & private utilities. Customers are provided a single-point contact to simplify communication. This contact is a dedicated project manager assigned to track and review every aspect of the job. Our commitment to our customers is that all Power Control Buildings will be scheduled, built, tested, inspected and shipped on time., my role in this organization is that of the senior structural engineer, we make sure to perform al structural calculations required for the building, that they meet building and states codes of construction as well as the structural integrity and reliability of the product. The problem One of the main problems that have...
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...Draft of Abbreviated Quantitative Research Plan John Gonzales (RSCH - 8100Y - 2) Dr. Medha Talpade April 27, 2014 Introduction Stress is any physical or natural force that if not controlled, can bring severe mental distress to an individual. Stress can be a natural part of life that allows the individual to learn and mature. If stress is left unattended, major problems will occur. If a stress is ignored, an individual will lose their ability to function. If the response to stress is deficient or if the stress itself is overwhelming, sickness or death will occur (Stress. 2014). The purpose of this study is to determine how well an individual can manage stress and to what extent coping skills control stress. Stress has become a way of life. Stress and its deleterious effects have become widespread. Coping measures are exceedingly important in managing the effects of severe stress. This study will be able to substantially supplement past studies and add additional data to the stockpile of medical knowledge. The object of this study will be to discover at what point do personal coping skills lose their effectiveness and the impact of injurious stress threaten a person’s well being (Marnocha, 2003). Purpose Statement The purpose of this quantitative study is to determine the degree to which individuals have to undergo stress before coping skills break down and the barriers to injurious stress that threatens a person’s well-being. The ability to manage stress...
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...I have two publications related to my research. The first, New Tools: Using Social Media in a Research Capacity explores the prevalence of social media in everyday life and how researchers should use online communication, through carefully applied ethical practices, in developing a more complete understanding of their subject matter. My second article, How to Remember: The Interplay of Memory and Identify Formation in Post-disaster Communities, addresses the same topics as my thesis in an abbreviated form and appeared in the December, 2015 issue of Human Organization, the leading applied anthropology journal. A new book series on the anthropology of disasters recently placed a call for submissions; the editors expressed interest in my work and requested a prospectus and sample chapters as soon as I defend next month. In addition to completing my doctoral degree, I am also coordinating with the Emergency Operations Manager of Desoto County, Florida to launch a disaster mitigation and preparedness project among low-income, senior citizens, one of the most financially and physically vulnerable populations in that area. The project requires extensive quantitative analysis of an estimated 3,000 surveys and qualitative analysis of interviews, participant observation, and practice drills. After conferring with the state-level emergency agency, we were disappointed to learn the FEMA Pre-disaster Mitigation Grant will not be used for research, even when part of a preliminary study...
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...Quantitative Research Plan Affordable Health Care: Is It Causing Stress with Hospital Administrators Derrick Mike Walden University Research Theory January 23, 2015 This abbreviated quantitative research plan includes an introduction, a purpose statement, viable research questions, a hypotheses and a research plan. This quantitative study focuses on whether and to what extent did the Affordable Care Act create more stress for hospital administrators. Introduction Stress has become pervasive in the lives of many individuals, and stress has been found to cause adverse actions in the physical, emotional or psychological aspects of a person’s life (Scott, 2015). Also stress has been found to profoundly affect mental health, physical well-being, productivity, performance, and decision making as well as exerts a tremendous burden on biological systems (Hildebrandt, Yehuda, & Olff, 2012). This study focuses on whether and to what extent did the Affordable Care Act created more stress for hospital administrators. To adequately determine the effects of the stressful factors, it is important to understand the experiences of these individuals in stressful situations. A formal survey design will be chosen to obtain a cross-section of the personal experiences of hospital administrators from varying types of hospitals, such as rural and/or metropolitan cities who are in possible stressful situations and whether and to what extent they were affected in more stressful manners as...
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...THE CASE STUDY METHOD The case study method embraces the full set of procedures needed to do case study research. These tasks include designing a case study, collecting the study’s data, analyzing the data, and presenting and reporting the results. (None of the tasks, nor the rest of this book, deals with the development of teaching case studies—frequently also referred to as the “case study method”—the pedagogical goals of which may differ entirely from doing research studies.) The present chapter introduces and describes these procedures, but only in the most modest manner. The chapter’s goal is to serve as a brief refresher to the case study method. As a refresher, the chapter does not fully cover all the options or nuances that you might encounter when customizing your own case study (refer to Yin, 2009a, to obtain a full rendition of the entire method). Besides discussing case study design, data collection, and analysis, the refresher addresses several key features of case study research. First, an abbreviated definition of a “case study” will help identify the circumstances when you might choose to use the case study method instead of (or as a complement to) some other research method. Second, other features cover the choices you are likely to encounter in doing your own case study. Thus, the refresher discusses the •• definition of the “case” in case study research, •• benefits of developing a theoretical perspective in conjunction with your design and analysis tasks,...
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...SECTION 4: ASSESSING RISK Risk assessment and management is one of the highest priorities for any organization to safeguard its properties and assets. In a turbulent state, all information and security vulnerabilities should be in a conversant to many regulations. Selected and tested methodologies have been defined and framed to mitigate the risk-assessment to many organizations. The frameworks have been set to help and guide security and risk. One of the methodologies is: Factor Analysis of Information Risk, abbreviated as (FAIR). FAIR is a methodology for understanding, analyzing and measuring information risk. Information policy and security practices have been inadequate available to aid in effectively managing information risk. For the little available information clues, managers and system owners have found it hard to make effective and well-informed decisions to safeguard their systems against such risks and uncertainties as they may happen. FAIR is elevated to address security practice weaknesses. The major aim of this methodology is to allow organizations contribute effort and mitigate the various risk as they may happen. In one accord risk is assessed and measures be taken to counter the menace. The method ensures the organizational risk is defended and or challenge risk determined by use of advanced analysis techniques and also understand how time and resources such as money will impact the organization's security profile in general. The Methodology works with...
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...Full Title: Abbreviated Title: Doctor of Philosophy (Mass Communication) Ph.D. (Mass Communication) 3. Responsible Agency Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication Thammasat University 4. Philosophy and Objectives Continuous development of advanced communication technology in the past decade has resulted in not only rapid and complex economic, political, social and environmental changes, but also wide-ranging and borderless development of mass communication system at national, international and global level. This rapid development leads to academic and professional necessity to search for new modern knowledge in order to respond to needs for development by individuals as major resource for national development process and by organisations as sources of activities that promote systematic development. In addition, rapid increase of graduates and professional people in journalism and mass communication as compared to the past, has become a current trend, while education institutes that offer courses at doctoral level are still limited in Thailand. The Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication is the first institute in Thailand that offers journalism courses at graduate level, and has produced many under graduates and graduates on mass communication to serve the society. The faculty recognizes the urgent need as mentioned above in the age of information, while Thammasat University has a policy to emphasize continuous creation of advanced knowledge and research in all branches...
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...line of the title page flush-left a running head. Begin the running head with the words “Running head” followed by a colon. Then give an abbreviated title of your paper in 50 characters or less in all caps. Note: Remember that the page header will appear on every page of your paper, whereas the running head will only appear on your title page. In the upper half of the title page, type your full title, your byline (name[s]), and affiliation (university, etc.) centered on separate lines. Your title may take up one or two lines as in the example below: You need to include a title page, see above: This website can help you tremendously: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ References Owl Purdue (2011). Retrieved March 1, 2011 from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ While you did a wonderful job with the title page, it is not APA appropriate and you need to use APA style of writing when formatting your assignments. 4/5/2013 4/5/2013 Microsoft account Laura Harris Microsoft account Laura Harris Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan The overall purpose of this Program Planning and Evaluation paper is to make a comparative analysis of program planning and evaluation processes...
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...INTRODUCTION Welcome to Research Rundowns, a blog intended to simplify research methods in educational settings. I hope this site can serve as a quick, practical, and more importantly, relevant resource on how to read, conduct, and write research. The contents are an expansion and revision of my class materials, intended for use as a refresher or as a free introductory research methods course. Topics are organized into five main sections, with subsections (in parentheses): * Introduction (INTRO)–a brief overview of educational research methods (3) * Quantitative Methods (QUANT)–descriptive and inferential statistics (5) * Qualitative Methods (QUAL)–descriptive and thematic analysis (2) * Mixed Methods (MIXED)–integrated, synthesis, and multi-method approaches (1) * Research Writing (WRITING)–literature review and research report guides (5) Most subsection contains a non-technical description of the topic, a how-to interpret guide, a how-to set-up and analyze guide using free online calculators or Excel, and a wording results guide. All materials are available for general use, following the Creative Commons License. Introduction (INTRO)–a brief overview of educational research methods 1. What is Educational Research? (uploaded 7.17.09) 2. Writing Research Questions (uploaded 7.20.09) 3. Experimental Design (uploaded 7.20.09) ------------------------------------------------- Experimental Design The basic idea of experimental design involves...
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