OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MASTER IN PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT COURSE: LDP 603: RESEARCH METHODS Authored by: Dr. Christopher Mwangi Gakuu Senior Lecturer, Department of ExtraMural studies, University of Nairobi & Dr. Harriet Jepchumba Kidombo Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies University of Nairobi Page 1 of 240 GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE MODULE The Research Methods course is one of the first semester core courses for those learners pursuing the
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addresses the use of data collection used to involve community health workers as partners in evaluation research whose role is not typically that of a trained researcher but could actively participate in the collection of information. The data collection techniques that was employed was qualitative evaluation data that used a voice over internet protocol phone-in system to provide narrative reports as well as the community outreach workers own experiences regarding challenges faced by women in their
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Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy in Primary Care Grand Canyon University Introduction To Nursing Research Terese Verklan July 6th, 2014 Adherence to Antibiotic Therapy in Primary Care Problem Statement “The term compliance or adherence can be described as the extent or correlation between the patient’s obedience to the therapy and the advice of health providers. Thus, it is related to the patient’s drug-taking attitude. Even when appropriate treatment is prescribed successful results
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Focused Study of Homeless Students Toni R. Brent-Willis Capella University ED8102 – Introduction to Qualitative Research, Dr. Patricia Ryan August 4, 2013 Case study research is designed to bring a greater understanding of a specific phenomena or experience. It can also serve to deepen the understanding of an experience that is already known. Yin (1984) defines case study as research method as an empirical inquiry that investigates a contemporary phenomenon within its real-life context;
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Research Proposal Proposed North Bay Casino: Community Perceptions ADMN-2136 Proposed North Bay Casino: Community Perceptions Introduction On May 17th , 2012, the city of North Bay accepted the proposal from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to build a casino. The proposal has created differing opinions within the population. The research we would like to conduct will be analyzing the perspective of North Bay residents to discern critical factors that shape their overall impression
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Critique of Research Studies – Part 1 Grand Canyon University Health Care Research Analysis and Utilization Nur-504 February 1st, 2013 Critique of Research Studies – Part 1 Title – Backrest Angle and Cardiac Output Measurement in Critically Ill Patients (Quantitative) An effective title of a quantitative research article should include the dependent variables, the independent variables, and the population studied. Ideally, this should be
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Critiquing Research According to Webster (1985), to research is to search or investigate exhaustively. He also states that it is, “A careful or diligent search, studious inquiry aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts.” The piece being critically reviewed is an article by Dr Ann Seed (1995), “Crossing the Boundaries – Experiences of neophyte nurses.” Readers sometimes assume that if a report was accepted for publication; the study must be sound (Polit & Beck 2004), unfortunately this
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New products from market research Curriculum Topics • Market research • Types of research • Quantitative and qualitative • Product development Kellogg’s with a sales value of £68 million*. In 2003 the Crunchy Introduction Nut brand created a brand extension. This involved using the The Kellogg Company is the world’s leading producer of cereals. Crunchy Nut name to launch a new product called Crunchy Nut Its products are manufactured in 18 countries and sold in more Clusters
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and Conclusion of the Research Process to Problems in Health Care HCS/465 October 3, 2013 Results The procedure of collecting data was appropriate because the data was collected in the most efficient and logical way of collecting data for obtaining the desired outcome. The data for this study was collected by a web-enabled database for error reporting system in a hospital setting. Nurses, physicians, and pharmacists had access to the system at any time to report any type of medication error
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Methodology The project is based on both primary and secondary information retrieved in connection with the theoretical framework. A qualitative approach of research and analysis has been considered to reach the desirable result. Methodology This part will describe the approach to the project. The ambition is to describe the process of the gathering and compiling information for the project work as clearly as possible, in order to enable a critical review of the credibility of the final
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