Assignment 1 (DQ 1)
Select a research article, other than the articles from your assignments, from the GCU library. Provide an overview of the study and describe the strategy that was used to select the sample from the population. Evaluate the effectiveness of the sampling method selected. Provide support for your answer. Include the article title and permalink in your post.
Assignment 2 (DQ 2)
Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important. When responding to peers, provide other questions and answers that could be considered in relation to the peers’ studies. Using the research article you chose for DQ 1, come up with three important questions that you will ask and answer as you read the study. Explain why these questions are important. When you answer your peers, give them other questions and answers that could be thought about in relation to their studies.
Assignment 3
Article Analysis 1
Assessment Description
The interpretation of research in health care is essential to decision making. By understanding research, health care providers can identify risk factors, trends, outcomes for treatment, health care costs and best practices. To be effective in evaluating and interpreting research, the reader must first understand how to interpret the findings. You will practice article analysis in Topics 2, 3, and 5.
For this assignment:
Search the GCU Library and find three different health care articles that use quantitative research. Do not use articles that appear in the topic Resources or textbook. Complete an article analysis for each using the “Article Analysis 1” template.
Refer to the “Patient Preference and Satisfaction in Hospital-at-Home and Usual Hospital Care for COPD Exacerbations: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial,” in conjunction with the “Article Analysis Example 1,” for an example of an article analysis.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Rubric Criteria
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Three Quantitative Articles
12 points
Criteria Description
Three Quantitative Articles
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Three articles are presented. All three articles are based on quantitative research.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
N/A
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Three articles are presented. Of the articles presented, only two articles are based on quantitative research.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
N/A
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Fewer than three articles are presented. None of the articles presented use quantitative research.
Article Citation and Permalinka 2
12 points
Criteria Description
Article Citation and Permalinka 2
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is accurately presented in APA format. Page numbers are accurate and used in all areas when citing information.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is presented in APA format. Page numbers are used to cite information. There are minor errors.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Article citation and permalink are presented. Article citation is presented in APA format, but there are errors. Page numbers to cite information are missing, or incorrect, in some areas.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Article citation and permalink are presented. There are significant errors. Page numbers are not indicated to cite information, or the page numbers are incorrect.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Article citation and permalink are omitted.
Broad Topic Area/Title
12 points
Criteria Description
Broad Topic Area/Title
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Broad topic area and title are fully presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Broad topic area and title are presented. There are some minor errors, but the content overall is accurate.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Broad topic area and title are summarized. There are some minor inaccuracies.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Broad topic area and title are referenced but are incomplete.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Broad topic area and title are omitted.
Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables
12 points
Criteria Description
Independent and Dependent Variables and Type of Data for Variables
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Variable types and data for variables are presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Variable types and data for variables are omitted.
Population of Interest for the Study
12 points
Criteria Description
Population of Interest for the Study
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Population of interest for the study is presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Population of interest for the study is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Population of interest for the study is presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Population of interest for the study is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Population of interest for the study is omitted.
Sample
12 points
Criteria Description
Sample
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Sample is presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Sample is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Sample is presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Sample is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sample is omitted.
Sampling Method
12 points
Criteria Description
Sampling Method
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Sampling method is presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Sampling is presented. Minor detail is needed for accuracy.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Sampling is presented. There are inaccuracies.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Sampling is presented. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Sampling method is omitted.
Descriptive Statistics
12 points
Criteria Description
Descriptive Statistics (mean, median, mode; standard deviation) (Identify examples of descriptive statistics in the article.)
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Descriptive statistic examples from the article are presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
N/A
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Descriptive statistic examples from the article are presented. There are some very minor inaccuracies or omissions.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
N/A
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Descriptive statistic examples from the article are omitted. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
Inferential Statistics (Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.)
12 points
Criteria Description
Inferential Statistics (Identify examples of inferential statistics in the article.)
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
Inferential statistic examples from the article are presented and accurate.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
N/A
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Inferential statistic examples from the article are presented. There are some very minor inaccuracies or omissions.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
N/A
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Inferential statistic examples from the article are omitted. There are major inaccuracies or omissions.
Mechanics of Writing
12 points
Criteria Description
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)
5. 5: Excellent
12 points
The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
4. 4: Good
10.2 points
Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.
3. 3: Satisfactory
9 points
Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.
2. 2: Less Than Satisfactory
7.8 points
Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.
1. 1: Unsatisfactory
0 points
Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.
Total120 points
