Research

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The paper’s purpose is to provide practical experience in effectively using health care research resources through library databases and Internet search engines and to enable you to write more effectively about public health administration topics. The length of the paper should be from eight to ten double-spaced pages, not including the title page, references, or any charts or tables. The paper must meet all APA standards and your references must include at least five peer-reviewed journal articles.  Grading criteria will include organization, the depth of fact-finding, the depth of analysis, sophistication of thinking, strength and clarity of writing, paper formatting, and the degree to which the paper followed the published guidelines. See the Standardized Writing Rubric in the Course Content for specific criteria.

Please select one of the following topics for your research paper: 

A. Public health partnerships are an important tool for stretching limited resources. Using the literature and information found in this course, explain in detail the different types of partnerships (strategic orientation, categories, and characteristics) and use that information to conduct an analysis of two different public health partnerships. In your analysis, you should describe the purposes, structure, goals of each of the organizations and the two partnerships and how the organizations quantify or measure their success. You should conclude by comparing and contrasting the two partnerships and describe any similarities and differences between them, identify whether one program appears to have advantages over the other, and explain why. 

B. Interview a senior leader or manager in a public health agency about a program that they work in. You should describe the leader/manager’s  background and describe his or her public health program in detail (include its purpose, role in public health, leadership, funding sources and amounts, and the measures that the program uses to measure its success). You should then describe and analyze three significant leadership challenges that the leader/manager faces in their work and describe how/if they have been able to resolve them. You must then use the literature to provide context and to conduct a detailed analysis of at least one of the challenges. Your analysis should result in a minimum of three potential solutions for each of the challenges. Finally, please remember to be courteous to the person and send a thank you note after the interview. Note that interviews may be in person or on the telephone. 

C. Using an accepted change management framework (one example might be “Leading Change” by John Kotter), analyze a public health organization that has undergone or attempted to undergo transformational change. Describe what the organization did (or did not do), what was successful and what was not successful, and describe leader behaviors and actions that had an impact on the effort.  Describe the degree to which the organization followed or did not follow the change management framework that you cite. Ground your analysis with references from the literature.

week 5.1 Discussion response

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Brundidge 5.1

 

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An action plan is one that focuses on solving a problem associated with a specific circumstance (Erford, 2014, p.154). Action research is usually conducted by professionals that have an interest in making the conditions of their profession better (Erford, 2014, p.155). This type of research is helpful to changing the environmental standards of professionals that are involved or notice problems on their day to day work conditions (Erford, 2014, p. 1540.

The steps for establishing an action plan include

 

1.        Identifying the research question

2.        Gathering information

3.        Analyzing the collected information

4.        Creating action plan

5.        Evaluating the plan (Erford, 2014, p.155)

 

When creating an action plan, one must define the issue at hand and work to devise a strategy that will better the circumstances. After the plan is created, it must be analyzed from time to time to see if it works. (Erford, 2014, p. 155)

There are two types of action research: practical and participatory. Practical action research encompasses the actual implementation of progression in a specific setting. Participatory research would be soliciting the assistance of others to help bring about growth. (Erford, 2014, p. 154)

An example in which I would use action research is to find out why the students feel that the customer service at the university, specifically the financial aid office is so poor. Our specific department is what I call the heartbeat of the university, without proper finance especially for our culture of students, attendance would not be possible. Yet we receive so many complaints regarding customer service. I would create a questionnaire to gauge the student’s expectations of customer service. Why do they feel that their needs are not being meet? The participatory action could be a meeting among other department heads to see how their departments contribute, if any, to the dissatisfaction of customer service in our department or the university. How can we all work together to improve and meet the student expectations? Could we change some of our practices or are we being blamed for the procrastinators of the campus?

 

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Action research is defined as research that focuses on obtaining information that will change conditions in a particular setting or situation (Erford, p. 154). There are two different types of action research: practical and participatory. Action research focuses on the application aspect of conducting a study in the classroom, school, or community where as participatory is similar but involved additional focuses on involving individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds to empower and bring about social change.

A typical action research plan includes:

1–Introduction: Identifying and Clarifying the ACtion Research Question

2–Gathering Data

3–Analyzing and Interpreting Data

4–Creating an Action Plan

5–Evaluating and Reflecting

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Health Information Patient Handout

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Application: Health Information Patient Handout

One of the pivotal goals of consumer health literacy efforts is to design educational materials thatattract as well as educate users. In this Assignment, you design a health information document on a topic that is of interest to you.

To prepare:

·         Select a health issue of interest to you.

·         Identify the audience or population that you seek to educate about this issue.

·         Search the Internet to find credible sites containing information about your selected topic.

·         Review the two health literacy websites listed in this week’s Learning Resources. Focus on strategies for presenting information.

To complete:

·         Design an educational handout on the health issue you selected.

o    Include a cover page.

o    Include an introduction that provides:

§  An explanation of your issue and why you selected it

§  A description of the audience you are addressing

o    In the handout itself:

§  Develop your handout in such a way that it attracts the attention of the intended audience.

§  Include a description of the health issue and additional content that will enhance your message (i.e., key terms and definitions, graphics, illustrations, etc.).

§  Recommend four or five sites that provide clear, valuable, and reliable information on the topic.

 

Note: Remember to keep the information in your health handout and its design at the appropriate level for the audience you are seeking to inform. Submit your Assignment as a Word document.

*This is for Nursing Assignment Course

*I need in 10 hours.

*Open for revision as free

*No late policy

For A-PLUS WRITER ONLY

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Public Health Care System

The terms: health care and public health are often used interchangeably. Two such widely used terms are public health and health promotion.

Based on your understanding of the topic, create a report in a Microsoft Word document answering the following questions:

  • Define the terms public health and health promotion.
  • What are the similarities and differences between the two?
  • What specific health promotion activity was provided in your community during the past one year and what was the beneficial result?
  • How did Healthy People 2020 develop and what is the purpose and goals of this program?

Over the years, the public health care system has evolved due to the numerous legislative and regulatory influences. These efforts are being illustrated as legislative and regulatory pressures on the form and function of the delivery system.

Note: Click here to view a link to get a better understanding about the issues affecting the community and nation (Go to Policy and Advocacy > Congress and Federal Agencies > Legislation and Issues).

  • What current legislation has had the maximum impact on the way health care is provided?
  • What interest group(s) influenced the establishment of this legislation?

Mention an interest associated with a health care promotion or wellness program that, according to you, had the greatest impact on the people of the U.S. in the last three years. Provide a description of this program.

The description should include the following details:

  • What were the activities actually associated with the program?
  • How was it reported in the media?
  • What was it about this program that had an impact on you?
  • What population was involved? Why do you think the specified population was involved in the program?
  • What do you think can be done by society to promote this program?

Globalization and Efficient Markets

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Hey, I need this by tonight, Below is the questions that need answering. Below the assignment is an example of what the professor is looking for. Its a discussion response so it only needs to be 3 PARAGRAPHS

 

 

“Globalization and Efficient Markets” Please respond to the following:

  • From the e-Activity, analyze how national exchanges around the world are linked and suggest which exchange most significantly impacts the U.S. markets. Explain your rationale.
  • Analyze the most significant driver in an efficient market and whether or not you would characterize the U.S. markets as efficient. Provide support for your position. 
 
 
EXAMPLE:
 

From the e-Activity, analyze how national exchanges around the world are linked and suggest which exchange most significantly impacts the U.S. markets. Explain your rationale.

If you put, businesses with global interests are linked globally and depend greatly on the currency exchange rates of the countries in which they do business with globally.  Large global businesses exert economic forces in the countries in which they do business.  For example, if my company manufactures smartphones, there’s a strong probability that I use component suppliers from China and Korea.  Therefore, a lower value of the Korean and Chinese currency as compared to the USD benefits me because the supplies will be cheaper.  In another example, a large global corporation may provide significant jobs and revenue in several countries, impacting each of the countries’ currency valuation.  Exchange rate values depend on upon the basic economic law of supply and demand.  If a certain country’s currency demand rises, the value of that currency will also rise to a point at which supply can no longer sustain.  Governments often attempt to control demand by, for example, lowering interest rates to attract investors.  The chart below, obtained from OANDA.com, displays the currency exchange rates of major global currencies for the past five years, the Euro (EUR), Canadian dollar (CAD), Great Britain Pound (GBP), the Australia dollar (AUD) and China’s Renminbi yuan (CNY):

For this reason, I choose the Chinese yuan as the currency rate that most significantly impacts the U.S. markets.  A U.S. congressional report prepared in January of 2011 clearly identifies the reason for the Chinese yuan’s resistance to global forces: The Chinese government strictly controls their currency’s rate, avoiding open capital operations with foreign investors, thereby avoiding the normal supply and demand fluctuations (Morrison & Labonte, 2011).  In short, the Chinese yuan’s value today is lower than what it was in 1994.  The Chinese government has kept the value low intentionally, keeping foreign purchases of their products at a very high rate to continue their economic growth.  As you can imagine, countries like the U.S. blame this strict control on the continuing trade deficit with China.  It makes sense; a weaker Chinese yuan will continue to attract consuming nations like the U.S.  While this occurs, the U.S. dollar will continue to be weaker than its true potential because the higher value detracts foreign countries from purchasing U.S. product, pointing them to China.

 Analyze the most significant driver in an efficient market and whether or not you would characterize the U.S. markets as efficient. Provide support for your position.

According to Reilly and Brown (2012), define an efficient market or ‘informationally’ efficient market as “one in which security prices adjust rapidly to the arrival of new information, and, therefore, the current prices of securities reflect all information about the security.”  Under this efficient market, it assumed that information presented randomly and that a large number of participants who seek to make a profit analyze and place a value on securities.  Furthermore, it assumed that the security prices adjust rapidly, based upon the buying and selling decisions of those investors.  In an efficient market, the current price and expected return should reflect the risk.  This information is used to form the Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH) that categorized in previous studies as 1) weak-form, 2) semi-strong-form, and 3) strong form (Reilly & Brown, 2012).

  1. The weak-form assumes that the current stock price reflects all security information, including all historical performance data.  Because of this, it implies that you should gain very little from this data since the price has already captured it.
  2. The semi-strong form assumes that prices adjust quickly to all publicly available information.  Therefore, since the information is public, the investor should not receive “above-average risk-adjusted profits” because the price should rapidly reflect the new public information.
  3. The strong-form assumes that all stock prices reflect both public and private information.  This information is cost-free and available to anyone simultaneously.  Again, because the information is rapidly and freely available and reflected in the price, an investor shouldn’t be expected to gain massive high-risk returns.

With lower trading costs due to global connectivity through the use of information technology, studies have found that ‘momentum’ is still a viable source of gains.  However, study results mixed when testing the EMH hypothesis.  With a basic understanding of each EMH hypothesis, I would have to characterize the U.S. markets under the ‘semi-strong-form EMH.’  I say this because I am certain that all private information is not freely available, thus the label ‘private’, and therefore not the ‘strong form.’  U.S. markets now have historical stock information freely available to anyone interested, obtainable with the click of a mouse or tap of a screen.  With the passing of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and SEC regulation, there is also a considerable amount of publicly available information that includes financial statements and future corporation strategies.

Morrison, W. & Labonte, M. (2011). China’s Currency: An Analysis of the Economic Issues. Retrieved from the Congressional Research Service website: http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/155620.pdf

Reilly, F., & Brown, K. (2012). Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management (10th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.

Bioweapons and Epidemiology

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For this part of the assignment, you will develop your weapon from the ground up. Discuss nearly all of the epidemiological criteria related to it, and justify and discuss why it is used and how effective it is. This agent could be a hybrid of other biological pathogens or an entirely new one. If the agent is newly created, there must be some basis and epidemiological support of a similar agent by which you can base your justification. In other words, it will be unrealistic to create an airborne virus that inoculates and kills within one hour. There must be a realistic exposure and incubation time and must be supported through current agent biology or biochemistry (for example, influenza exposure and incubation takes 1–4 days).

  • Name of Agent: Explain why you chose the name. If it is a biological agent, be sure to provide a taxonomic name
  • Etiology: This will talk about the genesis of your agent. Where was it discovered? How was it made? How long has it been around? Why was this agent created? What were the social and economic factors of your rogue nation that made Dr. Madness focus on this element of the agent? What are the environmental precursors to this agent? Discuss the interaction among agent, host, and environment.
  • Identification: This will describe the basics of the agent. Is it a bacteria, virus, toxin, parasite, hybrid, or something else? Discuss how your agent presents within the human population. What are the symptoms in humans? What are the (zoonotic)  symptoms in animals? How does the disease progress? Are there stages? Discuss the various stages including length of infection, severity, and the like. What are the diagnostic indicators? How would a doctor be able to identify this agent in a clinic or emergency room?
  • Laboratory Analysis: How will the agent be identified? Can it be grown in media? What type of laboratory methods can be used to identify the agent (microscopy, chromatography, PCR, and so on)?
  • Occurrence: This is the epi: who, what, when, where, how, and why of the disease. Where does it happen? When can it be found? Who is most and least susceptible to the agent (risk factors). More exotic and hard to find agents are harder to prevent and control but are also more difficult to initiate an epidemic or pandemic, whereas more generalized and known agents may be easier to cure, but have a much wider swath of causing pandemics. How do socioeconomic factors foster or inhibit the spread of disease?
  • Reservoir: What is the natural reservoir of the agent? Are there other organisms where this agent can reside without causing disease? Increasing the reservoir can enhance transmission but can also allow for easier identification and treatment in response to it.
  • Mode of Transmission: Consider inhalation, absorption, digestion, contact, and so forth. If you use multiple modes, justify your selections.
  • Incubation Period: Provide the range with an average (median) day of disease onset. Does the period change in different socioeconomic status identifiers (sex, age, race, creed, and so on)? Why or why not?
  • Period of communicability: How long is a person with this agent contagious? Increasing this period also increases the opportunity for study and thus treatment and control.
  • Susceptibility: Is the agent susceptible to reinfection of the same person? Allowing for this increases morbidity but usually mortality wanes in subsequent infections.

Taking on the role of Dr. Madness, generate your superweapon and describe the weapon using the above mentioned criteria. Remember, the focus in on creating something that becomes difficult to identify, monitor, or treat with prophylaxis. You will write out the proposal as Dr. Madness submitting this to his lead researcher to develop. This proposal should be approximately 6–8 pages in length, but some submissions may be longer.

Journal 2: Turnitin Analysis

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In this Journal entry, you will analyze the data results from the Turnitin report you received after you uploaded assignment 3 to Turnitin. Understanding how to interpret the results will help you understand how to become a more effective and technically correct writer.

Note: In grading every required Journal entry, your Instructor uses a Journal Rubric. Review the Rubric prior to completing your Journal entry. Document: One Part Journal Assignments Rubric (Word document)

To Prepare: Access the Academic Integrity folder for this course. Review the section entitled Turnitin Policies. You may also want to visit the Turnitin website and review the function of Turnitin and the information provided on how to interpret a Turnitin report. Then, consider the Turnitin report for Assignment 2. (Your instructor will be able to view your Turnitin report as well.)

To Complete: Record the percent similarity index noted in your Turnitin report, and explain what that index score means. If you used any outside resources (though you are not required to do so) that helped you interpret and understand the data report on your Assignment, please include the source(s) in your journal entry. Explain briefly how you think Turnitin will help you with your future scholarly writing. List any specific questions you have for your instructor about the interpretation of the Turnitin report or what you should do with this information. Be sure that you get responses to any questions; your instructor should see them in your journal and should answer them.

Week 7.4 Discussion responses

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Sperry 7.4

 

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There are several categories of standardized scores. Researchers will commonly use Z, T, Stanine and scaled scores. These scores can be very helpful to researcher in their analysis raw scores. Provided within this paper is an overview and an example of each.

 Z-scores help us relate the data to the mean, whether the data is below or above the mean. If a z-score is 0, then the score is identical to the mean score. Furthermore, z-scores can be both positive and negative. Another reason researchers find z-scores so they can compare data sets. One way a z-score can be used is determine a company’s financial stability (Boyte, 2015).

T-scores are commonly used in behavioral, personality and clinical research and test development. T-score is similar to z-scores because of distribution of the score, with t-scores the distribution is 50 and the mean is 0 (Eford, 2015). One way of using t-scores is when representing benchmark scores. In this example, the t-score would eliminate the natural variations between survey questions and provide a way to determine whether scores that are high or low (Unknown, 2017).

Stanine is a system that divides the normal curve into nine equidistant segments, giving it the nickname “standard nine” (Eford, 2015). This score is used to indicate performance on a psychological or educational test. Some may prefer to use stanines scores, as they convert test scores into a single digit. One use of the stanine score is when teachers need to explain test scores to parents: 1-3 is performing below average, a score of 4-6 is average performance and a score of 7-9 is above average performance (Eissenberg & Rudner, 1988).

Scaled scores are commonly used in intelligence, achievement and perceptual reports, scaled score will have a mean of 10 and a SD of 3 (Eford, 2015). The best example to use would be if you are comparing two students who took two completely different test. Let’s say student A took a more challenging test then student B, but got a lower score of 62%. Student B’s test was much easier and he got an 85%. The teacher would then use the scaled score to determine a fair comparison of the two students’ scores.

 

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Standardized scores including z-scores, t-scores, stanine (standard nine), and scaled scores are used in research. However, each standardized score is different from each other. For instance, the mean of a z-score is zero and the standard deviation is one. On the other hand, the mean of a t-score is fifty and the standard deviation is ten. The stanine score or standard nine consists of nine equally distant segments while having a mean of five and the standard deviation of two. The mean of a scaled score is ten and the standard deviation is three. (Erford, B.T., 2015, pp. 264-266). An example as to where you might use each of the four standardized scores is listed below.

·         Z-Scores: Kylee is in high school and just received her test results from finals in her History class. Kylee received an 80% on the test and has asked the teacher how well she did when compared to the fifty peers in her class. The teacher would be able to utilize the z-score in determining the percentage that Kylee ranked higher and lower in from the 80% score from the final.

·         T-Scores: Jeremy would like to know more about his personality and personality characteristics. By using a t-score, Jeremy can understand the strengths and weaknesses of his personality and personality characteristics compared to others who have taken the personality test.

·         Stanine Scores: Maggie’s parents David and Jane are reviewing her test results that were required to every student at the end of the year. Using a stanine score, David and Jane can view the nine segments and see what areas Maggie is excelling in and needs to work on when compared to the other students who had taken the same standardized test.

·         Scaled Scores: Bethany is required to take an exam with a passing score of 400. A scaled score is used in this exam, because it provides the ability to be compared to other exams and the scoring of the exam is easier to comprehend.

 

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Nursing Assignment: Creating Online Quizzes

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Creating Online Quizzes

The testing and assessment process is often a struggle for educators. For many, finding the balance between a seemingly “hard” or “easy” question takes much practice. Furthermore, the development of question formats and stems can be a difficult concept to master. To aid in quiz development, nurse educators can use models such as The 3Cs(illustrated below) to focus more on the content of their questions and less on the actual construction. Nurse educators can also use prompts and templates provided at quiz development websites to assist quiz design. These websites can also help instructors easily administer quizzes in the online environment.

The 3Cs Model of Test Item Writing:

·         Content, concepts, and criterion. Use the content of the lesson as well as overarching concepts and nursing criterion (like NCLEX and other formal assessments) as a blueprint for your questions. In addition, consider the ideas and teachable moments that have occurred in the classroom or during clinical rotations.

·         Clarity and complexity. Be sure that your question stems are clear, straightforward, and use simple language. In addition, write your questions at the application or analysis level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. This will prompt students to move beyond basic comprehension and memorization.

·         Critique. Always go back and examine the questions that you have created. This process should be completed both before and after examinations. As with all teaching strategies, evaluation and revision is imperative to ensure the effectiveness of instruction.

 

Questions to be addressed on my paper:

1.       Review this week’s Learning Resources on developing multiple-choice quiz questions. How might you use the 3Cs and other best practices to craft your own quiz questions?

2.       Select one Lesson Plan (which is Pulmonary Edema) you will use as the focus of your online quiz. Then, craft three quiz questions (write your questions at the application or analysis level of Bloom’s Taxonomy) that are closely linked to the learning objectives and learning need of the lesson.

Learning Objectives:

a.       Explain how to recognize the clinical manifestations of patient with pulmonary edema

b.      Describe the treatment regimens of pulmonary edema

c.       Analyze  the priority nursing interventions for patients with pulmonary edema

d.      Create a concept map of pulmonary edema

3.       Brief description of one challenge that you experienced in crafting meaningful quiz questions and one challenge you experienced in using the technology platform. Briefly explain how you overcame each of these challenges.

4.       Explain whether you would use this technology to facilitate quiz development in a future learning environment and why.

 

Reminder:

1.      Put APA citations and references between 2011 – 2016… References that are below 2010 are obsolete already….

2.      At least two pages

 

 

 

Required Readings

Bristol, T. J., & Zerwekh, J. (2011). Essentials of e-learning for nurse educators. Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company.

  • Chapter 9, “E-Learning Assessment” (pp. 165–179)

 

Chapter 9 provides a brief description of each of the following e-learning assessments: rubrics, examinations, discussions, essays/papers, performance assessments, simulations/case studies, and portfolios.

 

 

Stanford Center for Teaching Excellence. (n.d.). Tomorrow’s professor Msg. #932 general guidelines for developing multiple-choice items. Retrieved February 21, 2013, from http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/posting.php?ID=932&search=general%20guidelines

 

At this website, review the nine “General Guidelines for Developing Multiple-Choice Items.”

 

Optional Resources

 

Dickinson, M. (2012). The thing about multiple-choice tests. Learning Solution Magazine. Retrieved from http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/861/the-thing-about-multiple-choice-tests-

 

Poll Everywhere. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2013, from http://www.polleverywhere.com/

 

Poll Everywhere allows users to create multiple choice and free response polls. As a registered user (free for basic use), you will be able to create the five quiz questions needed for your Discussion assignment. Before selecting this website, click on Take the Tour and watch video tutorials on how to navigate this website.

 

Survey Monkey. (n.d.). Retrieved January 29, 2013, from http://www.surveymonkey.com/

 

Though titled “Survey” Monkey, this website allows you to create more than just basic surveys. This website allows you to design, collect, and analyze your quiz results. Free registration is required to create your quiz.

 

 

 

week 6.2 Discussion response

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Wittmeier 6.2

 

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There are many diverse ways to collect data in counseling research. (Erford, 2015, p. 229). Two methods of collecting data that I will describe are known as interviews and questionnaires, surveys, and rating scales.

Interviews consist of multiple participants involving the collection of data through phone interviews, face to face meetings, and face to face interviews. One strength of interviews is how they can be structured, semi-structured, or unstructured. When an interview is structured, the interviewer asks the same question in order provided the ability for the data to be coded, quantified, and analyzed easier. When an interview is semi-structured, participants can expand and explore upon different responses. When an interview is unstructured, there are basic questions which in return provide the ability for the participants to explore deeper in the responses chosen. (Erford, 2015, pp. 229-230). Other strengths of interviews in collecting data include cost effective, rapid data collection, and importance defined by the participants. A few weaknesses of interviews are that this form of collecting data produces limited quantitative data, the accuracy is limited and difficult to specify, and has the possibility to be difficult when analyzing and summarizing discoveries. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2017).

Questionnaires, surveys, and rating scales consist of the researcher asking open and/or closed ended questions. The questionnaires, surveys, and rating scales involve the collection of data through instruments with paper and pencil and electronic administration via the internet. (Erford, 2015, p. 230). The strengths of surveys include being reliable, valid, generates quantitative data, and can be highly accurate. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, 2017). Two weaknesses of this method of data collection is nonresponse bias (incomplete and/or non-return of instrument) and literacy skills for an understanding and ability to complete instruments. (Erford, 2015, p. 230).

Interview Example: Benjamin works at a finance company and is wanting to hire an individual to work as a bookkeeper. He has four applicants for the job position, but he is having a challenging time choosing the best candidate. Benjamin decides to form a structured interview that consists of five questions that he will ask each of the four applicants in the same order. Benjamin will be able to gather the ten answers from each of the four applicants and conclude which applicant stands out among the rest. By using a structured interview, Benjamin has reduced bias and can interpret the outcome easier.

 

 

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                With all research methods there are flaws, there may never be the foolproof design. However, there are plenty of methods that exist to help minimize errors. The best practice for collecting your data is to first take into count your population and the data needed from this population. After these considerations are made some survey types may be ruled out. The two types I will cover are ranking and likert surveys.

                I am fond of the ranking style survey for a few reasons. First, it makes the participants slow down and compare the product/service against one another. For example, Instead of asking the customer do you like this brand more than most, instead the survey wants to know who in order the participant values more. However, with this particular survey there are weaknesses to consider. One weakness of this survey style is it can become time consuming for the researcher, especially if there is missing data (Eford, 2015).

The likert scale survey is similar in style to the ranking survey in the sense that if forces the participant to analyze their thoughts/feelings about a particular item, person or service more in depth when compared to other surveys, but likert also has it’s weakness. When the survey doesn’t provide a neutral response, participants are forced to decide more negative or positive towards the topic. Some researchers argue that weakness of the likert scale to be the optimal number of response (Eford, 2015).

                There are many methods of collecting data, and these examples provide insight to surveying. Participants are usually accommodating to this particular method. Researchers most often can analyze the surveys in a quick manor. As counselors we will be interviewing our clients, but applying these methods when needed.

 

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