research methods today's link

Kia ora

Todays Elluminate link is

http://elluminate.tekotago.ac.nz:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1251925410744

See you at 1pm to go over the notes from Monday - and then troubleshoot asseignment - literature review problems.

Kind regards Felicity Molloy

elluminates this week

Hello group – long time no hear.

Hoping that your research methods coursework has not flown completely out of the task list!!

I am back in Elluminate for two tutorial style sessions next week. So please have ready questions and foci about your literature review so far. I will have general responses to questions such as:

Have I a clear statement about my topic – title?
What ways do I own this topic – what is my position?
Have I established an argument – is my structure clear?
Have I got enough quality sources – is there evidence of critical and relevant reading?
Do my ideas have a logical flow?
Is my conclusion as a result of accumulating/ comparing and critiquing these ideas?
Have I checked grammar, punctuation, spelling, paragraphs, etc.
Am I referencing correctly both in the body of the lit. review and in the reference list

These questions also form a basis for how you will be assessed!

Please note the links for the Elluminates are on your emails as for some reason the blogger does not seem to want to hyperlink today.:

The first session Elluminate is Monday August 31st - 3.15 - 5.15. This replaces the Wednesday 1-3 session.

and

Thursday' Research Methods Elluminate for September 3rd – 1 – 3pm.

You can attend just one session- but please will you indicate which one and have your questions ready on the day. I will record both session for your review anyway. Please listen to these sessions first if you are intending a face to face with me.

Look forward to “seeing” you all.

Kind regards
Felicity Molloy

Evidence-based practice

Today in research methods we'll be looking at Evidence-based practice, which has become in recent years the dominant paradigm in healthcare practice.

Weekly tasks

1. Elluminate - Monday 3-5pm
   Evidence-based practice
   

Mondays 22nd June elluminate 3 - 5pm - TO DO list

Hi research methods group

Mondays Elluminate (Research methods) is a tutorial style session for the Literature review assessment - due date 20 September. It is a big task (60% weighting) and I want you to get underway early. You will find there is a lot of reading to accomplish - so important to locate your themes in good time so that you wont get overwhelmed after the break. Glance back at your time managmeent ideas and maybe haul those useful study tactics and strageies into place - reading about 30mins 4x a week should get you through!

I have completed the marking first phase of your collaborative task (I would like to complete a comments sheet before processing the marks) and have pulled up some potentially interesting topics for your individual literature reviews but would also like to take you through the following process using the assessment task list as a reference:

1. Selecting a title - brainstorming relevance
2. Writing exercise - selecting themes/ key words and categories
3. Development of an introductory paragraph
4. Troubleshooting the project - this section is about selecting a relevant theoretical framework to guide your query. You should have some ideas about this from your coll. task - not just quantitative or qualitative methods selection but what kind of scope/ audience/ research supports how you go about searchng the literature.

Link is - http://elluminate.tekotago.ac.nz:80/join_meeting.html?meetingId=1245384227090

So before Monday 3pm - please set up a google doc and share with me - email David if you need help with this. Label this google doc.
RMAT3 Lit review - and your name.

David will be taking the Elluminate session on Thursday 25th (1 -3pm)- he will be discussing the Evidence Based practice approach - you might find this a really appropriate method - so keep an open mind in the meantime.

See (hear) you there
Felicity

endangerment sites power point location

Hi again
Small turnout for the Elluminate today and some catch up required..
Because of difficulty in emailing a large file I have loaded the Endangerment Sites Power Point onto todays Elluminate - check the recorded version!!
FM

research methods collaborative task assessment process

Hi groups - I am still marking the RM assess Task 2 - collaborative task group works - they are intensive reading and just to let you know that because it is taking this long - I feel able to give you another couple of days for reflections to turn up - either as a blog or as an email.

As per my previous email dated 29 05 09 about this ...

In the comments and feedback for the Group assessment the first two parts of the assessment schedule are group and the third part individual (reflection).

If you have not already included a personal reflection in the written output, please can you email or blog me a reflection about the process - keep the Collaborative Task Criteria in mind when you do this: Link or link!

http://ia331428.us.archive.org/0/items/Evidence-basedPracticemassage/ResearchMethodsAsOverall.pdf

If I don't have your reflection - extended date is June 10th - I will aggregate the marks from the first two group criteria and average a third mark less 30% as a final total for the individual whose reflection has not been sent. Please use the normal Extension criteria and process if you are not able to complete this by then.

Your reflection will be marked using the third reflective blogging rubric - attached and needs to demonstrate your:

• contribution to the group
• contribution to the references
• your interpretations of the topic
• your engagement with the group
• your involvement with the workload

Kind regards

Felicity Molloy

Next Elluminate date for Research Methods

The next Elluminate meeting for Research Methods - Monday 11th May 3 - 5pm.
More about the topics for this session after Easter!!!
By then the 4th Blog spot will be done... yeah!!
FM

Qualitative and Quantitative Research

Due to time constraints, the tasks for this week will be sent out via email, then posted at a later date to this blog.

The title of the email will be qualitative and quantitative research.

Information quality

Hi all,

Thanks for your various communications

As regards the second blog - you are to describe how information from different sources might vary in quality - and how to differentiate good quality from poor. Although this has not previously been formally assessed in your course work, from the ways you have been encouraged to reference previously you will be able to make comment about sourcing quality material for research purposes.

I encourage you to extend yourselves beyond Wikipedia - because it is an evolving "library" of information - its quality is variable/ in draft.. etc. Much of the information is good and useful - its just that you might make it your first port of call to expand your preliminary ideas - but KEEP SEARCHING...

So (moving on!) - Much of the debate about poor to quality reference sources has been covered - but to help support you in this second blog, here is a refresher /random exercise for you to attempt. We can go through this on Monday as well.

1. Google search - http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/Quality.pdf

2. Open up this references and make a note of what you are looking at - basically a bunch of references about quality assurance of references!

3. Select six references which sound like they have something to do with your blog topic. Select 3 qualitative authors and 3 quantitative authors

e.g. Barbour - good/ relevant qualitative title and Healey & Perry for a good/ relevant quantitative.

4. Open up two of these articles - read em!

5. While you are reading make a list of reasons why you think this is a good source for research purposes?

6. Be prepared to discuss this on Monday at our Elluminate session.
Elluminate session - Monday - 3-5pm
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Academic structure (using Unravelling the mystery of fascial unwinding)

By the way I am using the term "random exercise" or - activity - to stimulate ways for you to practice your understanding before completing your assessment task. This is a slightly more sophisticated approach to drafts, which you learnt about in Study Skills.

And

I want you to keep in mind we have entered a vast territory here - the display of your skills - through the assessment tasks is demonstrating your understanding and being succinct about that. Don't worry if it takes a couple of goes - get help if you need to. Email me!

And

I think the dates you received for these blog tasks are a week out. Either way your effort to get them in is recorded and becuase I recognise that your responses in the various group situations supports your learning and is also measurable in the marking rubrics, I am happy to continue negotiating your actual date received. Don't let this be an incentive to slow down : ) We are early days and there is a lot to do...

Happy studying - I love it!

Kind regards

Felicity Molloy

Research Methods

In this course we aim to help you to develop the level of understanding of contemporary massage research that is required to operate effectively as an evidence-based healthcare professional.

Felicity Molloy will be the course coordinator for this paper.

Here is the course page for Research Methods.

This week we will be getting started on looking at the research process, and making sense of research articles. Here's what you need to do to get started....

1. Download
   a) The Assessment tasks and Assessment schedule.
   b) Guidelines for writing a research proposal.
   c) Using the APA referencing style.
   
   
   
2. You will be sent two articles by email. Try to skim through Unravelling before the elluminate session on Monday.
   
   
3. Elluminate session Monday 3-5pm
   
   
4. Get started on the collaborative research proposal project (Details in the elluminate session)
   
   
5. Elluminate session Thursday 2-3 pm