Homework
Part I: Evidence of the Need to Mitigate the Negative Impact of One Challenge
Search the research literature to find three peer-reviewed studies substantiating the need to mitigate the negative effect of the organizational challenge you identified in Week 5 as the best opportunity for EBP improvement in a potential doctoral capstone project, as well as the significance of that improvement.
Review and synthesize the substantiating evidence presented in your sources. Use the following questions as a guide:
A. According to the literature:
a. What is currently known about the challenge?
b. How far-reaching is the challenge?
c. What are the significant consequences of the challenge?
d. What are the implications for not mitigating the negative effect of the challenge?
Part II: Populating an Evidence Table
Introduction
Finding, organizing, appraising, and synthesizing evidence are all essential skills that scholar-practitioners must master. An excellent tool to facilitate these tasks is an evidence table, which enables you to capture and summarize key information from multiple sources and serves as a concise and well-organized overview of the literature.
Becoming familiar with the evidence table and its use now will prove invaluable as you progress through your program and begin working on your doctoral capstone project. Using the evidence table to document and analyze the evidence you've gathered in a literature search will enable you to develop a coherent synthesis of your findings.
Preparation
Compile the peer-reviewed studies you've collected over the past five weeks as you've researched organizational challenges that present opportunities for evidence-based improvement.
Instructions
Analyze the peer-reviewed research studies you've collected and add key information to the Evidence Table [XLSX]. Then, critically appraise three of the studies and synthesize your findings.
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Task
The homework requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so be sure to address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed.
A. Analyze each peer-reviewed research study.
a. At a minimum, add the following information to your evidence table:
i. APA Source Reference.
ii. Aim, Hypothesis, or Research Question.
iii. Research Design/Methodology.
iv. Measurement Method.
v. Sample Population or Setting.
vi. Research Variables.
vii. Data Analysis.
viii. Findings.
B. Critically appraise each peer-reviewed study.
a. Address each study's methodology, research questions, theoretical basis, findings, and possible application.
b. Do not accept articles at face value.
C. Synthesize the findings from your analysis and critical appraisal of the studies.
a. Explain how these sources relate to one another.
i. Identify commonalities and differences in research questions, methodologies, and findings.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.