Written Assignment - Research and Design Method Find two articles (from the internet or library) and provide a 1-2 paragraph summary of the research and design method used in each article. Include add
Week 3 Written Assignment, Rubric Content, & Lesson Content
Written Assignment - Research and Design Method
Find two articles (from the internet or library) and provide a 1-2 paragraph summary of the research and design method used in each article. Include additional research methods that could have been used to clarify the question the author was looking to provide research on. Be sure to reference your articles in APA format
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Rubric Content
Week 3: Written Assignment – Research and Design Method
| Expectation | Value |
| Articles are appropriate to research and design methods | 10 |
| Identified additional research methods that could have been used to clarify the question being researched | 10 |
| Each article summary is 1-2 paragraphs | |
| Proper grammar, sentence structure, and spelling. Includes at least one resource. Correct use of APA format. | |
| Total | 25 |
Lesson Content
Choosing the Best Research Design for a Topic
The key to effectively researching a topic is understanding the methods of research available and properly selecting the research design that fits the purpose of the topic. The following are methods of research.
Methods of Research Design
Historical - Evaluates various past events for common trending. For example, the impact of past nomenclatures in coding that led to the development of ICD 10.
Descriptive - Establishes benchmarks to measure a future change (introducing technology) against. For example, PHR's success in low income areas.
Correlational - Connects a particular event and its impact on healthcare technology. For example, EMR implementation and its impact on coding productivity
Observational - (qualitative) - Most dynamic but least applicable in health informatics. The researcher observes subjects in their active state and allows for direct research (see with your own eyes) instead of studying what is reported on. For example, the impact of EHRs on the physician/patient relationship during an office visit
Evaluation - Examines the effectiveness of a technological decision on healthcare. For example, which approach to EHR implementations is most successful, big bang (all at once) or phased in?
Experimental - Investigates cause and effect (very common in health research but there are very few directly involving health informatics research). Investigating what is the impact of a patient having direct access to test results and positive outcomes in their care is an example where using experimental design methodology would be useful.
Causal - Comparative (Quasi-Experimental) - the most common type of research design, used when it is unethical or dangerous to conduct true experimental research. For example, identifying the difference in EHR adoption between physicians that attend classroom training vs. computer based training.
