NR 503 Week 3 Discussion Epidemiological Methods and Measurements

NR 503 Week 3 Discussion Epidemiological Methods and Measurements

Purpose:

This discussion board content is intended to facilitate learning for students through engaging dialogues as they achieve the desired learning outcomes/competencies associated with their course in a manner that empowers them to organize, integrate, apply and critically appraise their knowledge to their selected field of practice.

The use of discussions provides students with opportunities to contribute graduate level-appropriate knowledge and experience to the topic in a safe, caring, and fluid environment that models professional and social interaction. The ebb and flow of a discussion is based upon the composition of student and faculty interaction in the quest for relevant scholarship.

Participation in the discussion generates opportunities for students to actively engage in the written ideas of others by carefully reading, researching, reflecting, and responding to the contributions of their peers and course faculty. Discussions foster the development of members into a community of learners as they share ideas and inquiries, consider perspectives that may be different from their own, and integrate knowledge from other disciplines.

One peer and one faculty or two peer posts due by Sunday 11:59 PM MT of week 3

A 10% late penalty will be imposed for initial discussions posted after the weekly deadline regardless of the number of days late. No postings will be accepted after 11:59pm MT on Sunday (i.e. student will receive an automatic 0). Week 8 discussion closes on Saturday at 11:59pm MT.

Assignment Requirements

Utilizing the list below, choose two research methods.

Next, find two articles, one on each of the chosen methods, from the Chamberlain College library, or you may use one that is provided within the course and one you find from the library. The articles should be related to population health and infectious disease, chronic health, occupational health, global health, genomics, or environmental health:

Randomized Control Trial

Cohort Study

Case-Control Study

Cross-Sectional

Read each article and answer the following questions with detail for each article, include succinct definitions/examples or rationale as fitting to the question. Organize your answers using the number of the question you are answering (1-8). Your answers should provide more than a “yes” or “no”, your answers should provide examples, critical thinking, definitions, and examples.

Does the study design specify a question, goal, of the study? Why is this important?

Explain the methodology (Randomized Control Trial, Cohort Study, Case-Control Study).

Describe the participant information, include recruitment. Is selection bias present?

How is data collected?

Are the variables identified? If yes, discuss. If no, how does this impact your interpretation of the study?

How was the data analyzed, what statistics are provided? What are potential errors related to the study design?

What are the weaknesses of the type of study design/method?

Discuss the outcomes and the implications for implementation.

Post your analysis of the research studies to the DB. Your analysis should have in-text citations and utilize a scholarly voice with APA formatting. You may choose to write a Word doc and upload your doc to the discussion board for this week.

Respond to a total of two posts; either two (2) peer posts or a peer and faculty post, with a minimum of one paragraph of 4-5 sentences for each of their articles. Your reply post should integrate in-text citation(s) and be formatted with APA and a scholarly voice.