Communications The Steps of Research Process in Health Discussion

Week 1 – Discussion Forum
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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7
(Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your
initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading
Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.
Research Process, Topic, Problem Statement, and Research Questions or Hypotheses
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
Read
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Chapter 1 from the course text, Conducting Health Research: Principles, Process,
and Methods.
Narrowing a Topic & Developing a Research QuestionLinks to an external site.
Watch
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Picking Your Topic IS ResearchLinks to an external site.
How to Write The Problem Statement in Your Research Proposal, Manuscript or
ThesisLinks to an external site.
Research Question—Library Research TutorialLinks to an external site.
6 Steps to Formulate a Strong HypothesisLinks to an external site.
It is also recommended you review the following resources listed on the recommended
resources page:
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What Is Biomedical and Health Informatics?Links to an external site.
Data Analytics and Informatics Are Two Separate Disciplines (and Why This Matters
to HIM)Links to an external site.
Biomedical Informatics vs Healthcare Informatics: A Side-By-Side ComparisonLinks
to an external site.
Research is the systematic inquiry of collecting and analyzing data in order to enlarge our
understanding of the phenomenon that we are concerned about or interested in. Even
though research projects vary in complexity and duration, research typically has its
unique process.
Instructions
For this discussion,
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Describe the steps in the research process.
o Be sure to briefly explain each step with proper terminology.
o You can get creative with this portion of your post by creating an
infographic, document, image, or other document using a tool
like CanvaLinks to an external site. or one of your choice.
o Be sure to attach your infographic, etc., to your post.
Identify the most difficult step in the research process from your perspective
as a novice researcher.
o Be sure to provide your rationale(s) on your selection.
Construct your research topic in relation to health informatics.
o You can use the Health Information Management library guideLinks
to an external site. to identify a topic and research available. While
this library guide provides resources on health information
management, you can also find resources directly related to health
informatics.
o Be sure that your selected topic will hold your interest because you
will be using it for assignments throughout the course.
o Be sure to provide some background information that shows why
this is an important topic to be explored further.
Define the problem statement associated with your research topic.
Devise two specific research questions or hypotheses on the aspects of your
chosen topic.