Application of Qualitative Descriptive Design

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To differentiate between research designs and determine which design the best fit for the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions, it is helpful to explore a minimal framework of several designs. Throughout this course, you will explore several designs for your potential dissertation research study. In this assignment, you will explore the possibility of conducting your proposed dissertation research study using a qualitative descriptive design.

General Requirements:Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

  • This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
  • Doctoral learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center.
  • Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association for specific guidelines related to doctoral-level writing. The manual contains essential information on manuscript structure and content, clear and concise writing, and academic grammar and usage.
  • This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.
  • You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

Directions:

Consider the specific language designated by GCU as indicative of qualitative research.

Discuss the possibility of conducting your proposed dissertation research study using a qualitative descriptive design. Include the following in your discussion:

  1. A problem statement for the study. Use language appropriate to a qualitative descriptive design.
  2. A purpose statement for the study. Use language appropriate to a qualitative descriptive design.
  3. At least two research questions appropriate to the proposed study.
  4. An analysis of the feasibility of conducting the study as a qualitative descriptive study.
  5. An analysis of the alignment of the study components.
  6. An analysis of the fit of this design to the proposed problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions. Do you believe this is a reasonable design for addressing your study topic? Why or why not?

What Makes a Good Leader?

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Assignment Description:

Signature Assignment Title: What Makes a Good Leader?

Signature Assignment Description/Directions:

Choose one or more leadership topic(s) from your textbook or from a scholarly source from a previous discussion or assignment from this course and write about its application to nursing practice. Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care is my topic of choice. Provide definitions, history/background, and major concepts of chosen topic.  Describe the topic’s function in nursing practice by examining at least three different nursing roles (for example, bedside nurse, public health nurse, CNO, unit manager, etc.). Discuss how the leadership topic can be used in your own practice. Discuss your personal growth in regard to your chosen leadership topic. Evaluate personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to your career advancement.

Then, discuss the top three traits you feel makes a good nurse leader. Support your statements with examples from your practice experience and scholarly sources.

Society for Human Resource Management

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Prior to completing this discussion, be sure to read Chapter 3 in Brown and Green (2020), Kaufman and Guerra-López (2015), and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (2020). This discussion is an opportunity to practice assessing instructional needs, which is the first step in any instructional design process. Remember that the organization, problem, and audience you identify this week become the basis for the remaining assignments, several discussions, and your final paper in this course. Please review the Week 3 Instructor Guidance page and the Discussion Grading Rubric before participating.
Initial Post: Imagine you are an instructional designer working for a financial, insurance, health care, or government contractor company. Next, imagine that the organization has a problem that can be addressed through training. Compose an initial reply that addresses the components listed below. Use APA in this response for citations and headings for each of the components listed below and the references page:
• Industry and Problem: State which industry (finance, insurance, health care, government) you are working for and give the organization a fictitious name. In the same section, describe a problem or need to be addressed and why. This problem may be one that you have personally experienced, or it could be one that you create for the purpose of this discussion.
• Impact and Stakeholders: Identify the key stakeholders involved in implementing the change and describe the impact the change is expected to have for each stakeholder group.
• Rationale for Instructional Intervention: Explain why instruction is the best approach to addressing the problem or need. Be sure to explain the consequences of not addressing the problem or need. Support the justification using scholarly or otherwise credible resources. You may the Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Crediable Source tip sheetLinks to an external site. to assist you with this component.
Critical Thinking Guidance: To help meet the critical thinking requirement, your post should do at least one of the following:
• analyze or evaluate information,
• make connections to other concepts in the class,
• provide examples that support your thoughts and viewpoints,
• share personal experiences relevant to the post,
• cite sources that support what you are stating in your post, or
• offer alternative viewpoints
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