Order 2301469: Reflection Journal

COURSE OUTLINE

Week Topic (Objective) To Do List1

1 Asking the Question

(Objective 1) Readings:

Melnyk & FO: 1, 2, 3, & 15

Greenhalgh: 1, 2

Live Classroom:

Attend Immersion

Assignments Due:

Identify background and significance studies which apply to a local environment.

Start Reflective journal (Appendix E)

Begin exhaustive literature search on your selected clinical problem.

Create Peer Learning Communities - Informal Skype//phone//other platforms discussion of background &

significance, course concepts, and other peer review issues; group chat in week 8

Submit PICOt Question (Appendix F)

2 Literature Appraisal

(Objective 2) Readings:

Melnyk & FO: 4 & 7

Greenhalgh: 3, 4

Live Classroom:

Optional synchronous Adobe Connect Session to be determined by instructor and students

Assignments Due:

Continue exhaustive multidatabase search.

Continue working on Reflective Journal

Discussion Board: Discussion Board #1 (Appendix B)

3 Critical Appraisal:

Quantitative

Experimental Study

Designs

(Objectives 2)

Readings:

Melnyk & FO 5,6, 10

Greenhalgh: 5, 6, 7, 8

Researched database articles relevant to your key studies with quantitative experimental designs.

Videos:

Watch recorded Research Design

Live Virtual Classroom:

Optional synchronous Adobe Connect Session to be determined by instructor and students

Assignments Due:

Continue your exhaustive multi-database literature search.

Continue working on Reflective Journal

4 Critical Appraisal:

Quantitative Non-

Experimental Study

Designs

(Objective 2)

Readings:

Melnyk & FO 8, 9

Greenhalgh: Ch. 9, 10, 11

Research database articles relevant to your key studies with quantitative non-experimental designs.

Videos:

1 All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST) or Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

Week Topic (Objective) To Do List1

Watch recorded instructor Quantitative Non-Experimental Designs

Watch Garr Reynolds Lecture at Authors@Google

Live Virtual Classroom:

Optional synchronous Adobe Connect Session to be determined by instructor and students

Assignments Due:

Background and Significance Paper with five (5) research articles in a Matrix or EBP Summary Table due

Sunday via Live Text (Appendix C)

Complete critical appraisals of studies with quantitative non-experimental designs (no assignment or points

awarded)

Continue working on Reflective Journal

5 Critical Appraisal:

Qualitative Study

Designs

(Objectives 1 - 3)

Readings:

Melnyk & EFO 10, 17, 18

Greenhalgh: Ch. 12, 13, 14

Researched database articles relevant to your key studies with qualitative experimental designs.

Videos:

Watch recorded Qualitative Study Design

Live Virtual Classroom:

Optional synchronous Adobe Connect Session to be determined by instructor and students

Assignments Due:

Continue working on Reflective Journal

Complete critical appraisals of studies with qualitative experimental designs (no assignment or points

awarded)

Discussion Board: Discussion Board #2

6 Evidence Synthesis

(Objective 4) Readings:

Melnyk & EFO Review 4, 5, 6

Live Virtual Classroom:

Optional synchronous Adobe Connect Session to be determined by instructor and students

Assignments Due:

Critical Appraisal of one (1) research article due & post via Blackboard (Appendix D)

Continue working on Reflective Journal

7 Human Subjects

Protection

(Objective 5)

Readings:

Melnyk & FO 16, 20 & Appendix F

Videos:

Watch “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”

Assignments Due:

Evidence Synthesis Paper including Matrices Due Sunday - posted via LiveText (Appendix A)

Continue working on Reflective Journal

8 From Evidence to

Intervention

(Objectives 3, 6)

Readings:

Melnyk & FO 11, 12, 13, 14

EBP model readings for your proposed intervention as you selected yourself

Live Virtual Classroom:

Synchronous Adobe Connect Session to be determined by instructor and students

Student presentations with their Learning Communities

Assignments Due:

Week Topic (Objective) To Do List1

Submit Reflective Journal for all 7 weeks by Sunday midnight via blackboard

Discussion board: Discussion Board #3