Week 3_7009

Instructions

Zenith Hospital is a research-based healthcare organization. In a recent board meeting, it was reported that there is growing dissatisfaction among patients. Based on this report, the board agreed that the organization will increase its research activities with the goal of investigating patients’ dissatisfaction and subsequently working to increase the delivery of healthcare services for the community.

A few members of the research team that will be working on this initiative reported they would appreciate a refresher on the key operationalization concepts pertinent for formulating good research ideas. As the administrator and head of the research team, you volunteered to teach this important concept to your team members.

To make good on your promise, develop a PowerPoint presentation (with speaker notes) that explains the following operationalization concepts:

         1. Range of variation

         2. Variation between extremes

         3. Dimensions

To bring this presentation to life, use the age (continuous) and age category (categorical) variables from the Excel attachment to illustrate the first two concepts, respectively. From the same data, use the variables, such as myocardial infarction, to illustrate the third concept. Ensure you review these concepts in the Babbie book chapter in this week’s resources.

Length: 8-10 slides, not including title and reference slides; include 50-100 words of speaker notes per slide

References: Include a minimum of 4 scholarly resources

Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.  Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.