group project

1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1089026/?page=1

2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23656701

3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11251508

Assignment #4: Qualitative Analysis: Part 1 (21% of the grade)

In this assignment students will go through the steps to set up a qualitative research study.

Step #1: Topic selection: Students select an appropriate topic associated with issues in health care management and submit it for approval. Examples include the following which you may use.The Instructor will divide the class into groups to complete the assignment.  Each group should submit 1 report.

Patient satisfaction with maternity wards 

Step #2: Using the topic approved by your instructor, identify three articles related to your topic. Using the steps to conduct qualitative research analysis, outlined in weeks 5 and 6 ,   provide the following for  each article:

Step #3: List the codes you would use for this study.

Step #4: List five themes for the study

Step #6: Theory - Determine any explanations or predictions observed, associated with topic of interest

Grading Rubric for Assignment # 4

State your approved topic
List each article selected (formatted in APA style)	12 points
Description of each article ( 2 - 3 pages)	18 points
Codes (attach codebook of at least 5 - 10 defined codes)	12.5 points
Themes (3 - 5 themes)	12.5 points
Conclusion. Discuss any similarities or differences in conclusions (2-4 paragraphs)	12 points
Contribution to Health Services Research (6 paragraphs)	18 points
Writes clearly, concisely, and with few errors. APA format is followed. Citations are used. Clearly presents material graphically. Easy to understand.	15 points