ACC Health and Healthcare Mock Research Proposal & Journal Entries

Research Journals: Throughout the semester the student will apply the course concepts to a proposed research project. The journal allows students to practice the concepts from class, developing the project over time. The research journal is a record of research concepts applied to one select topic. Students are encouraged to revise and improve their project throughout the semester. Journals will be marked based on clarity, accuracy, and application to your topic.

note: The whole work should be related and about a specific topic. Each Journal should be in separate Word document.

Journal 3: What do you feel is the most important issue in health or health care? How many people are impacted by this problem? What are the health consequences? How can we improve quality of life for those affected? NOTE: This problem is your topic for you mock research project.

Journal 4: Obtain 12 original research articles/ resources on your topic. Submit an annotated bibliography with a summary paragraph. In the summary, note current gaps and next steps for research.

Journal 5: Develop two research questions for your mock research project.

Develop one research hypothesis. Provide operational definitions of your variables.

Journal 6: Propose two study designs that reflect your research question or hypothesis.

Journal 7: Describe your sampling designs, methods and inclusion and exclusion criteria of your mock research project.

Journal 8: What instruments are currently available to measure your variables? What constructs does each instrument measure? Describe reliability and validity of the instrument. How does a researcher obtain these instruments? Is there copyright? What is the cost?

Journal 9: List the study procedures of your mock project

Journal 10: What data analysis techniques match your mock research project?

Mock Research Proposal

Each journal you complete is a step towards your final proposal. Using these journals, each student will design a research project and write a mock report. The report will include:

(a) a statement of the problem being investigated, including the research question and hypothesis

(b) a literature review

(c) methodology

(d) implications of results and suggestions for future research questions

Your paper should be from 6 to 10 double-spaced typewritten pages, including citations and bibliography. Correct APA style must be followed. A minimum of 12 professional references must be used.

Note : The research proposal should be related to the journals and in a separate word document.