Posted: April 24th, 2025

2 Topics Excel sheets

Topic 1 : What have researchers learned about the contributing factors that increase the rates of diabetes among youth in Florida and the ways to mitigate this problem?

Topic 2 : What have researchers learned about contributing factors of obesity among the adults in California and ways to mitigate this problem?

Navigating Research Articles

When summarizing research articles, students should identify the following elements that provide the reader with a high-level

understanding of the quality of research undergone in an article. This can help students decide if a research article is right for their

work.

Required Element Common Places to Look Common Indicator Words

Who (conducted the research)? – Top of an article, near the title

Why (was the study conducted

[purpose])?

– Abstract

– Introduction

– the purpose of the study…

– …in order to…

– …to understand…

– …to explore…

When (was data collected)? – Abstract

– Methodology/Methods

– Data Collection

Not to be confused with the

publication year.

*** If secondary research was

conducted, look for the

researchers’ search parameters.

Did they only look at data within

a certain timeframe? ***

Where (was data collected)?

– Abstract

– Introduction

– Methodology/Methods

– Data Collection

Not to be confused with the

location of the publishing journal.

*** If secondary research was

conducted, look for the

researchers’ search parameters.

Did they only look at data from a

specific location? ***

How (data was collected [research

methodology + description)?

Brief mention may be found…

– Abstract

– Introduction

For description see…

– Methodology/Methods

– Data Collection

*** Think of details about

participants – gender, age,

demographic. Was a survey used?

Were interviews done? Face-to-

face? Over the phone? Look for

tables with questions. ***

What (was found [findings/results])? Brief mention may be found…

– Abstract

For summary see…

– Findings

– Discussion

– Conclusion

– …it was found…

– …results indicate…

– …findings suggest…

Limitations (what did the researchers

identify as limitation [weakness] of the

study?)

– Methods

– Limitation

– Discussion

– Conclusion

…limitations to the study were…

…acknowledged the following

limitations to the study…

…a limitation to the study was…

Types of Methodology/Research Design Common Indicator Words/Themes to Look For

PRIMARY Research Methodologies/Designs

Qualitative – Participants/description of participants

– Interviews

– Questionnaire/open-ended

– Survey/open-ended

– Focus groups

– Seeing exact wording from participants’ responses

Quantitative – Participants/description of participants

– Survey/close-ended

– Questionnaire/close-ended

– Multiple Choice Survey

– Seeing percentages or numerical figures

– Likert scale

Mixed-Method This one is a combination of the above two. It is often conducted in

phases.

– First phase/stage/step (this is typically qualitative in nature)

– Second phase/stage/step (this is typically quantitative in nature)

– Coding words to quantify the frequency of mentions among participants

(Nvivo or other systems can do this, so researchers may make mention of a

program that helped them code)

– Likert Scale

SECONDARY Research Methodologies/Designs

Literature Review Literature reviews will not have their own participants to gather data

from; they use existing information from varying databases.

– Systematic literature review

– Names of databases included

– Keywords researchers used included

– Number of articles/studies used is indicated

PRIMARY OR SECONDARY Research

Methodologies/Designs

Meta-Analysis – Can include primary/secondary but uses significant statistical analysis to

identify trends among many similar types of studies

– Often studies trends over a period of time

Sheet1

Fill in your approved research question: What have researchers learned about __________________ and how to mitigate this ________________?
WHO	WHEN	WHERE	WHY	HOW Process	HOW Methodology	WHAT	RECOMMEND-ATIONS	ARTICLE DOI
Who conducted the research	What year was the research conducted (if lit. review, what years were used as criteria to select literature? (HINT: see HOW process column)	Where was the data collected (if lit. review, what locations were used as criteria to select articles? (HINT: see HOW process column)	Why was the research conducted (what did the researchers hope to learn?) (HINT: often starts with “in order to…”)	Describe the process (like a cookbook recipe so it can be recreated): – for PRIMARY research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods) include who the participants were, how many, how were they selected, what kinds of questions were asked? – for SECONDARY research (lit. review and meta-analysis) include how they chose their articles (inclusion and exclusion criteria)	Name one of the 5 we learned (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, lit. review, or meta-analysis)	What the researchers learned – the results (tell this like a story)	What recommendations did the researchers make? (HINT: usually in discussion or conclusion sections)	(Hint: the DOI will always start with 10. Look in the upper left corner, in the margins, or at the end of the article for it.)
Gallegos-Rejas, V. M., Kelly Jaimon T., Lucas Karen, Snoswell Centaine L., Haydon Helen M., Pager Sue, Smith Anthony C., Thomas Emma E.	January to December 2021	culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia	The study aimed to describe telehealth (telephone and videoconference) utilisation within a major health service and identify sociodemographic factors that may contribute to limited telehealth access.	This cross-sectional study used service activity data from the outpatient department of four tertiary hospitals in Queensland, Australia, from January 2021 to December 2021. This included metropolitan outpatient services from the Metro South Health Region (MSH): Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH), Logan Hospital (LGH), Queen Elizabeth II Hospital (QEH) and Redland Hospital (RLH). MSH serves a diverse community considered the most culturally diverse area in Queensland, with 20% of the population having a first language other than English.22 MSH also serves a population with low socioeconomic status, high levels of disability and a significant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.22 The diversity of the MSH population and the local technical support for service provision make this health region a suitable area to study access to telehealth services. We adopted the STROBE Statement Guideline for reporting observational studies.23	Quantitaive	Telehealth accounted for 39.16% (n = 60 081) of outpatient consultations conducted across all observations. The most common telehealth modality was the telephone (64.87%, n = 38 514), followed by videoconference calls (35.13%, n = 20 857). Across the different facilities, PAH used telehealth for 42.54% (n = 43 402) of all consultations, followed by LGH with 28.27% (n = 8389), QEH with 42.42% (n = 6424) and RLH with 28.34% (n = 1866). Patients who used telehealth (52.35 years, s.d. = 17.97) were, on average, slightly younger than the ones not using telehealth (52.78 years, s.d. 17.05) (t-test = −4.63, P < 0.0001). There was no significant difference in telehealth use according to sex.	Given the rapid changes in population diversity,7 migration patterns25 and the expansion in telehealth,26 these study’s findings highlight the need to identify equity-based solutions to improve telehealth awareness and uptake among these populations.	10.1071/AH23125

Sheet1

Fill in your approved research question: What have researchers learned about __________________ and how to mitigate this ________________?
WHO	WHEN	WHERE	WHY	HOW Process	HOW Methodology	WHAT	RECOMMEND-ATIONS	ARTICLE DOI
Who conducted the research	What year was the research conducted (if lit. review, what years were used as criteria to select literature? (HINT: see HOW process column)	Where was the data collected (if lit. review, what locations were used as criteria to select articles? (HINT: see HOW process column)	Why was the research conducted (what did the researchers hope to learn?) (HINT: often starts with “in order to…”)	Describe the process (like a cookbook recipe so it can be recreated): – for PRIMARY research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods) include who the participants were, how many, how were they selected, what kinds of questions were asked? – for SECONDARY research (lit. review and meta-analysis) include how they chose their articles (inclusion and exclusion criteria)	Name one of the 5 we learned (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, lit. review, or meta-analysis)	What the researchers learned – the results (tell this like a story)	What recommendations did the researchers make? (HINT: usually in discussion or conclusion sections)	(Hint: the DOI will always start with 10. Look in the upper left corner, in the margins, or at the end of the article for it.)

HW: EXCEL Research Tracker (W. 6)

Prep Task

Complete the
Prep Tasks below:

(1) CONFIRM that you have completed the items below before you progress:

I have an

· APPROVED research question/topic

· and, APPROVED research articles (3) related to the above.

(2) WATCH the following video to learn how to TACTFULLY read a research article:

Click here –>

How to Read a Research Article

(3) OPEN AND USE the document below to help you navigate each research article you have:

(3) OPEN AND USE – Navigating Research Articles – 2024

(4) REVIEW the sample submission below to make sure yours looks similar prior to submission:

(4) REVIEW – STUDENT SAMPLE – EXCEL TO FILL OUT 2024-2025 (1).xlsx

(5) DOWNLOAD the EXCEL document below and proceed:

(5) DOWNLOAD – EXCEL RESEARCH TRACKER 2024-2025.xlsx

Submission Task

Submission Tasks:

STEP 1: For each article you have, complete a full row. Use the provided navigation resource above (#3) to help you find where the
required elements are presented in an article.

STEP 2: SAVE AS an EXCEL (NOT a PDF)

STEP 3: Submit the complete form here. (
No title page needed for this assignment: excel document only)

Your assignment is to write an Ethics Paper on the following topic:

Should a corporate organization terminate an employee with social media details or images that could hurt the organization’s image?

To help guide your thought process for your ethics paper, you may think about the following ideas:

· Consider the policies that organizations put in place regarding social media. Do these policies differ depending on the organization? For example, how does social media affect governmental organizations differently from public service organizations?

· How do employees respond to more strict policies compared to loose policies? How does social media affect job satisfaction?

· How does social media affect employee motivation? Should an organization encourage or discourage employees from using social media to spur more business or recruit more clients?

Ethics Paper specifics:

· Your Ethics Paper should be a
maximum of 4 pages. Including the title and references pages, your paper will likely be around 6 pages long.

· I want you to personally reflect on this issue objectively and critically. Add personal examples and anecdotes from your professional experiences as you view necessary.

· I expect you to take an enlightened stance on this issue and defend your point-of-view through your research.
Please reference at least five scholarly references where appropriate.

· Be reminded, 

there is no right or wrong perspective
 here. Therefore, this paper should be an 

original representation
 of your scholarly ability. 

·
Please be sure to include concepts that we discussed in class over the last few weeks within your paper.

Ethics Paper formatting specifications:

· The paper must be formatted in proper APA formatting.

· American Psychological Association. (2010). Concise Rules of APA Style. 7th ed. Washington, DC: Author. ISBN: 9781433805608

· https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

· The paper must include a title page, running header, in-text citations, and a complete reference page.

· The paper must be written in Times New Roman, 12 font, and double-spaced throughout.