Health Professions Division Dissertation Guide

27 Pilot Study Summary If applicable, discuss how it was linked to study Research Design and Methodology Study Design Use the information from the proposal Rationale Include the rationale for the research decisions Threats Describe how they were addressed Study Setting Subjects (Participants) Power Sample Size Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria Characteristics Recruiting Procedures (Remember to use the past tense) Specific Procedures Instruments and Measures Reliability and Validity Strengths and Weaknesses of Design Threats (Describe how they were addressed) Ethical Considerations and Review IRB, HPD Research Committee, Survey Committee, HIPPA, other Funding State the source of the funding, or state the study was unfunded Data Analyses Describe management of data, all analyses, include rationale for use of analytical procedure for data type to answer research questions Summary Brief summary of the information presented in the chapter Chapter 4: Results Each chapter starts on a new page. Use level one headings and subheadings as need to present the findings and results. Use the past tense to discuss the findings. Use the present tense to explain tables and figures. Introduction to the Chapter Brief summary of information to be presented in this chapter Data Analysis Results