Health Professions Division Dissertation Guide

3 S UMMARY OF L ITERATURE ................................................................................................................................................. 18 CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................... 18 C HAPTER 3: M ETHODOLOGY I NTRODUCTION TO THE C HAPTER ................................................................................................. 19 R ESEARCH D ESIGN AND M ETHODOLOGY S TUDY D ESIGN .......................................................................................................... 19 T HREATS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 19 S TRENGTHS AND W EAKNESSES OF D ESIGN S PECIFIC P ROCEDURES ............................................................................................. 19 P OWER S AMPLE S IZE ........................................................................................................................................................ 19 E XCLUSION C RITERIA ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 C HARACTERISTICS R ECRUITING P ROCEDURES ......................................................................................................................... 19 E THICAL C ONSIDERATIONS AND R EVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 19 F UNDING ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20 S TUDY S ETTING I NSTRUMENTS AND M EASURES ..................................................................................................................... 20 P ILOT S TUDY S UMMARY .................................................................................................................................................... 20 D ATA C OLLECTION P ROCEDURES ......................................................................................................................................... 20 D ATA A NALYSES ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 F ORMAT FOR P RESENTING R ESULTS ..................................................................................................................................... 20 S UMMARY OF THE C HAPTER ............................................................................................................................................... 20 BACK MATTER ......................................................................................................................................................... 20 DISSERTATION PROPOSAL DETAILS OF FRONT MATTER........................................................................................... 21 T ITLE P AGE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 21 A BSTRACT ....................................................................................................................................................................... 21 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 L IST OF T ABLES ................................................................................................................................................................ 22 L IST OF F IGURES ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 R EFERENCE L IST ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 A PPENDICES .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS ........................................................................................................................ 23 I NSTITUTIONAL R EVIEW B OARD ........................................................................................................................................... 23 CITI T RAINING ................................................................................................................................................................. 23 COMMITTEE DOCUMENT REVIEW ........................................................................................................................... 24 FINAL DISSERTATION REPORT ..................................................................................................................................... 24 DISSERTATION FINAL REPORT OUTLINE AND FORMAT (CHAPTER FORMAT)............................................................ 24 F RONT M ATTER ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 C HAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................... 25 Introduction to the Chapter .................................................................................................................................... 25 Background to the Problem .................................................................................................................................... 25 Statement of the Problem....................................................................................................................................... 25 Relevance ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Elements.................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Definitions of Terms ................................................................................................................................................ 25 Explanation of Variables ......................................................................................................................................... 25 Study Rationale ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 Assumptions............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Summary of the Chapter ......................................................................................................................................... 26 C HAPTER 2: R EVIEW OF THE L ITERATURE ............................................................................................................................. 26 Introduction to the Chapter .................................................................................................................................... 26 Historical Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Relevant Concepts................................................................................................................................................... 26 Relevant Contexts ................................................................................................................................................... 26