NUR3402 Technical Report on Mobile App Development and Evaluation

Background/Overview

This assessment requires you to gather, organise, analyse and present information using available systems and sources. This includes identifying research requirements and sources of information, applying information to a set of facts, evaluating the quality and reliability of the information, and preparing and producing reports.

Instructions to the student

Reflect on your last two clinical placements and identify a research opportunity you would like to develop. Your idea should come from something new you encountered or identified as a change in practice which may help patients care. Make sure your idea interests you which you would like to develop into a study.

You are asked to provide your research idea and develop this further to a basic research plan.

This assessment is divided into seven tasks:

Task 1: Identify Research Requirements

Task 2: Assess Reliability of Sources

Task 3: Gather and Store Research Information

Task 4: Analyse Information

Task 5: Research Report

Task 6: Review Research Report

Task 7: Present and Distribute Research Report

This project requires you to complete the assessment tasks in a real workplace, or in an environment with conditions similar to that of a workplace.

Each task comes with a set of instructions. You are to follow and perform these instructions as this will become your portfolio of evidence required for this assessment.

Task 1: Identify Research RequirementsThis task will require you to identify information relevant to conduct research related to your nursing practice. You must then confirm the information you gathered with relevant personnel.

To complete this task, you must:

Identify an opportunity to conduct research related to your nursing practice.

For your identified opportunity, complete the questions below.

Provide evidence that you confirmed the information you gathered with relevant personnel.

PART A Record of results

Q1 What is the purpose of your research? S NYS

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Q2 What are the intended objectives of your research? S NYS

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Q3 Who is the intended audience of your research? S NYS

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Q4 What research strategy have you chosen and why? S NYS

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Q5 What are potential sources of information that may inform your research? Identify at least 3 sources. S NYS

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2. 3. Q6 What method will you use to report you research findings to your intended audience? S NYS

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Part B

Once you have completed the questions above, you need to confirm the information you have gathered for your research opportunity with relevant personnel. Relevant personnel refers to someone with knowledge about research you will be conducting.

You will need to submit evidence that you confirmed the information you gathered with relevant personnel. Evidence must be at least one of the following:

Email correspondence

Meeting minutes

Video recording of the meeting conducted with the personnel

Evidence S NYS

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Assessor comments Task 1 Result

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Task 2: Assess Reliability of SourcesThis task will require you to assess the reliability of the potential sources you identified in Task 1.

To complete this task, you must:

Access and review the potential sources of information you identified in Task 1.

Analyse the reliability of each source by addressing the following criteria.

Create a list of citations for each source found to be reliable

Part A Record of results

Q1 Authority of the source S NYS

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2. 3. Q2 Accuracy of the information provided S NYS

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2. 3. Q3 Relevance to the research being proposed S NYS

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2. 3. Q4 Likelihood of bias S NYS

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Part B

Complete the table below with the citations for each source found to be reliable using the APA referencing standard.

Submit copies of the sources youve assessed to be reliable. Evidence can include:

Excerpts or specific pages with information relevant to the research

Transcript or recording of interviews conducted

Books or other documents

Citations of Reliable Sources

Assessor comments Task 2 Result

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Task 3: Gather and Store Research Information This task will require you to access the sources of information identified in Task 2 and gather the information needed for the research being conducted. You must then store the information gathered following CareShores requirements.

To complete this task, you must:

Access the sources of information identified in Task 2 for your research opportunity

Gather the information from each source following the research strategies identified for your research opportunity in Task 1.

Review CareShores requirements for the following located in the organisations policies and procedures for information storage and security:

Security requirements for stored information

This can include:

Encryptions

Password

Organisational policies and procedures for storing information

This can include policies and procedures with information on the following:

Filename convention

Storage location

Store the information gathered from each source following CareShores security measures

Submit the following to your Educator:

A copy of the information extracted from each source accessed.

Evidence of storing the extracted information according to CareShores requirements

Evidence can include:

Photo or screenshots of the stored information

Shared link to the cloud storage

Copy of the folder where the information is saved

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Task 4: Analyse Information

This task will require you to analyse the information you stored in Task 3 to identify common themes and develop your conclusions for your research you must complete for this assessment.

To complete this task, you must:

Analyse the information you stored in Task 3 according to your researchs strategy identified in Task 1

For your research opportunity, address the following:

Task 4 Record of results

Q1 Identify themes present in each of your sources S NYS

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2. 3. Q2 What theme(s) are common across all three of your sources S NYS

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Q3 What conclusions can you draw from your analysis of your source materials? S NYS

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Task 5: Draft Research Report

This task will require you to draft your research report based on your findings in Task 4.

To complete this task, you must:

Review the following:

Your researchs details from Task 1, this includes:

Purpose of the research

Research objectives

Intended audience

Research strategy

Your findings for your research from Task 4, this includes:

Analysis conducted

Themes identified

Conclusion

Identify the following:

Issues encountered while conducting your research

Recommendations for future research relevant to your research conducted

Review CareShores requirements for drafting research reports. This can include the following documents located in the CareShore Staff Portal:

Organisational style guides

Organisational policies and procedures for developing reports

Templates required

Develop a draft research report for your research conducted. Ensure to use language and structure appropriate to the intended audience identified in Task 1.

Provide a copy of your draft report to your Educator for review. Your Educator will provide feedback on the report. You will be creating a final report in Task 6 based on the feedback your Educator provides. NOTE: You will need to submit a copy of your draft as part of your portfolio of evidence.

Assessor comments Task 5 Result

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Task 6: Review Research ReportThis task will require you to review the draft report you completed in Task 5 to ensure its fitness for presentation and distribution.

To complete this task, you must:

Access CareShores policies and procedures and locate information in the policy and procedures that relate to the presentation of your report, including:

Required format (e.g., font style, margins, etc.)

Required structure for a research report

Requirements for illustrative materials included in the report (e.g., tables, charts, watermarks, etc.)

Specific template to be used for the report

Review your draft research report completed in Task 5 against these requirements.

Edit, format and finalise your research report for distribution.

You will be distributing/presenting your research reports in Task 7.

Submit the finalised research report to your Educator.

Assessor comments Task 5 Result

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Task 7: Present and Distribute Research Reports

In this task you will be distributing and presenting your research report from Task 6 via a presentation in class. To complete this task you must:

Prepare a research presentation using MS PowerPoint or similar that adheres to the guidelines below. The presentation must summarise:

Purpose of the research and research objectives

Research strategy

Analysis

Themes identified

Conclusion

Issues encountered

Recommendations for future research

Guidelines for your research presentation:

You will be orally presenting your report findings and may use slides (e.g. MS PowerPoint or similar) to assist in your presentation.

Presentation to be maximum 10 minutes, plus time for questions of no more than 1 minute.

Presentation is limited to 5 slides of content only with no slide transitions, animations or movement of any description.

You will need to provide an electronic copy of this to your Educator.

No additional media (sound or video files) are permitted.

APA referencing is required (in text on each slide and reference list slide at the end as a 6th slide)

Ensure you use language appropriate to your audience

Adhere to CareShores policies and procedures in relation to presentations and digital information .

Present your research presentation in class at a time agreed with your Educator. Your Educator will assess you against the criteria found in Appendix A: Presentation Observation Checklist.

At the end of the presentation, seek feedback from at least two (2) people who attended the presentation using the CareShore Research Presentation Feedback Form (available from CareShore Staff Portal/Workplace Documents and Forms).

Print copies of this form and bring them with you on the day of your presentation. You will need to provide the completed forms as part of your evidence submission in OpenSpace.

Distribute your research report to the audience identified in Task 1. This can be via Email or printed/hard copies. You should distribute at least two (2) copies of your report. NOTE: does not include the copy you presented to your Educator in Task 6. If you distributed the research by Email, please provide a copy of the Email you sent clearly indicating who it was sent to and that the research report was attached.

Assessor comments

Evidence Submission Checklist

Use the checklist below to ensure you have included all submission requirements for this work prior to submitting to OpenSpace.

This document only lists items required that are NOT included in this assessment outline.

Extra items will need to be submitted as appendices to this work.

The file name for each additional item should follow that for your submission of this document, with the addition of the task number from below.

E.g., SMITH_E1234569_31135_01_Task1.doc

If your appendix requires multiple documents, name the as above with the addition of a letter for each item:

E.g., SMITH_E1234569_31135_01_Task1a.doc

E.g., SMITH_E1234569_31135_01_Task1b.doc

Task 1: Identify Research Requirements

Evidence of discussion of your topic with relevant stakeholders

Evidence must be at least one of the following:

Email correspondence

Meeting minutes

Video recording of the meeting conducted with the personnel FORMCHECKBOX

Task 2: Assess Reliability of Sources

Copies of each source of information you have chosen

Evidence can include:

Excerpts or specific pages with information relevant to the research

Transcript or recording of interviews conducted

Books or other documents FORMCHECKBOX

Task 3: Gather and Store Research Information

Evidence of storing the extracted information according to CareShores requirements

Evidence can include:

Photo or screenshots of the stored information FORMCHECKBOX

Task 4: Analyse Information

No external information required. N/A

Task 5: Research Report

The draft report for your research, including your Educators feedback. FORMCHECKBOX

Task 6: Review Research Report

The final version of your research report, ready for distribution. FORMCHECKBOX

Task 7: Present and Distribute Research Report

Copy of your presentation

Completed Observation Checklist (Appendix A) provided to you by your Educator after your presentation.

Evidence of the distribution of your final report to the identified audience

Evidence can include:

Email correspondence

Photos taken during distribution FORMCHECKBOX

Appendix A: Research Presentation Observation Checklist

Observe the students research project presentation (Task 7) and verify that they have demonstrated each of the tasks below, as relevant to the situation and organisational policies, procedures and documentation:

Task Date of observation: Educator Name: Educator signature: Overall Result: Satisfactory

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Presentation of research report Overall Assessor comments:

The student: Result Assessor Comments:

S NYS 1. Provided the audience with a structured summary of their research report, using oral and visual presentation elements

2. Used language and terminology suitable for the audience

3. Followed the required guidelines for the research presentation, including referencing

4. Sought and obtained feedback from relevant personnel, using relevant organisation processes

5. Distribute copies of the research report via appropriate methods to appropriate personnel