MSN 600 – Module 5 Discussion : Qualitative Research Design; Qualitative Data Collection & Analysis – Section 018-Weinel

Weekly Discussion Guidelines and Instructions:

For this course, faculty will post questions to the Discussion Forum. Each discussion forum includes participation requirements within the syllabus. Student responses (initial and last [final] posts) should be substantive and reflect student thoughts and critical thinking related to the discussion topic. Students should include questions to peers to deepen the discussion conversation. Student questions to peers to deepen the conversation should be substantive and reflective of the module content. Citing references to reading assignments and other professional resources to validate student understanding of the discussions arerequired for all postings, including responses to peers. Listing references and citing references must be according to American Psychological Association (APA).

Students must provide citations and references for the initial posting and the final posting. Please use APA for references and citations. Students must alwaysapply assigned readings plus other professional readings. Students will also have citations in the text of their responses  as well asreferences at the end of their responses. Citations and references are required for all postings (initial, final/response to peer, and any additional posts). References for other professional readings need to be current, within the last three to five years.

Students must post a minimum of twice(an initial posting andat least one additional posting) per Discussion Board.  The initial post is one post that includes responses to every weekly discussion board question listed. Questions to peers to deepen the discussion may be included in the initial post.1. Initial (student’s original post-not copied or based on another student’s post) post is due by 11:59 pm Eastern Time Thursday. 2. Respond to at least one other classmate’s post by 11:59 pm Eastern timeSunday. The response to classmate post may be the final post.

American Psychological Association (APA) is required for writing, citing, and referencing. Please post a response specific to each of the questions listed. Students must address each component of each question. Please respond by addressing each question/item individually. For example: 

1. State the provided question or statement to be addressed.

Write your response to the stated question or statement using APA format.

2. State the provided question or statement to be addressed.

Write your response to the stated question or statement using APA format.

Please write responses to each of the 5 questions listed below for Module 5 Discussion Board:

1. Discuss one example of issues/problems for each area (nursing practice, nursing education, nursing leadership) that could be answered using a qualitative research design. Provide rationale.A. Nursing PracticeB. Nursing EducationC. Nursing Leadership

2. What topics are better suited for phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnography? Provide rationale and examples.

3. Provide one topic that could be researched using each of the following qualitative research designs: phenomenological, grounded theory, and ethnography. Discuss how that one topic could be researched using each of the three stated qualitative research designs.

4. Explain the various strategies used to promote qualitative research validity, trustworthiness, and rigor as found in Chapter 26 of required textbook (Polit & Beck, 2020). 

5. Select one of the strategies used to promote qualitative research validity that you explained in question #4 and compare it to a specific quantitative strategy addressing similar issues of validity, trustworthiness, and rigor.

Grading:Student assignment will be graded according to MSN syllabus, indicated guidelines, and discussion board grading rubric.