RSPT 2243 Research
Applications
Summer 2007
Revised April 16,
2007 E.K. Buzbee
Contact persons/ Facilitators:
Elizabeth Kelley
Buzbee A.A.S., R.R.T.- N.P.S., R.C.P.
HPB 118V
281.312. 1605
email: kelley.buzbee@nhmccd.edu
Fiona Campbell
A.A.S., R.R.T.-N.P.S, R.C.P.
HSB 202D
281. 312.1599
email: fiona.campbell@nhmccd.edu
Go here for research web pages:
Up dates on research class: Kingwood
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2007 research class seminar results: G:\respcare\seminar.ppt
Credit: 2 Credit hour
Prerequisites: Departmental Approval
Course Description based on WECM* description:
“The course
focus is on analysis of current research material and determination of
scientific validity. May include active clinical research.”
*WECM: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/AAR/UndergraduateEd/WorkforceEd/wecm2000/search_pub/default.cfm
Learning Outcomes:
“Compare
and contrast types of research; differentiate between scientific and nonscientific
validity; conduct and present research findings.” *
Upon satisfactory completion of this course the student will:
Scans: The
Secretary’s commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) has identified (1)
reading, (2) writing, (3) mathematics, (4) speaking and listening, (5) thinking
skills, (6) personal qualities, (7) workplace competencies, and (8) basic use
of computers as competencies required entering employment.
SCANS Performance Objectives:
1. The
student will demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 1 [reading]
Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
2.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 2 [writing]. Performance
will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
·
Completes homework assignment.
· Writes
abstracts and prepares weekly analysis of these papers.
·
Corresponds with appropriate authorities to collect resources for seminar
3.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 3 [mathematics.]
Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
· Calculates
the required formulae used in statistical analysis of scientific papers
· Assesses
the statistical analysis used in researchers’ data
4.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 4 [speaking and listening].
Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
· Works
with peers to prepare a statement paper on assigned topic
·
Participates in round table conversations to keep the faculty & peers
abreast of current research
· actively
participates in the seminar planning committee
5.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 5 [thinking skills].
Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
· Analyzes
the scientific papers presented as examples of independent research in the
field of respiratory care
· Analyzes
the biological questions and limitations posed by these research projects
· Analyzes
the data obtained and the methodology of these research projects
6.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 6 [personal qualities].
Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
·
Interacts with faculty, peers and staff in the research social system
· Monitors
and suggests improvements to the seminar planning committee
· Exhibits
personal self-esteem by demonstrating leadership responsibilities in the
seminar planning committee
7.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 7 [work place
competencies]. Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
· Displays
the social skills needed to interact with the RCP faculty
· Displays
the social skills needed to interact with city, state, county, federal
emergency preparedness authorities in order to gather information or to request
interviews
·
Initiates and completes a day-long seminar within the scheduled time frame and
within the established parameters
8.
The student will
demonstrate a working knowledge of Scans competency 8 [basic computer skills].
Performance will be satisfactory if the student successfully:
·
Interacts with the faculty via e-mail
·
Interacts with local, state, country and federal authorities via e-mail to plan
this seminar
· Utilizes
the Internet for references
· Utilizes
the TI 82 scientific calculator, or the Microsoft Excel program to analyze data
· Utilizes
computer graphics to create posters for the seminar
·
Contributes a final report to the planning commitee to the respiratory care web
site
Course Structure:
Didactic and
Laboratory. There will be a 1-2 hour lecture each day. This will be followed
immediately by the students’ direct application of the topic of that lecture to
their research discussions in the roundtable sessions. The focus of this
course is to work on skills associated with obtaining information by
independent reading of current respiratory care research.
There will be no tests
in this class. The student will get a biweekly grade update based on the
criteria in the grading portion of this syllabus.
Round Table: 40% of grade
20% Planning committee:
The student should
start a roundtable folder in which he/she will keep all papers, notes and data
pertaining to his/her activities in the seminar planning committee. This is not
a shared responsibility with the team.
Each student must be prepared to present a personal as well as a team
status report to the instructor and fellow students each Tuesday.
This
participation will be graded daily and will form 20% of the students’ grades in
this class.
On August 14, 2007, the
entire planning committee will present their final report to the course
facilitators and to other respiratory care faculty members. Each student will be responsible for some
portion of this oral report.
20% Research Papers
Starting
June 11, 2007, each Monday the student will verbally present his/her analysis of
an assigned research paper from Respiratory Care or another
peer-reviewed article. The student will answer questions regarding the article
posed by facilitators and others, and if necessary, the student will
participate in a discussion with other students who will be reading related
articles that week.
The
participation of the student in this portion of the course will form 20% of the
students grade in this class.
Homework: 30%
Each Monday, the student will get a
written assignment referenced to Robert Chatburn’s Handbook for Respiratory
Care Research (2002). Please refer to the content section of the course for
the reference pages for each week. These assignments will be due at the start
of class the next week and are worth 35% of the final grade. These
assignments will form the bases of the weekly quizzes.
Students
will also get assignments associated with the planning committee that will be
completed in class as a group and turned in that day. Other assignments will be
completed by the student at home and turned in the next week.
Late
work will be accepted, but not graded. If the student must be absent,
and he/she can turn in required work ahead of time so that the team is not
affected, it will be graded.
Due to the unique nature
of this course, in which a single project will result from the students’ team’s
work, all homework is crucial because it builds the next step.
While late homework will
not be accepted for a grade, it may be required to perform the next step in the
research project so it must be completed before the presentation.
A student who was absent
may turn in homework early for the next week and it will get graded, but he/she
will not get a participation grade for the day he/she missed.
Planning
committee homework:
On Tuesdays of each week,
all students and facilitators will form a planning committee for the day-long
respiratory care seminar on Emergency Planning for Health Care Workers. The
planning committee with be separated into subgroups to plan each of the lectures
in the series. These subgroups will research background for their topic in
order to locate appropriate speakers to discuss these topics, and then schedule
these speakers for the seminar.
Other committees will be
formed as needed to explore means to finance this seminar, schedule the meeting
place and advertise the seminar to the professional respiratory community in
the
On August 14, 2007, the entire
planning committee will present their final report to the course facilitators
and to other respiratory care faculty members. Each student will be responsible for some portion of this oral report.
Daily
Quiz: 30% of grade
Every Monday morning,
this semester (except for the first and the last Mondays) a 8-10 question daily
quiz will be given based on information obtained in the reading assignment for
the previous week and based on the homework questions. None of these
quizzes will be over lecture material.
These daily quizzes’
grades will be averaged and collectively form 30% of the final grade.
Semester Schedule:
Monday and Tuesday- 0800 to 11:40
Required Material:
American Association for Respiratory Care [AARC]
student members may go to this web site: http://www.aarc.org/resources/
to log in to get a free PDF download of Robert Chatburn’s Handbook for
Respiratory Care Research (2002). All homework assignments will come out of
this textbook.
The majority of the research papers assigned in this course will
be from recent volumes of Respiratory Care also accessible from the AARC
web pages and from our school library.
Absences
will impact the final average with
the first absence counting one [1] point, the second absence two [2] points,
the third absence five [5] points, and each absence following a ten [10] point
reduction. In other words, if a person is absent 3 days, he will have lost 8
points off the final average.
Tardies
will continue to be deducted .33% points each.
Please note that the
participation portion of the grade is dependent on the student being in class
to participate so absences and episodes of tardiness will be significant to the
final grade. Leave of Absence is NOT given in this program. Withdrawal is
required.
An absence will result in a zero for that day’s
participation and a zero for the quiz for that day. Homework may be turned in
the first day back and it will be graded.
Policies
and Procedures:
Student may find the following information in the Respiratory Care Student Handbook.
- Withdrawal policy
- Attendance policy
- Grading scale
The Respiratory Care
Therapist Program practices a non-discriminatory admissions policy with respect
to race, color, creed, sex, age, or national origin.
Participation Research papers 20%
Participation Planning Committee 20%
Weekly Homework……. 30%
Daily Quiz…….. 30%
The final grade will be based on the following:
A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 75 - 79
D 65 - 74
The following schedule is tentative.
|
lecture/reading assignment |
roundtable/homework |
|
|
June 4 |
How to read a research
paper Chapburn: pp. 48-57 |
0800-900
Read syllabi in RSPT 2243 and RSPT 2160 |
|
June 5 |
|
0820: planning committee. State problem and establish subcommittees |
|
June 11 |
Why we do
research.
Chapburn:
pp. 1-6 Assigned
papers for week 1 |
0800: homework due and quiz over June 4th reading assignment
|
|
June 12 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
June 18 |
Ethics in research
Chapburn: pp. 7-15 |
0800: homework due and quiz over June 11 reading assignment |
|
June 19 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
June 25 |
Forming the hypothesis Chapburn: pp. 32-37 Assigned papers for week 2 |
0800: homework due and quiz over June 18 reading assignment |
|
|
0820: planning committee |
|
|
July 2 |
Research design Chapburn: pp 63-76 Assigned papers for week 3 |
0800: homework due and quiz over June 25 reading assignment |
|
July 3 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
July 9 |
Populations and
samples Chapburn: pp 59-63 Assigned papers for week 4 |
0800: homework due and quiz over July 2 reading
assignment |
|
July 10 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
July 16 |
Validity and study
limitations TBA Assigned papers for week 5 |
0800: homework due and quiz over July 9 reading assignment |
|
July 17 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
July 23 |
Statistics I Chapburn: pp 122-181 Assigned papers for week 6 |
0800: homework due and quiz over July 16 reading assignment |
|
July 24 |
0820: planning committee |
|
|
July 30 |
Statistics II Crunching the
numbers with Excel program Chapburn: pp 189-204 Assigned papers for week 7 |
0800: homework due and quiz over July 23 reading assignment |
|
July 31 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
August 6 |
Powerpoint programs Chapburn: pp 215-229 Assigned papers for week 8 |
0800: homework due and quiz over July 30 reading assignment |
|
August 7 |
|
0820: planning committee |
|
August 13 |
Assigned papers for week 9 |
0800: homework due and quiz over August 6 reading assignment
|
|
August 14 |
|
0820: planning committee. Final report to faculty advisors |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I have received a
copy and have read the course document for RSPT 2243 Research Applications.
By signing, I indicate my understanding and willingness to comply with these regulations
and requirements.
Student Signature:
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Date:
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