Taking the Mystery Taking the Mystery Taking the Mystery Taking the Mystery Out of Research! Out of Research! Trudy Langendoen PTA & Candy Pleasance OTA Trudy Langendoen PTA & Candy Pleasance OTA Humber College 16 Humber College 16 th th Annual OTA/PTA Seminar Day Annual OTA/PTA Seminar Day May 18, 2011 May 18, 2011
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Taking the MysteryTaking the MysteryTaking the Mystery Taking the Mystery Out of Research!Out of Research!
Trudy Langendoen PTA & Candy Pleasance OTATrudy Langendoen PTA & Candy Pleasance OTA
Humber College 16Humber College 16thth Annual OTA/PTA Seminar DayAnnual OTA/PTA Seminar DayMay 18, 2011May 18, 2011
OutlineOutlineOutlineOutline
• Steps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research Project• Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research
hi d h• Reasons Behind our Research• Our Project• Future Directions• QuestionsQuestions
Steps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research ProjectSteps to Completing a Research Project
1 Idea1. Idea
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2. Literature Review2. Literature Review
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3. Develop Research Plan3. Develop Research Plan
4 Abstract for Approval4. Abstract for Approval
5 Research Ethics Board Proposal5. Research Ethics Board Proposal
6 UHN Principles of Clinical Research6. UHN Principles of Clinical Research Practice Workshop
Steps continued:Steps continued:Steps continued:Steps continued:
7. UHN Allied Health Funding Competition7. UHN Allied Health Funding Competition
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8 Survey Monkey™8. Survey Monkey
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9. Peer Review – ask your friends and a few9. Peer Review ask your friends and a few very honest people
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10 Help!10. Help!
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11. Send out the Survey11. Send out the Survey
12 Cl th S12. Close the Survey
13. Analyze the Data
14. Dissemination
Qualitative vs Quantitative ResearchQualitative vs Quantitative ResearchQualitative vs. Quantitative ResearchQualitative vs. Quantitative Research
Qualitative: Q• subjective• detailed description • data in the form of objects, pictures and words • interview, focus groups, observations
Quantitative: • objective
d i h f f b d i i• data in the form of numbers and statistics• uses tools i.e. questionnaires to collect numerical data• efficient but may miss contextual detail• efficient, but may miss contextual detail
Reasons Behind our ResearchReasons Behind our ResearchReasons Behind our ResearchReasons Behind our Research
• Lack of available assistant courses
• Lack of applicable courses
• 4 successful OTA/PTA courses at UHN– Waiting lists– Feedback
• Performance Enhancement System
Our ProjectOur ProjectOur ProjectOur Project
W ill t d id thiWe will present and provide this information once it is completed
in full and has been published
Future DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture DirectionsFuture Directions
• PresentationsPresentations
• New Education Days at UHN– OTA/PTA – Student OTA/PTA courses
• Publication
• Other Research Projects
Thank You!
Questions ?
Contact InformationContact InformationContact InformationContact Information
t d l d @ [email protected]@uhn.on.ca
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