Assignment: Synthesizing Research Discussion

Assignment: Synthesizing Research Discussion

Assignment: Synthesizing Research Discussion

Week 6 discussion On the discussion board, using a minimum of two articles that are supporting your PICOT question, submit one paragraph synthesizing the research into clear, concise statements without separately reviewing each of the studies in the paragraph—but by paraphrasing and synthesizing the work that was done. As you work on your capstone project proposal, you will want to share your progress with your peers and instructor and seek or provide guidance or share insights. By due date assigned , go to the Discussion Area and post responses to the discussion question. All responses should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. It is important to support what you say with relevant citations in the APA format from both the course materials and outside resources. Include the South University online library in your research activities utilizing not only the nursing resource database, but also those pertaining to education, business, and human resources. Supporting one—Challenging one. By the end of the week, comment on the responses of at least two other students by supporting a minimum of one post and challenging a minimum of one post. You will want to focus on their point of view, asking pertinent questions, adding to the responses by including information from other sources, and respectfully challenging a point of view, supported by references to other sources. Be objective, clear, and concise. Always use constructive language. All comments should be posted to the appropriate topic in this Discussion Area. Please only start a new thread with your original post. Hit reply to respond to a peer. is the preferred technique of quantitative research synthesis in many fields, such as . This technique can sometimes accurately estimate an overall effect, but it may suffer from limitations when there is variation in the included studies with regard to study design, the type of evidence, or other key characteristics. Methods of qualitative research synthesis include  and . Narrative synthesis allows researchers to address a wide range of questions in their review, while meta-ethnography aims to preserve the cultural context in which the original findings of the included studies were generated. The narrative synthesis approach has attracted criticism because of its potential for bias, with critics highlighting the subjective nature of the use of the method to draw conclusions. There is also evidence that reviews using the narrative synthesis approach often suffer from a lack of transparency