The assignment requires collecting the data, analyzing the data using multivariate techniques in SPSS, presenting and discussion the research results.

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This study involves implementing the quantitative research proposal of your choice.

1. The assignment requires collecting the data, analyzing the data using multivariate techniques in SPSS, presenting and discussion the research results. This paper is for a scholarly audience; APA style is required.

The paper should include the following sections: (a) Introduction, (b) Literature Review, (c) Method, (d) Results, (e) Discussion, (f) Conclusion, and the appropriate appendixes (including the questionnaire used to collect the data).

Please use the APA 7th edition journal-style-title-page format.

Describe the needs assessment you will conduct and how it will gain useful input from the key stakeholders

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I. Abstract (5pts)
In one paragraph, briefly and concisely (~350 words) describe your Describe the needs assessment you will conduct and how it will gain useful input from the key stakeholders. Citations are not to be included. Summarize all of your paper who you intend to study, why, what you expect to find.
II. Introduction and Background (5pts)
In no less than two paragraphs, briefly describe the health-related issue you see in your community or in health care settings. Citations are not required, but your introduction must address the following:
1. The problem that you will be researching
2. Brief summary of the methods that will be used to conduct the research
3. Why this is important and why the reader should care about the outcomes
III. Needs Assessment (10pts)
Based on the problem you identified, describe how you would conduct a needs assessment. This section should be approximately one page. Do not conduct a needs assessment – it’s as difficult as a whole study is, just describe how you would do it. Your response should include:
1. Who are your key stakeholders? Why are they important to your research project?
2. Describe the needs assessment you will conduct and how it will gain useful input from the key stakeholders
3. What do you anticipate the needs assessment findings will tell you?
4. Will the key stakeholders be on board with your research project? Why?
• …the process of gathering and examining information to get a clearer and more accurate picture of an issue, challenge, or environment.
• The needs assessment will help you better understand the community in which you want to conduct research.
ACTIVITY
• Gather your team of key stakeholders who will serve as a needs assessment task force. This group should include people in leadership, service delivery staff, volunteers, and consumers. Ask the following questions regarding the problem you would like them to address with the needs assessment.
• Frequency – How often does it happen?
• Duration – How long do the effects last?
• Scope – How many people does it affect?
• Severity – How seriously are people affected?
• Perceptions – How do people feel about the problem?

IV. Literature Review (5pts)
State in more detail the problem you have identified and include data sources that support your claim (e.g., lack of physical activity in your community and data on physical activity rates from Healthy People 2020). This section should be 5 paragraphs. The formatting of this section is as follows:
1. Use APA citation style
2. Provide a one paragraph summary for each source with an introduction and conclusion; no less than seven paragraphs of detailed analysis of the problem you have identified, cite your sources.
3. This can be taken from your midterm, revised per feedback, etc.
V. Develop Your Research Question and Hypotheses (5pts)
Develop a research question. Describe in detail the Population, Intervention, Control or Comparison, and Outcome. This section will be half of one page and should include:
1. Research Question
2. Research (Alternative) Hypothesis, indicate your independent vs dependent variable(s)
3. Null Hypothesis
VI. Methods (40pts)
In this section you will describe in detail HOW you will conduct your research project. This section should be no less than 2-3 pages and must include the following:
1. Study Design
a. What type of study design will you implement and why?
b. If randomized control, describe your control and experimental groups
2. Population Sampling
a. What are the inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants and describe why
b. How will you recruit participants
c. What is the sample size for your study and how did you calculate
3. Setting
a. Where will the research project take place and why did you choose this setting?
4. Data Collection- Quantitative
a. What data collection instruments will be used and when?
b. How were data collection instruments collected
c. Are the tools you have selected validated?
d. If not, what steps will be taken to ensure reliability and validity
e. How will you 1. Input data for analysis and 2. Verify accuracy of data entry?
5. Data collection- Qualitative
a. What types of qualitative data will be collected and when?
6. Describe the statistical analysis method that should be employed for analyzing the data collected.
VII. Ethics (10pts)
This section will be approximately 2-3 paragraphs and you must answer:
1. Potential ethical risks
2. Steps to mitigate risk
3. Sensitivity analysis: How would you conduct a sensitivity analysis of your data??
VIII. Develop Your Evaluation Plan (5)
All research projects should include an evaluation plan. This section is approximately half of one page and should provide:
1. One paragraph describing how you will measure success of the research project
2. A goal statement and objectives
IX. References (5pts)
Provide a reference page for all sources cited APA style
X. Formatting (10pts)
Overall APA formatting, typos, spelling, sentence structure, editing, etc:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1113037/

State clearly and succinctly the presenting problem(s) of this family, that is, what caused them to come in for help or being referred for help by others. Do you see other issues as well? What do you see are the strengths of this family?

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The “Rizzo” family, consisting of Father Antonio (53), Mother Anna (50), daughter Sophia (22), and son Marco (18). The family came in for family therapy after Marco dropped out of his first semester at a community college. As a high school student, Marco had attended your agency, a community-based organization located in the neighborhood for teen service programs, including college and SAT preparation. Staff at the agency was surprised to learn that Marco had dropped out of college, despite earning a 3.0 GPA. During an individual counseling session, Marco revealed to you, his individual counselor, that he had dropped out after receiving pressure from his family to work in the family business, a successful pizzeria and Italian restaurant that his father had started over 25 years ago. Antonio, an Italian immigrant who came to the United States at age 13, felt that it was important that the business remained owned and operated by a member of his family. Antonio’s three brothers, also pizzeria owners, all had sons who had taken over the business; he felt that as his only son, it was Marco’s “duty and responsibility to the family” to run the business. Marco had worked in the pizzeria on weekends and after school since he was 14 years old. He continued to work in the pizzeria during college, but often times, it conflicted with his studies or social events on campus, but he felt that he could not say no to his father. Marco felt significant guilt and pressure from his family to work in the pizzeria rather than focus on college, where he was considering majoring in business. He felt if he did not agree to run the business, he was disrespecting and dishonoring the family. He had tried expressing his concerns to his parents, but he felt they did not understand his desire to attend college. They often argued, and Marco felt that the conversations he had with his parents were “pointless” and that they “would never understand him”. Neither parents attended college, nor placed a high value on education. His mother wanted to see Marco pursue a career he was passionate about, but would not go against her husband’s word, since he made all the important decisions in the family. According to Marco, as soon as he mentioned to his father that he did not want to take over the pizzeria, Antonio would get angry and state that he couldn’t understand why Marco would pass up such a prosperous opportunity and want to force his father to sell the pizzeria to someone outside of the family. Anna would initially try to diffuse the argument, but her husband would then yell at her, claiming it “didn’t involve her” and “wasn’t her decision.” Sophia had never worked in the pizzeria and had left home at 18 to attend college in another state. Since Sophia was away at college it may be difficult for her to attend the family sessions. As stated by Marco, Sophia was angry at her parents for pressuring Marco to work in the pizzeria and felt that he was not strong enough to take a stand against them. Sophia was encouraging Marco to break away from the family and make his own decisions. After Marco had decided to drop off college, he became rather depressed and agitated. Seeing that his decision was largely impacted by his family situation, you, as the counselor decided that it would be beneficial to have his family join the counseling sessions, in order to better understand the relationships and circumstances that were influencing his decision, and they agreed to come in.

1) State clearly and succinctly the presenting problem(s) of this family, that is, what caused them to come in for help or being referred for help by others. Do you see other issues as well?

2) What is your assessment of the relational structures and dynamics of the family (including boundaries, subsystems, power and hierarchy, triangulations, function of symptoms, communication patterns, family rules, etc., where applicable)?

3) What are some of the ways in which the family is handling their problems or relating to each other that have reinforced or exacerbated the problems (related to the concept of circular causality or mutual reinforcement)?

4) What do you see are the strengths of this family?

5) What is your assessment of the ecological resources (from the larger systems beyond the nuclear family) and limitations for this family?

6) How would you define the specific treatment goals for this family which address both the presenting and your assessed problems?

7) Suggest two intervention strategies and directions in working with this family to attain those goals which could be at the level of the subsystems, family systems or the larger ecological context.

What is the difference in self-care knowledge and attitude between American and Saudi students in the U.S.? How do Saudi male students perceive personal hygiene as compared to female students?

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Oral diseases tend to be linked to specific behaviors of an individual. That is why specific infectious disease prevalence had declined when personal hygiene was improved. Oral and hand hygiene are examples of activities that have been noted to impact the health of individuals (Cruz & Bashtawi, 2015). This research will analyze the nature of self-practice among Saudi students in the U.S. and how it affects their overall health. There is a difference in how Saudi students approached self-care and hygiene, as compared to other students. The reason as to why this difference exists needs to be further analyzed. It will help in identifying measures that will ensure they are also updated on hygienic practices.

The prevalence of tooth decay in children aged 12-14 years was quite high, at 93.7%, among Saudi students (Al Subait et al., 2016). When compared to male students, female students had a better understanding of oral hygiene, which is why more of them brushed their teeth frequently as needed (Al Subait et al., 2016). Therefore, there is a difference in how males and females approach hygiene (Cruz et al., 2015).

Self-practice may also relate to how an individual care for the skin in response to the U.V. rays. Most skin diseases are caused by exposure to the U.V. radiation, which damages the cells and impacts its growth (Al Ghamdi et al., 2015). Without the right knowledge on what products to use and the right attitude towards the associated risk, individuals will not be motivated to take protective measures. Among the Saudi students living in the U.S., little is known regarding their level of awareness and behaviors that relate to exposure to the sun and protection against the U.V. rays (Al Ghamdi et al., 2015). Hand Hygiene is yet also a focus for many researchers. It is also impacted by the level of knowledge held by Saudi students in the U.S. (Hamadah et al., 2015).

Also, students need to understand the importance of personal hygiene when interacting with others as it will prevent the transmission of infections (Alsager et al., 2018). Therefore, it has already been established that self-care relates to having sufficient knowledge and better attitudes towards hygiene. Unfortunately, there is a gap in the literature concerning the steps taken to improve these factors among Saudi students in the U.S.  The current research aims to identify the difference that exists in self-care knowledge and attitude between the American and Saudi students in the U.S. It is an essential consideration since the results will help in improving the hygiene practices of students, thereby dealing with the spread of infectious diseases in the Universities.

Primary Question: What is the difference in self-care knowledge and attitude between American and Saudi students in the U.S.?

Null hypotheses: There is no difference in self-care knowledge and attitude between American and Saudi students in the U.S.

Hypotheses: When compared to the Americans, Saudi students lack sufficient knowledge relating to hygiene, which triggers a negative attitude that impacts their self-care practice.

Secondary Question: How do Saudi male students perceive personal hygiene as compared to female students?

You are a researcher for a health care organization, and you have identified a specific problem in your organization. Use the same real-world issue you chose in Units 1 and 2. Create a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation covering the steps that you will need in your IP 5 proposal.

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You are a researcher for a health care organization, and you have identified a specific problem in your organization. You may use the same real-world issue you chose in Units 1 and 2.

With this in mind, create a 5-slide PowerPoint presentation covering the following steps that you will need in your IP 5 proposal:

The statement of the problem and any subproblems (this relates to and ties in to your chosen health care area of interest, which you decided on in Unit 1)
The hypotheses
A review of any related literature you from the AIU Library
Research methodology
For a resource guide on using the online library to search for references, click here.

Use the standard library search techniques (Google Scholar, EBSCO, PubMed, etc.) to find an article related to the philosophical issues of sport and health. Read the article and write an in-depth review discussing the significance of the article.

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Use the standard library search techniques (Google Scholar, EBSCO, PubMed, etc.)
to find an article related to the philosophical issues of sport and health.

Ensure the articles are “Peer Reviewed” and not laboratory reports or meta-analysis. This paper is worth 25pts.
Read the article and write an in-depth review discussing the significance of the article.
The following sections must be included:
• Introduce/summarize the article. • Why is this significant enough for your review? • Highlight the “high points” and “Low points” of the article. • Your input. • Recommendation?

Compare the arguments and language used in the additional excerpts to your chosen text, drawing upon concepts and theories of discourse analysis outlined in the course.

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Complete a research project that involves collecting and analyzing samples of political or gendered language use. Consider how discourse influences and is influenced by contemporary institutions or ideologies, and how it shapes ideologies of power, control, injustice, inequality, social change, and emancipation. In addition, create a discourse of your own that responds to the topic discussed in your chosen samples. (Note, there are two parts to this assignment.) To begin, choose a public speech, news story, or opinion article on a trending topic of interest to you. It is recommended that you spend some time reviewing the discourse sample you have chosen. Consider the theories of discourse analysis studied so far in this course and how they might be applied to the discourse to better understand the author’s intention, the work’s meaning, and possible interpretations by readers.
Analyze your chosen discourse using four concepts or theories of discourse analysis outlined in your course textbook and other required resources (i.e. use of lexical grammar, Grice’s maxims, intertextuality, etc.).

Assess how language is used persuasively, offensively, effectively, or ineffectively to convey a particular social message or agenda. Locate two other discourse samples about the same topic. These can be excerpts in the same genre, or you may draw from other genres (such as blogs, social media posts, Tweets, video clips, multi-media excerpts, etc.).

Compare the arguments and language used in the additional excerpts to your chosen text, drawing upon concepts and theories of discourse analysis outlined in the course. Assess how the three discourse samples shape and are shaped by ideologies of power, control, injustice, inequality, social change, and emancipation. Remember to incorporate three credible sources (in addition to the course textbook and the three discourse samples) into your discussion.

Explore the World Values Survey (WVS). Discuss the range of questions asked on the WVS, explore how and why questions are worded in specific ways, and find questions that have value in public safety.

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Survey research is still one of the most common ways to collect data in the public safety system. In this discussion, you will explore the World Values Survey (WVS). Specifically, you will discuss the range of questions asked on the WVS, explore how and why questions are worded in specific ways, and find questions that have value in public safety.

The specific steps are as follows:
Review the 2010–2012 WVS.
Read this overview of best practices in survey design.
Find at least 5 questions from the survey that you believe display best practices, and share those with the class.
Explain why these questions reflect best practices.
Find at least 3 questions from the survey that you believe have value in public safety.
Explain why you believe these questions have value.
Engage in a discussion with your classmates concerning your agreement with their selected questions.

Present a potential problem and an innovative solution specific to your role specialization.Design your research question aimed at solving (a part of) the problem.

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In the Week 1 discussion forum you had an opportunity to present a potential problem and an innovative solution specific to your role specialization. In addition, you have reviewed the literature to identify qualitative and quantitative research articles and submitted annotated bibliographies to provide evidence supporting the problem.

Considering the feedback provided to you by the faculty member it is now time to prepare your problem statement, research purpose, and research question.

First share your refined problem and proposed solution (given your review of literature this may have changed depending on the evidence you were able to provide). Next, follow the steps to help define your research question.

Craft the problem statement and research purpose.
Design your research question aimed at solving (a part of) the problem and include the following components which will focus the literature review.
PICOT Question:
Patient, Population or Problem

What are the characteristics of the patient or population?
What is the condition or disease you are interested in?
Intervention or exposure

What do you want to do with this patient (e.g. treat, diagnose, observe)?
Comparison

What is the alternative to the intervention (e.g. placebo, different drug, surgery)?
Outcome

What are the relevant outcomes (e.g. morbidity, death, complications)?
Ensure that the research question is answerable, feasible and clinically relevant

Write a 2- paragraph analysis of your descriptive analysis results and include a copy and paste your output from your analysis into your final document. Based on the results of your data, provide a brief explanation of what the implications for social change might be.

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Choose the same two variables you chose from your Week 2 Assignment and perform the appropriate descriptive analysis of the data.
Once you perform your descriptive analysis, review Chapter 11 of the Wagner text to understand how to copy and paste your output into your Word document.
Write a 2- paragraph analysis of your descriptive analysis results and include a copy and paste your output from your analysis into your final document.You may also want to model your analysis and summary after my Sample Summary, to produce a more professional paper.
Based on the results of your data, provide a brief explanation of what the implications for social change might be. Early in your Assignment, when you relate which dataset you analyzed, please include the mean of the following variables. If you are using the Afrobarometer Dataset, report the mean of Q1 (Age). If you are using the HS Long Survey Dataset, report the mean of X1Par1Edu.