complete an “IRB” application before we can start working on the full paper for publication. To expedite the IRB approval, you are not to emphasize that you will collect data from any participant. Rather, you will only emphasize that you will “study the existing data, documents and records” pertaining to the research topic. This will be a “Qualitative Study” please. Here are the IRB questions below. You should provide in-depth and reasonable responses to each question. Pay attention to the required page counts on each question please.
PROJECT TITLE: (your choice)
Note this title must relate appropriately to “Health Sciences Discipline”.
Note: This research will be published in the Journal of Health Sciences. Therefore, you will select a good impressive title that has not been researched before. Outline a topic that will have good tie with management in health facilities, but will relate well with health sciences. Here are already published health sciences articles link: http://journal.sapub.org/health
This link will help you understand how you can structure your project title.
IRB QUESTIONS
a. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT: Include just a half page description of the project – half page writing
b. Background of Theory – half page writing
c. Objectives of the study – Half page writing
d. Data collection – one full page writing (you will only emphasize that you will “study the existing data, documents and records”. You will include those databases, links and websites you intend to collect your existing data. The IRB official wants to see these lists please”.
e. Research Questions – Half page (you should outline at least three good research questions)
f. Methodology (the design of the study) – one full page writing
g. Data Analysis – (the statistical method you will use to analyze the data including statistical software such as SPSS). One full page writing
h. RISK AND BENEFITS: half page writing: In this section, you will indicate that there are no risks involved in this study because of how you plan to collect your existing data. Also, you must indicate the anticipated benefits to society from the knowledge that may reasonably be expected to result from the study. (IRB officials want to see your detail inputs here).
i. INFORMED CONSENT: half page writing. This study will not need any informed consent since this study is only analyzing existing data, documents and records. You should emphasize this here in a more professional manner.
