Course material

1. Collaboration between infection control and occupational health in three
continents a success story with international impact
Assignment 3: Critique of a Research Report (30%)Select either a quantitative or qualitative
research study that is of interest to you. Search terms such as “ research” and “ nursing”
(or another discipline if not a nurse) will help you to narrow your search to anarticle
written by researchers from within your specific discipline. Ensure that the study you select
is a research study (avoid literature reviews or summaries of research articles). You should
approve yourchoice of article with your tutor prior to proceeding with the critique. It is
important to select an online article from a journal database from the Athabasca University
Library so that your tutor has access to thearticle that you will critique. Please include the
persistent link URL with your paper so that the tutor can access the article or send as a .pdf
attachment. Submit using the links in the Assessment section on thecourse home page.
Resend your approved article to your tutor when you submit your assignment.Read the
chapter in your course textbook about Critiquing Research Reports (Chapter 17) before
proceeding with this assignment. You should pay particular attention to the information on
General Guidelinesfor Conducting a Written Research Critique located in Box 17-3 and the
Guides to an Overall Critique in Tables 17.1 and 17.2. To help you collect and organize your
comments you could use the FiveDimensions of a Research Critique outlined in your
textbook or alternately, the Reader’ s Companion Worksheet in your Davies and Logan
(2003) textbook. Note: there are two worksheets, one for qualitativeresearch studies and
one for quantitative research studies.Your paper will be restricted to a maximum length of
8-10 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding the title and reference pages, and should adhere
to APA format. Assignment 3 is due after you havecompleted Unit 14.Please include the
following content in your critique:1. Substantive and Theoretical Dimensionsrelevance of
research problem and significanceappropriateness of the conceptual frameworkcongruence
between research question and methods usedliterature review2. Methodological
Dimensionsresearch designpopulation and samplecollection of datavalidity3. Ethical
Dimensionsconfidentiality or anonymityinformed consentvulnerability of study
subjects/participantsresearch ethics board approval4. Interpretive Dimensionsdiscussion
sectionconclusion sectionimplications section5. Presentation and Stylistic Dimensionsany
missing informationclear, grammatically correct writingwell organizedenough detail, no
jargonAlso include a discussion of the strengths and limitations of the study. Use examples
to illustrate points. Make sure your content is accurate and “ critique-like” demonstrating

2. evidence of critical thinking. Suggestrealistic alternatives to improve/enhance the quality of
the research.Presentation of your paper will also be graded. Make sure you include a title
page as per APA (12 pt font, running head etc.), introduction (no subheading) that includes
a brief overview of what will beincluded in your paper, headings and subheadings, scholarly
objective language, appropriate grammar and spelling, APA referencing in the body of your
paper and on your reference page, and a conclusion(with this subheading).