Individual Assignment: Progistics- Solution s Inc. – The Critical Parts Network 1. Give two reasons why you think the performance of the Toronto depot is better than the performance of the Scarborough depot? (2 marks each) Reason #1 Reason #2 2. Improvements a. Describe three initiatives that can be done at the Critical Parts Network to improve inventory turns without having a negative impact on customer service levels. (2 marks each) b. Describe what the benefit would be of each initiative. (1 mark each) c. Explain what role would Xerox have to play in each initiative. (1 mark each) Initiative Description Benefit Xerox’ Role 1 2 3 3. What are the costs and benefits of reducing the cut-off point for filling from the technician’s trunks? For calculation purposes, assume inventory carrying costs are 25% the value of the inventory. (4 marks) 4. If you were in the position of Gary Parkinson, what are the top three recommendations would you make to Jim Eckler and why? (Recommendation: 1 mark – Justification: 1 mark) Recommendation Justification 1 2 3 NUR 520: Nursing Theory and Research II | i03/07/2016 Nursing Theory and Research II Course Description Three hours per week. Prerequisite NUR 510. The focus of this course is on the research process and critical examination of research designs. Exploration of data analysis and interpretation will be emphasized. This course prepares students to use evidence-based practices in their specialized area of professional nursing. Course Objectives Following successful completion of course work, the student will be able to: • Examine common ethical dilemmas related to research in nursing and other health care disciplines and the ways in which these dilemmas impact patient care • Pose specific research question(s) and/or hypotheses relevant to a significant problem in nursing practice • Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research methods and appropriateness for researching a specific problem in nursing practice • Determine appropriate sampling methods and sample size needed for researching a specific nursing problem • Compare measurement strategies used in nursing research and select appropriate strategy for data collection tool used in a specific research-based project • Analyze various data collection methods and relevancy for answering specific research questions in nursing. • Analyze quantitative and qualitative research data • Develop a data analysis plan based on data collection tools and statistics relevant to answering the research question • Employ leadership/management strategies in determining feasibility of conducting research on a specific problem in nursing • Develop strategies for incorporating evidence into nursing practice • Develop a research proposal for a study in your area of nursing specialization Topical Outline • Nursing Research at the Graduate Level • Research Objec.

1. Individual Assignment: Progistics-
Solution
s Inc. – The Critical Parts Network
1. Give two reasons why you think the performance of the
Toronto depot is better than the performance of the Scarborough
depot?
(2 marks each)
Reason #1
Reason #2
2. Improvements
a. Describe three initiatives that can be done at the Critical
Parts Network to improve inventory turns without having a
negative impact on customer service levels. (2 marks each)
b. Describe what the benefit would be of each initiative. (1
mark each)

2. c. Explain what role would Xerox have to play in each
initiative. (1 mark each)
Initiative Description
Benefit
Xerox’ Role
1
2
3

3. 3. What are the costs and benefits of reducing the cut-off point
for filling from the technician’s trunks? For calculation
purposes, assume inventory carrying costs are 25% the value of
the inventory. (4 marks)
4. If you were in the position of Gary Parkinson, what are the
top three recommendations would you make to Jim Eckler and
why?
(Recommendation: 1 mark – Justification: 1 mark)
Recommendation

4. Justification
1
2
3

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Nursing Theory and Research II
Course Description
Three hours per week. Prerequisite NUR 510. The focus of this
course is on the research process and critical
examination of research designs. Exploration of data analysis
and interpretation will be emphasized. This
course prepares students to use evidence-based practices in their
specialized area of professional nursing.
Course Objectives
Following successful completion of course work, the student
will be able to:
• Examine common ethical dilemmas related to research in
nursing and other health care disciplines and
the ways in which these dilemmas impact patient care

6. • Pose specific research question(s) and/or hypotheses relevant
to a significant problem in nursing practice
• Compare and contrast qualitative and quantitative research
methods and appropriateness for researching
a specific problem in nursing practice
• Determine appropriate sampling methods and sample size
needed for researching a specific nursing
problem
• Compare measurement strategies used in nursing research and
select appropriate strategy for data
collection tool used in a specific research-based project
• Analyze various data collection methods and relevancy for
answering specific research questions in
nursing.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative research data

7. • Develop a data analysis plan based on data collection tools
and statistics relevant to answering the
research question
• Employ leadership/management strategies in determining
feasibility of conducting research on a specific
problem in nursing
• Develop strategies for incorporating evidence into nursing
practice
• Develop a research proposal for a study in your area of
nursing specialization
Topical Outline
• Nursing Research at the Graduate Level
• Research Objectives, Questions and Hypothesis
• Ethics in Research

8. • Selecting a Research Design
• Outcomes Research
• Intervention Research
• Sampling
• Measurement Concepts & Strategies
• Collecting Data
• Statistical Analysis Techniques
• Qualitative & Quantitative Sampling
• Qualitative & Quantitative Data & Analysis
• Proposal Preparation & IRB Approval
• Communicating Findings
• Funding

9. Teaching Strategies
• Assigned Readings
• Written Assignments
• Live Lectures
• Independent Study
• Discussions
• Presentations
• Data Analysis Assignments
• Blackboard Discussion
Evaluation Methods
Each student will be evaluated on the following assignments:
Research proposal 200 points
Poster presentation of the research proposal 100 points

10. Data analysis assignments (8 @ 25) 200 points
Discussion board assignments (8 @ 12.5) 100 points
Total points 600 points
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Final Grade
The total number of points each student receives will determine
the course grade. Letter grades will be
assigned according to the following point accumulations:
A 549 – 600 points
A- 537 – 548 points
B+ 525 – 536 points

11. B 489 – 524 points
B- 477 – 488 points
C+ 447 – 476 points (passes but on academic probation)
Below this level — course is failed
C 417 – 446
F 416 points and below
Required Textbooks
Kim, M. & Mallory, C. (2014). Statistics for Evidence – Based
Practice in Nursing. Burlington, MA: Jones &
Bartlett.
Required Textbooks From Previous Course
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication
manual of the American Psychological Association

12. (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN: 1-55798-791-2.
Grove, S. K., Burns, N., & Gray, J. R.(2013). The Practice of
Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis and
Generation of Evidence. (7th) St. Louis: Saunders/Elsevier.
Recommended Textbooks
Creswell, J. (2013) Qualitative inquiry and research design:
Choosing among five approaches. (3rd )
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Field, A. (2013) Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS
statistics. (4th )Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Salkind, N. (2011). Statistics for people who (think they) hate
statistics (4th ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Classroom Policies
Policies regarding academic honesty, attendance, tardiness,

13. examinations, promotion, and written
assignments are stated in the School of Nursing Handbook. It is
the responsibility of each student to know
these policies and adhere to them in this course. All
assignments must be completed according to guidelines
stated in the syllabus.
Honor Code
Integration of professional values in nursing education is
essential for the development of ethical conduct and
for the ability of nurses to function in healthcare systems. To
underscore the importance of truth, honesty,
and accountability, students, faculty, and staff in the
Jacksonville University School of Nursing adhere to the
following honor code:
“I do not lie, cheat, steal, or condone those who do.” Egregious
academic misconduct will result in dismissal

14. from the School of Nursing.
Academic Integrity Misconduct Policy
Students are responsible for reading and adhering to the
Jacksonville University Academic Integrity
Misconduct Policy. This policy can be found in the Jacksonville
University Academic Catalog:
http://www.ju.edu/files/Catalogs/2015-
16_JU_Academic_Catalog.pdf
Disability-Related Information
Any student with a visible or nonvisible disability who requests
“reasonable accommodation” to his or her
condition should provide medical and/or psychological
documentation of the disability to the Student Life
Office and refer to the information in the JU catalog and
Student Online Handbook for additional information
regarding student disabilities. A student with a learning
disability should weigh carefully with his/her advisor

15. the requirements of the nursing program in order to ascertain its
suitability, given the nature of the disability.
Schedule of Classes and Assignments
Week Topic Reading/Assignments
1 • Introduction to quantitative analysis
• Introduction to SPSS
• Evidence based practice and statistics
• Statistics essentials
• Levels of measurement
• Writing proposals
• Grove, Burns and Gray Chapter 28
• Kim and Mallory Chapters 1-4
• Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)

16. • Discussion board – (12.5 points)
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Week Topic Reading/Assignments
2 • Quantitative Research Designs
• Organizing and displaying data
• Descriptive Statistics
• Hypothesis testing
• Preparing for data analysis
• Grove, Burns and Gray 10 and 11
• Kim and Mallory Chapters 5 and 6

17. • Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)
Discussion board – (12.5 points)
3 • Ethics in research
• Protection of Human Subjects
• Continued from week 2
– Hypothesis testing
– Preparing for data analysis
• Grove, Burns and Gray Chapter 9
• Kim and Mallory Chapter 7 and 8
• Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)
Discussion board – (12.5 points)
4 • Outcomes and interventional research
• Sampling

18. • Examining relationships
• Modeling relationships
• Grove, Burns and Gray Chapter 12-15
• Kim and Mallory Chapters 9 and 10
• Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)
• Discussion board – (12.5 points)
5 • Measurement concepts and methods
• Collecting and managing data
• Interpreting and disseminating
research findings
• Modeling relationships
• Grove, Burns and Gray Chapters 16, 17, 26,

19. 27
• Kim and Mallory Chapters 9 and 10
• Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)
• Discussion board – (12.5 points)
6 • Comparing means
• Nonparametric test
• Kim and Mallory Chapter 11-13
• Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)
• Discussion board – (12.5 points)
7 • Writing proposals
• Seeking funding
• Categorical data analysis
• Common statistical mistakes

20. • Grove, Burns and Gray Chapters 27, 28 and
29
• Kim and Mallory Chapter 14-15
• Discussion board – (12.5 points)
• Data Analysis Assignments – (25 points)
• Research proposal due – (200 points)
8 • Qualitative Designs • Grove, Burns and Gray Chapters 4 and
23
• Data Analysis Assignment – (25 points)
• Discussion board – (12.5 points)
• Research poster due Wednesday 11:59 p.m.
ET on the discussion board and in the digital
drop box

21. I do not like math or statistics:
Do not let the statistics in this course worry you. You are not
expected to become a statistician at the end of
the course and there is very little math. We are fortunate enough
to live in the day of computers and statistical
programs that do the math for us. However, you do need to
know what the statistics mean and how to
interpret them. You may even like them enough to run your own
data analysis for your research project with
the help of your chair. Statisticians charge per hour or per
project to work on research projects so take this
into consideration.
The purpose of the data analysis exercises in this course are to
get you to try data analysis and interpretation.

22. You will be graded on your work on the assignments. The book
comes with data sets and answers; you can
see right away if you have the correct answer. There is also a
peer help site on the course website. Here you
can talk freely with your peers about the data analysis exercises
and give each other feedback and advise on
the problems. You will not be left out there alone and your
grade comes from your effort on the problems.
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Discussion Board Rubric
Criteria
A — Excellent
Meets 90% of the

23. following criteria
B — Good
Meets 80% of the
following criteria
C — Adequate
Meets 70% of the
following criteria
F — Not Acceptable
Meets less than
70% of the following
criteria
3.5 points 2 points 1 point 0 points

24. Respond
by Monday
11:59 p.m.
ET
• Answers all instructor generated post or questions
• Integrates scholarly works beyond those listed in the assigned
reading
• Demonstrates higher order thinking in instructor initiated post.
Examples of post that
demonstrate higher order thinking include post that apply,
analyze, synthesize, evaluate,
examine, pose, or connect course concepts to nursing practice
3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points
React by

25. Wednesday
11:59 p.m.
ET
• React to two of your classmates post
• Demonstrates higher order thinking in reaction. Examples of
reaction post that
demonstrate higher order thinking include but are not limited to
post that: challenge,
connect, suggest, question, or expand the post of peers
3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points
Reply by
Friday
11:59 p.m.
ET

26. • Reply to two of the students that responded to your initial
post. Examples of reply post
that demonstrate higher order thinking include, but are not
limited to, posts that: answer,
provide examples, support, reflect, or revise content
3 points
0-1 error in APA
and grammar
2 points
2–3 errors in APA
and grammar
1 point
4–5 errors in APA
and grammar
0 points

27. More than 5 Errors
in APA and grammar
Additional
Criteria
• Correct APA and Grammar
• Active on the discussion board a minimum of three days a
week
• Six substantive post that demonstrate higher level
thinking each week
Total 12.5 points 8 points 4 points 0 points
Rubric for Grading Data Analysis Assignments
Criteria for Evaluation of Data Analysis Assignments Points
Value Points Earned

28. A. Completed assignment
B. Correct analysis and interpretation
15
10
Total points 25
Poster Presentation of Research Proposal Guidelines
I. Content
Title of the study
Investigator and institution
Purpose
Research objectives, questions or hypotheses
Framework
Design

29. Sample Instruments
Essential data collection procedures
Planned Analysis
Shell tables
50 points
II. APA and Grammar 20 points
III. Presentation
AV effectiveness
Visual Appeal
30 points
Total points 100 points
Use the JU poster Template attached to the Blackboard site.

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Research Proposal Criteria
Chapter Components Points
Chapter I
(This section is started in your
NUR 510 Paper)
Introduction
A. Background and significance of the problems
B. Statement of the problem
C. Statements of the purpose
25

31. Chapter II
(This section is started in your
NUR 510 Paper)
Review of Relevant Literature
A. Review of theoretical literature
B. Review of relevant research
C. Summary
Chapter III
(This section is started in your
NUR 510 Paper)
Framework
A. Development of framework
B. Include an illustration of the study framework,
define concepts in the map and describe the
relationship or propositions in the map indicate

32. the focus of the study and link concepts to study
variables
C. Formulation of objectives, questions, or
hypotheses
D. Definitions (conceptual and operational) of study
variables
E. Definitions of relevant terms
Chapter IV
Methods and Procedures
A. Description of the Research design – include a
model of the design, the strengths and
weaknesses of the design validity
B. Identification of the populations and sample
– include sample size, use of power analysis,
sample criteria and sampling methods including
strengths and weaknesses

33. C. Selection of a setting – strengths and weaknesses
of the setting
D. Presentation of ethical considerations – protec-
tion of subjects’ rights and university and agency
IRB plan and process
E. Description of the intervention is appropriate –
include the protocol for implementing the
intervention in detail including who will
implement the intervention and describe how
intervention fidelity is ensured
F. Selection of measurement methods – include
reliability, validity, scoring and level of
measurement of the instruments as well as
plans for examining reliability and validity of the
instruments in the present study; precision and
accuracy of physiological measures
G. Plan for data collection – including the process,
training of data collectors if appropriate,
schedule, data collection forms and management
of data

34. H. Plan for data analysis – demographic data,
analysis for research objectives, questions or
hypothesis, level of significance and if
appropriate other analysis techniques
I. Identification of limitations
J. Discuss communication of findings
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References Matrix of Research Articles 25
Appendices
Measurement tools
Data Collection tools
Data Analysis Shells

35. Study Budget
Study Timeline
25
Writing Style and Grammar 25
APA 25
Total 200
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