Learning Outcomes
The following learning outcomes will be assessed in TMA 01:

Select, access and evaluate relevant published research and information across a range of areas relevant to finance theory and its application, through the OU library and other web-based resources
Carry out a review of finance literature
Develop digital scholarship skills by finding, using, managing and sharing information and literature using digital resources
Identify and understand relationships within the data
Design an empirical research methodology to explore a finance research problem
Identify relevant theories in the finance literature
Distinguish and choose amongst the range of methods available for the collection of evidence (data) and understand the characteristics of this evidence.

 
Questions (100 marks)
Introduction
This TMA requires you to do a brief literature review in order to get familiar with empirical research in finance. First, you have to choose a research topic. There are no restrictions in your choice. This topic could be a

theme from finance you find interesting;
something that you encountered during your studies in the MSc in Finance and found intriguing, or
a research question related to your professional experience.

Once you have decided on a research topic, use the OU Library Resources to identify three research papers relevant to it. These research papers could be quantitative research studies, qualitative research studies, or a mix of both. They could even be a purely theoretical analysis of your research question. Please make sure that you choose research studies that you can follow and understand. If there is some technical analysis in the papers, make sure that you are able to discuss the main points and empirical findings.
Using quotations and a proper referencing style (e.g. OU Harvard referencing system), which ought to be applied consistently throughout your answer, prepare an essay that answers the following questions:

Offer a brief outline of your chosen research topic and explain why its study is important (motivation).

(15 marks)

Based on the studies you have identified, explain which methodology could be considered the best for the investigation of the research topic.

(15 marks)

Summarise the main argument, the dataset (if any), and the main findings of the three papers you chose. Do they agree or disagree? Do they offer conflicting evidence? Explain your answer. .

(30 marks)

Critically assess your discussion in question (3). Which studies do you find inadequate and which arguments/evidence do you find more convincing? Explain your answer.

(20 marks)

If you decide to investigate this research topic, what would be your main research question? Would it be a qualitative or quantitative project? How would you design your data collection? Explain your answer.

(20 marks)
(Total 100 marks)
 

 

Week 6 Assignment
Download the EBP Change Process form Links to an external site. during Week 1. The use of this specific form is REQUIRED
Use the instructor feedback from the Week 2 Check-In (clinical topic and PICOT) as the foundation for developing your change process.
Locate a systematic review on your topic from the Chamberlain Library. Be sure this involves nursing actions.
Work through each step of the ACE Star Model as outlined on the assignment form (Star Points 1-5: Discovery, Summary, Translation, Implementation, and Evaluation). Respond to the instructions provided on the form.
Follow the activities and thinking of Nurse Daniel in Weeks 1-6 in the ‘Illustration’ part of each lesson. He will be working through a clinical topic and nursing practice issue to demonstrate a change (ACE Star Model and systematic review).
Work on a portion of the process each week, as the illustration unfolds.
 
Best Practices
Please reach out to your instructor for feedback or assistance with your PICOT question as needed.
Required and Additional Background Reading in Weeks 1 and 2 under Readings is available for more information on the ACE Star Model and the use of systematic reviews.
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Scholarly Sources and Citations
Please cite any references (in APA format) of your systematic review or other scholarly document (optional) as needed.
Paraphrasing information, rather than quoting, is expected. No quotes for this assignment please!

 

Psychopathological Disorders
This week’s discussion is focused on Carl Rogers and his patient-centered approach to therapy. Consider the foundational aspects of this therapeutic modality, unconditional positive regard, as well as authentic and genuine presence. What aspects of this therapy modality are appealing to you or not appealing to you? Do you see any correlations between this therapy modality and the nursing care that you have provided for years?

 

NURS 6008
The influence of health care economics on community health, for example, social determinants of health (such as access to care and health care finance).
Competency 1: Analyze the effects of financial and economic factors (such as cost-benefit, supply and demand, return on investment, and risks) in a health care system on patient care, services offered, and organizational structures and operation.
Summarize the problem and the potential impact the health care economic issue has on you, your colleagues, your organization, and the community at large.
Competency 2: Develop ethical and culturally equitable solutions to economic problems within a health care organization in an effort to improve the quality of care and services offered.
Explain how your proposed solution is culturally sensitive, ethical, and equitable within the context of the community and health care setting it will be implemented.
Competency 4: Develop ethical and culturally equitable economic strategies to address dynamic environmental forces and ensure the future security of an organization’s resources and its ability to provide quality care.
Explain the feasibility and cost-benefit considerations of your health care economic issue, as well as three ways to mitigate risks to the financial security of your organization or health care setting.
Describe the changes or solution that you propose be implemented in order to address the economic issue.