Post on 04-Oct-2015
Computer Use in Research
Quantitative ApproachQuestionnaires Microsoft Frontpage Java Script Team Expert Choice Omnipage Remark Office / Remark Classic Remark Web Survey
Data coding Microsoft ExcelData analysis - Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) ; Statistical Analysis Services (SAS) ; Statistical Software for Professionals (STATA)
Qualitative ApproachData collection OmniPage, Dragon Naturally Speaking 7Data Coding and Analysis Ethnograph, NUD.IST (Non-numerical Unstructured Data indexing Searching and theorizing), NVivo, N6, Atlas.ti
Computerized Information Resources
Professional CredibilityKeep current with the published literatureDevelop and maintain a list of bibliographic and other sources on specific topics of interest for practice, research and/or educationCollaborate and network with colleagues regarding specifics of professional practice
Computerized ResourcesEssential computerized resources > those resources that are vital and necessary to the practitioner to accomplish the specific goal Example: MEDLINESupportive computerized resources > those that are helpful and interesting and supply good information but are not necessarily essential for professional practice Example: Document delivery services electronic publishers
Maintaining Currency with the Published LiteratureWhen using a resource: * covers the required specialty/field * the primary journals and peripheral material in the field are included * is updated regularly and is current * covers the appropriate period * covers material published in different countries and languages * there is some form of peer review, reference checking or other means of evaluation
Computerized ResourcesEssential Bibliographic Retrieval System; current awareness services; review servicesSupportive Document delivery system; electronic publishers; metasites on the world wide web
Developing and Maintaining a List of Sources for Research/Practice/EducationBibliographic retrieval systemSearch strategies 6 steps * plan the search strategy ahead of time * breakdown the search topic into components * check for terms in a subject heading list * select operators * run the search * view the resultsSupportive Computerized Resources
Collaboration and Networking regarding Issues of Professional PracticeEssential Computerized Resources > Electronic Mail and listservsSupportive Computerized Resources > Electronic Bulletin boards, forums, newsgroups and chat rooms
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