Tag: Article Ethical Considerations

What are the keys ideas, themes, trends or patterns in the data that you are have found. How do these relate to your question? What are the limitation of the data?

A secondary research project

Identify and collect appropriate data and answer the question using one of the following:

• a literature review using thematic analysis

• content analysis ( qualitative, quantitative or both)

•discourse analysis

– is not permited to conduct primary research

You should include:

Research question, background and rationale- a research question relating to the chosen topic area, background and rationale – Why is this important? Why have you chosen to research this topic? 400 words

Methods of data collection and ethics- brief description of how data were collected- sources, timeframe, geography and ethical considerations (250 words)

Which of the three the methods you have chosen. Briefly explain the method and explain why this is appropriate for answering your question (350 words)

What are the keys ideas, themes, trends or patterns in the data that you are have found. How do these relate to your question? What are the limitation of the data? End withba conclusion that summarises your findings and explains how you answered tour question ( 1000 words)

Explain the symptoms, how the diagnosis is made (e.g., findings on brain imaging, laboratory testing, etc.), the neurobiological basis for the disorder (e.g., CNS structures involved and neurotransmitters), and current treatment options (including mechanism of action for any drug therapies).

Week 6 Discussion

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 15 and 17 in the course text as well as the article Ethical Considerations in Geriatric Neuropsychology (Links to an external site.), and view Dr. Chung’s TED Talk, Wendy Chung. Autism—What We Know (and What We Don’t Know Yet) (Links to an external site.).

Pick a disorder of brain development (i.e., onset during childhood) or aging (e.g., dementia due to a neurodegenerative disorder). Explain the symptoms, how the diagnosis is made (e.g., findings on brain imaging, laboratory testing, etc.), the neurobiological basis for the disorder (e.g., CNS structures involved and neurotransmitters), and current treatment options (including mechanism of action for any drug therapies).