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Week 6 – Assignment: Illustrate the Four Trustworthiness Criteria for Qualitative Research
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This week’s assignment requires you to compile a white paper. What is a white paper? Essentially, this is an authoritative report or guide that informs readers about a complex relevant issue. The paper combines expert knowledge and research. In the paper, the content and research inform the reader and increases their understanding of the problem or issue.
In this white paper your problem or issue to be addressed is Trustworthiness of Qualitative Data. NOTE: It is not the problem related to your topic.
To be successful as the writer of the white paper, you need to understand and include all key elements related to the topic at hand, which for this white paper is trustworthiness of qualitative data. The reader will want to be sure you have something meaningful to say, and you are a credible source. Your white paper should, therefore, be well researched and documented, clearly demonstrating your understanding of the topic and also including supporting evidence to substantiate your claims. In order to write a valuable document, all research materials must come from credible, reliable sources.
Readers who are drawn to your message are hopefully willing to explore it. You can engage readers by showing them you understand the problem and by showing mastery of the subject. You achieve this through detailed, clear, and focused writing. Your main goal is to be persuasive and ensure that you directly address the needs of your audience.
Please refer to the Spotlight on Skills for preparing to write your white paper. Here are some additional tips to help you prepare:
You may want to create an outline before you begin writing to assist you in creating a paper that flows clearly and logically. In this respect, you may want to use a mind-map to help create an outline for your paper. A mind-map allows a writer to catalog and connect the many different pieces into one visual overview.
The title that you choose should clearly indicate what the reader will learn from the white paper. A creative, meaningful, enticing title drives readership.
White papers generally follow a standard document format – Introduction, supporting body paragraphs focused on an aspect of the topic, and a conclusion.
Make use of appropriate headings and subheadings to structure your argument so that the paper is reader-friendly and easy to follow.
Clarity and conciseness of writing are key! Remember, you want to keep your reader interested and engaged. You never want to lose your reader.
You may wish to include images, charts, graphs, and other figures in your paper to back up your claims and capture your audience’s attention. Remember, the overall goal is to be informative and capture the attention of your audience!
Now you are ready to begin writing! For this assignment, your white paper must serve as an educational tool to engage, inform, and convince your readers about the importance of the trustworthiness of qualitative data analysis and also inform them of all the various ways that the four trustworthiness criteria (credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability) must be addressed. Ensure in the work that you cite scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.
As you put pen to paper, remember that your white paper should include all the following components:
Introduction. A compelling introduction. This section provides the background information required for the audience to grasp the problem, which is more fully discussed in the next paragraph. In this white paper your problem or issue to be addressed is Trustworthiness of Qualitative Data. NOTE: It is not the problem related to your topic.
Problem. A paragraph discussing the problem or issue. The problem or issue needs to be clearly defined and placed within a context to ensure that it is clearly understood by the reader. (The context can be a study you have previously reviewed.) In this section, it is essential that you support your description with research-based evidence.
Four Criteria of Trustworthiness. For this paper, each criteria of Trustworthiness of Qualitative Data (credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability) should be a heading. You will have body paragraphs that discuss in detail all four qualitative trustworthiness criteria and how you would approach and mitigate potential threats to these criteria by detailing all the specific steps you can take to avoid or minimize these threats. These threats present potential limitations in your study.
Conclusion. The conclusion summarizes the white paper’s major ideas. Here, you will also provide recommendations based on the solution.
References (on a new page). All sources used to develop the white paper must be cited in this section. These references offer your reader content for further research. Remember, all citations and references must follow APA format and style.
For this assignment, your white paper must serve as an educational tool to engage, inform, and convince your readers about the importance of the trustworthiness of qualitative data analysis and also inform them of all the various ways that the four trustworthiness criteria must be addressed. In developing and writing your paper, please respond to the following two prompts:
Expand your knowledge of the four qualitative trustworthiness criteria, by exploring how they relate to qualitative data analysis:
credibility
dependability
confirmability
transferability
Provide an overview of the strategies that can be used in qualitative data analysis to address each of the criteria above. Discuss how you would approach and mitigate potential threats to the trustworthiness of your study’s findings by detailing all the specific steps you will take to avoid or minimize researcher bias.
To make sure that you include all the necessary components of this assignment, structure your essay clearly and thoughtfully by using appropriate headings and subheadings. Also, be sure to abide by all APA guidelines.
Length: 8-10 pages, not including title and reference pages
References: minimum of 4 scholarly sources
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.
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Due on Mar 17, 2024 11:59 PM
