Dissecting an Action Research Article Read Nunn et al's 2015 article, "African American Community Leaders’ Policy Recommendations for Reducing Racial Disparities in HIV Infection, Treatment, and Care: Results from a Community-Based Participatory Research Project in Philadelphia Pennsylvania," linked in the resources. After you have completed your reading of Sample Article 1, open "Dissecting Research Articles – Program Evaluation and Action Research" and follow the instructions. This activity will help you develop skills for evaluating the article carefully and fully, taking into account each element of a research article. Review the Dissecting an Action Research Article Scoring Guide to ensure that you have addressed all of the grading criteria in your assignment.  Need Turnitin Report. Intro to Professional Doctorate Residency Courseroom Additional Resources Course Competencies The competencies covered in this unit include the following: Competency 1. Analyze personal progress to develop the scholar-practitioner identity during the research design process. Competency 2. Apply advanced critical thinking skills to research methods and design. Competency 3. Support ideas and concepts with evidence from the literature in proposing research methods and design. Competency 6. Propose a research methodology that aligns with an identified problem. Competency 9. Apply academic communication skills in verbal and written interactions within the research process. Objectives To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be expected to: Describe and justify your dissertation research topic. Identify key topic concepts. Identify the target population or organization. Analyze the typical structural and content characteristics of quantitative and qualitative research articles. Apply doctoral level communication and writing skills during the researching process. Learning Activities  Research Resources As you continue working on your dissertation or capstone research plan, visit the Doctoral Resources and Support –PhD page and scroll down to the Public Service Leadership heading. [u01s3] Unit 1 Study 3 Selecting an Organization It is critical that you identify an organization willing to work with you in order to successfully complete the work in the residency. You should start contacting organizations now to determine if they are willing to collaborate with you on a program project. It is recommended that you contact at least one to three organizations this week to ensure you have enough time and organizations to select from before having to complete your Site Permission Letter in Unit 7. The organizations you contact do not have to be the perfect organization for your dissertation or capstone project. However, they should be reasonable environments for your dissertation or capstone project to take place in. The key thing for this week is to start making contacts and have a good idea of a handful or organizatio ...

1. Dissecting an Action Research Article
Read Nunn et al's 2015 article, "African American Community
Leaders’ Policy Recommendations for Reducing Racial
Disparities in HIV Infection, Treatment, and Care: Results from
a Community-Based Participatory Research Project in
Philadelphia Pennsylvania," linked in the resources.
After you have completed your reading of Sample Article 1,
open "Dissecting Research Articles – Program Evaluation and
Action Research" and follow the instructions. This activity will
help you develop skills for evaluating the article carefully and
fully, taking into account each element of a research article.
Review the Dissecting an Action Research Article Scoring
Guide to ensure that you have addressed all of the grading
criteria in your assignment.
Need Turnitin Report.
Intro to Professional Doctorate Residency Courseroom
Additional Resources
Course Competencies
The competencies covered in this unit include the following:
Competency 1. Analyze personal progress to develop the
scholar-practitioner identity during the research design process.

2. Competency 2. Apply advanced critical thinking skills to
research methods and design.
Competency 3. Support ideas and concepts with evidence from
the literature in proposing research methods and design.
Competency 6. Propose a research methodology that aligns with
an identified problem.
Competency 9. Apply academic communication skills in verbal
and written interactions within the research process.
Objectives
To successfully complete this learning unit, you will be
expected to:
Describe and justify your dissertation research topic.
Identify key topic concepts.
Identify the target population or organization.
Analyze the typical structural and content characteristics of
quantitative and qualitative research articles.
Apply doctoral level communication and writing skills during
the researching process.

3. Learning Activities
Research Resources
As you continue working on your dissertation or capstone
research plan, visit the
Doctoral Resources and Support –PhD
page and scroll down to the Public Service Leadership heading.
[u01s3] Unit 1 Study 3
Selecting an Organization
It is critical that you identify an organization willing to work
with you in order to successfully complete the work in the
residency. You should start contacting organizations now to
determine if they are willing to collaborate with you on a
program project. It is recommended that you contact at least one
to three organizations this week to ensure you have enough time
and organizations to select from before having to complete your
Site Permission Letter in Unit 7.
The organizations you contact do not have to be the perfect
organization for your dissertation or capstone project. However,
they should be reasonable environments for your dissertation or
capstone project to take place in. The key thing for this week is
to start making contacts and have a good idea of a handful or
organizations that you could acceptably base your work and
discussions at your residency around.
Consult the
Site Permission
resource page for further information about obtaining site
permissions.

4. [u01s4] Unit 1 Study 4
Professional Doctorate Resources
Take some time to familiarize yourself with what is expected of
you as a professional doctorate learner. Visit the
Professional Doctorates
page. Select your area of specialization and click on "Capstone
Resources" or "Dissertation Resources" as appropriate. Of
particular interest to you at this time is the "Programs of
Research" document. This document outlines common theories,
topic areas, important journals, and professional organizations
in your field. This document can help a great deal with topic
selection.
Submit your work to Turnitin and the assignment area
(remember, use the TII drafts area to check your work and
change any significant matches before you submit your final the
TII assignment area).
Submit the Turnitin submission report with your assignment.
Assignments will not be graded until they are submitted to
Turnitin.
Resources
Dissecting an Action Research Article Scoring Guide
African American Community Leaders' Policy
Recommendations for Reducing Racial Disparities in HIV
Infection, Treatment, and Care: Results From a Community-
based Participatory Research Project in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania (PDF).

5. Dissecting Research Articles: Action Research and Program
Evaluation (PDF).
Turnitn.