Erin Knowles
CH4
1. I would say that this summary does not state a research problem- although we know bullying
can be problematic and hypothesis 3 and 4 suggest a correlation between bullying and
workplace problems but nothing explicit. I didn’t feel that the summary explained what needed
fixing, scope of problem, etc.
2. No- the hypotheses given lack a method of solving the problem or goal made after knowing the
problem.
3. Quantitative since they would be comparing how the presence of bullying vs absence of
bullying affect absenteeism/emotional exhaustion in hospital staff.
4. No- 1 does not contain any relational statements.
5. 1
6. 2, 3, and 4
7. Independent variables: bullied nurses
Dependent variables: measure of emotional exhaustion
8. P- Nurses (assuming from the summary nurses in hospital settings)
I-Per diem nurses
C- Regular nurse staff
O- Bullying
1. Yes, the research problem is the small amount of research available on how people with a
chronic pulmonary disease react to and cope with the sensation of dyspnea.
2. I guess because it contains buzz words of a phenomenological study (experience). One could
have a very strong argument that there isn’t a statement of purpose, that they’re more of
research questions rather than a statement of purpose and no comparisons are made. Although
the results should provide an answer as to how a certain population experiences a certain
problem, there is no purpose explicitly outlined.
3. To find how people experience *the problem (?) I really feel like it’s a stretch though.
4. Qualitative
5. No