Research Topic Discussion Board

Research Topic Discussion Board

Assignment Overview

Objective

1. MO1: Engage in collaborative discussions and peer feedback exercises to refine

their research topic choices. (CO1)

2. MO2: Demonstrate proficiency in articulating a clear rationale for their chosen

research focus. (CO1)

3. MO3: Identify and finalize the research topic. (CO1)

Description

For this discussion board, you will share your chosen research topic or the area you are

considering for the capstone project.

1. Hook/Background: Begin by broadly introducing the healthcare context and the

general area of nursing practice your project addresses. Discuss the rationale

behind the selection and the potential significance of the chosen research focus

within the nursing profession.

2. Significance of the Problem: Clearly articulate the specific nursing practice quality

improvement problem or gap your project addresses. Provide compelling evidence

(statistics, reports, current trends) to demonstrate why this problem is significant

for patient outcomes, safety, efficiency, or professional practice.

3. Relevance to Nurse Education: Explain how this Quality Improvement Initiative

can be effectively addressed through an educational intervention or strategy from

a nurse educator's perspective.

You will engage in a collaborative conversation with peers by providing constructive

feedback and insights to help each other refine their research topic choices.

Completion Criteria

This assignment is worth 10% of your grade. You will be graded based upon a rubric.

Discussion Board Rubric: Capstone Project

Research Topic & Significance

This rubric outlines the expectations for your discussion board post, where you'll broadly

introduce your capstone project's healthcare context, justify your research focus, and

articulate the significance of your chosen quality improvement (QI) problem and its

relevance to nurse education.

Criteria Proficient Developing Needs

Improvement

I. Healthcare

Context &

Research Focus

Rationale

(25%)

Broadly

introduces the

healthcare context

and general area

of nursing

practice. Provides

a rationale for the

selection of the

research focus and

discusses its

potential

significance

within the nursing

profession.

Introduces the healthcare

context and nursing practice

area, but lacks sufficient

clarity or depth. Rationale

for research focus is present

but weak, or significance is

vaguely discussed.

Fails to

adequately

introduce the

healthcare

context or

nursing

practice area.

Rationale for

research focus

is absent,

unclear, or

irrelevant.

II. Significance

of the Problem

(35%)

Clearly articulates

the specific

nursing practice

QI problem/gap.

Provides evidence

(statistics, reports,

current trends)

that demonstrates

the problem's

significance for

patient outcomes,

safety, efficiency,

or professional

practice.

Articulates the QI

problem/gap, but with less

clarity or precision. Provides

some evidence, but it may

be limited or less

compelling in demonstrating

the problem's significance.

Fails to clearly

articulate the

QI

problem/gap.

Provides little

to no evidence,

or the

evidence

presented does

not adequately

demonstrate

the problem's

significance.

III. Relevance

to Nurse

Education

(25%)

Clearly explains

how the proposed

QI initiative can

be effectively

addressed through

an educational

intervention or

strategy from a

Explains the relevance to

nursing education or nurse

educator as leader, but the

connection to an effective

educational intervention is

vague or superficial.

Fails to

adequately

explain the

relevance of

the QI

initiative to the

role of nursing

education or

nurse educator or

nurse educator as

leaders

perspective.

nurse educator

as leader or an

educational

intervention.

IV. Scholarly

Communication

& Formatting

(15%)

Post is clear,

concise, and

professional.

Generally adheres

to graduate-level

academic writing

standards. Most

evidence is cited

accurately using

APA 7th edition.