Template Explanation on the Direct Practice Improvement (DPI) Project
Proposal and the DPI Final Manuscript Template (all-in-one)
This template is used for both the DPI Project Proposal as well as the Final Manuscript.
You are required to refer to yourself as the Primary Investigator throughout the proposal and final manuscript. It is preferred that you write your manuscript in the third person, but when necessary, you must refer to yourself as the Primary Investigator.
In your proposal, you will write in the future tense (present tense, i.e., the purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental project is to…). In contrast, in the final manuscript , you will write in the past tense (the purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental project was to… as now you have implemented your project)
In DNP 955, you will be writing chapters 1-3 which also includes your 10-Strategic Points as an appendix. The learner is required to submit to AQR-1 by the due date week 8 (or you will not pass the course) with your manuscript in the present (future tense). In addition, in DNP 955, the appendices are as follows:
· Appendix A is your 10 Strategic Points – REQUIRED
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Learner Score (0, 1, 2, or 3)
Chairperson Score (0, 1, 2, or 3)
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The abstract provides a succinct summary of the project including the problem statement, clinical questions, methodology, design, data analysis procedures, location, sample, theoretical foundations, results, and implications.
The abstract is written in APA format, 1 paragraph, no indentations, double spaced with no citations, and includes key search words. The abstract is fully justified.
Abstract is written in a way that is well structured, has a logical flow, uses correct paragraph structure, uses correct sentence structure, uses correct punctuation, and uses correct APA format.
NOTE: Once the document has been approved by your chairperson and your committee and is ready to submit for AQR review, please remove all of these assessment tables from this document.
Score 0 (not present); 1(unacceptable; needs substantial edits); 2 (present, but needs some editing); 3 (publication ready).
Learner Score (0, 1, 2, or 3)
Chairperson Score (0, 1, 2, or 3)
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Data Analysis Procedures and potential bias and mitigation
This section describes how the data was collected for each variable or group. It describes the type of data to be analyzed, identifying the descriptive, inferential, or nonstatistical analyses. This section demonstrates that the project analysis is aligned to the specific project design.
This section describes the clinical question(s).
This section describes, in detail, the relevant data collected for each stated clinical question or variable.
This section describes how the raw data were organized and prepared for analysis.
This section provides a step-by-step description of the procedures used to conduct the data analysis.
This section describes, in detail, any statistical and nonstatistical analysis to be employed.
This section provides the rationale for each of the data analysis procedures (statistical and nonstatistical) employed in the project.
This section demonstrates that the data analyses techniques align with the DPI project’s design.
This section states the level of statistical significance for quantitative analyses as appropriate.
POTENTIAL BIAS: This section describes the threats to the internal validity of the project. Bias can be intentional or unintentional, and intentional is not moral and invalidates your projects results.
Discuss any bias there may be in the projects sampling and how this was mitigated
Discuss possible bias the project’s data collection and how this was mitigated.
Discuss possible bias in data analysis and how this was mitigated.
Discuss how bias can occur in data interpretation and how this was mitigated.
This section is written in a way that is well structured, has a logical flow, and uses correct paragraph structure, sentence structure, punctuation, and APA format.
NOTE: Once the document has been approved by your chairperson and your committee and is ready to submit for AQR review, please remove all of these assessment tables from this document.
Score 0 (not present); 1 (unacceptable; needs substantial edits); 2 (present but needs some editing); 3 (publication ready).
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If the figure is not your own work, note the source or reference where you found the figure. Write, “Reprinted from” or “Adapted from,” followed by the title of the book, article, or website where you found the figure. Include the page number where you found the figure as well if you are citing a figure from a book. If you are citing a figure from a website, you may write, “Reprinted from The Huffington Post.” Or include the author’s first and second initial as well as their surname. Use the author’s first and second initial, if available, rather than the author’s full first name. Note their last name as well.
References:
American Psychological Association [APA]. (2019). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. (7th ed.). Washington, DC; Author
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