“Pushed Beyond My Comfort Zone:” MBA Student Experiences of Conducting Qualitative Research

Moving beyond our comfort zone.

The randomized controlled clinical trial currently represents the gold standard by which we test whether or not a therapeutic strategy will alter a specific predefined outcome. A carefully detailed, pre-specified statistical analysis plan is established in order to test this primary hypothesis. This framework surrounding the evaluation of a trial’s primary outcome is constructed to provide a le...

‘I Can Step outside My Comfort Zone.’

On embarking upon such a multifactorial, professional degree as Pharmacy, students often find it difficult to meld the scientific- and practice-based components of the course. In final year of the undergraduate Masters of Pharmacy degree (MPharm) within the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences at Robert Gordon University (RGU), students undertake a research project within a specific area. The a...

Conducting qualitative research in audiology: a tutorial.

OBJECTIVE Qualitative research methodologies are being used more frequently in audiology as it allows for a better understanding of the perspectives of people with hearing impairment. This article describes why and how international interdisciplinary qualitative research can be conducted. DESIGN This paper is based on a literature review and our recent experience with the conduction of an int...

Qualitative research: the importance of conducting research that doesn't "count".

The Value of Student Research Experiences