Week 4
Attention Research Interns! Week 4 has officially started and we're in the Proposal development - II (Proforma) phase! New Group Leaders will be announced by HR now.
This week, we're focusing on developing your study proforma! Here's the plan:
Weekly Schedule:
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Monday |
Watch Recorded Sessions: o Data Collection Tools (Questionnaire Development) o Knowledge Translation Read the study material to develop the concept of co-production of research with patients/ participants. |
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Tuesday |
Divide tasks of the week: Discuss your research proforma with patients/participants and gather their feedback. Refine and finalize all variables based on feedback. Continue improving the proforma. |
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Wednesday |
Convert your proforma into a Jotform (contact your assistant mentor for uploading to the BMY Health Jotform platform). ERC Form Update: Add your developed proforma to the ERC form |
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Thursday |
Quiz: Join the live meeting with the Program Director from 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM Pakistan time/ 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Vancouver time for a live quiz on
Every intern should come prepared. |
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Friday |
Mentor Meeting: Finalize your proforma during your meeting with your mentors. Pilot Testing & Validity: Plan for pilot testing and validity tests as needed, based on mentor feedback. |
Weekend Activities
Live Quiz with Director, & Mentor Meeting
Coordinate with your group. Reach out to HR person in case of any coordination difficulties with mentor (admin@bmyhealth.com).
Workshop Session-4
1. Workshop Session 4 Recording: Data Collection Tools
This session provides students with essential knowledge on how to design and use data collection tools such as questionnaires, interviews, and observational checklists. The aim is to help learners understand not only the technical steps of tool development, but also the ethical principles, validation processes, and contextual adaptation necessary for credible research.
Researchers should learn to write clear and unbiased questions, consult research participants or subject experts for validation of their tools, and ensure cultural and ethical appropriateness in questionnaires.
In the journey of developing a meaningful scientific evidence, data collection stands as one of the most crucial and skill-demanding steps. Mostly researchers consider tool development the easiest step as it doesn’t involve learning heavy concepts, however, it is a step which is irreversible, a wrongly phrased question out of hurry can affect the whole study.
Recording of Data Collection Methods, Tools:
Recording of How to build Jotforms, Google forms, & Adding scoring features:
ERC Form Recording:
· For scientific review questions, refer to the first 13 minutes of the video (current week goal).
· For understanding ethical review questions, watch from 13:30 onwards (week 6 goal for ERC submission).
Knowledge Translation Concept:
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Assignment:
Develop your proforma in consultation with all research team, research participants, and subject specialists. Consult with assistant mentor to upload on BMY Health Jotform. The Jotform tool offers a range of advanced features such as flexible question formats, scoring systems, conditional logic, and user-friendly design templates, all of which contribute to creating a more effective and respondent-friendly questionnaire.