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Educational Research

	SCIENCE	FEASIBILITY/ RESOURCES	REGULATORY
STEP 1 DEVELOP YOUR RESEACH IDEA	Find a Topic of Interest Review the Literature Formulate Your Research Question	Consider Feasibility	Complete Human Research Training - CITI Determine If Your Project is Human Subject Research
STEP 2 REFINE YOUR RESEARCH IDEA	Identify a Theoretical Framework or Model Describe Relationships Between Concepts Review the Literature Again Consider the Impact of Your Study	Begin Thinking About Feasibility Issues	Determine Whether Your Project Requires Preliminary Work
STEP 3 DEVELOP YOUR RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS	Refine Concepts and Operationalize Variables Develop Measures - Units of Measure and Analysis Select a Research Design Define your Sampling Strategy Specify Hypotheses	Identify Potential Research Subjects Identify Study Team Members Develop a Timeline Consider Budget Requirements	Consider Risks of the Research and Appropriate Protections for Human Research Subjects Identify Your Scientific Review Officer (SRO)
STEP 4 COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH PROTOCOL	Refine Measures Refine Data Collection Tools Develop or Select Coding Schemes Define Analyses Basics of Hypothesis Testing Effect Size, Power and Sample Size Reliability and Validity	Meet with Research Team Define Roles, Responsibilities, Expected Contributions and Authorship	Complete Your IRB Application Submit for SRO Review Submit for IRB Review and Approval
STEP 5 IMPLEMENT PROTOCOL AND COLLECT DATA	Pretest Research Procedures Recruit Research Subjects Collect Data Organize Your Data Set		Organize and Maintain Study Documentation Protect Research Data Attend to IRB Post-Approval Requirements
STEP 6 DATA ANALYSIS	Review and Clean Data Conduct Data Analyses	Consider time involved to prepare and analyze data Consider resources needed for a statistician Meet with Research Team	Attend to IRB Post- Approval Requirements
STEP 7 REPORT RESULTS	Identify Appropriate Journals Prepare an Abstract Select Analyses for Reporting Report Analyses Prepare Manuscript or Research Report	Consider time involved to prepare and analyze data Consider resources needed for a statistician	Attend to IRB Post- Approval Requirements

Contact Information

Julie Irish, Director
Office of Educational Research
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
617-667-3023

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