Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 270 words (no
more than 300 words). All initial posts must contain at least (2) professional
references (must be within 5 years), one may be the course textbook, properly cited
in the current APA format. Late discussion posts are not accepted in this course.
For the initial post Remember to ask a provocative question to prompt online discussion
with your peers using bold print at the end of your initial discussion.
The student must also reply to at least (2) classmates using a minimum of 170 words
per reply (please don’t start working on the replies unless I provide the student
replies or tell you to do so). All replies in the discussion forum should enhance the
discussion. Non-informative messages posted in the discussion forum will not be
counted towards the required number of replies for that topic.
Provide plagiarism reports for both initial post and student replies.
Discussion Topic
Consider yourselves as potential subjects for a nurse researcher who asks: Is
there a difference in the role of social support between female and male college
students?
1. Where do you place yourselves with the terms in Figure 11-1
(sample or population)?
2. How can the researcher best ensure “representativeness”?
3. To what target populations might the researcher want to
generalize?
4. What are some possible inclusion criteria & exclusion criteria for
this study?
5. How can the researcher reduce sampling error and sampling bias?
