Students are more accountable to each other when they have to complete the assignments stated in the plan. If students are unable to meet a stated deadline, it is up to the group to determine how to renegotiate the workload. Data analysis is assisted by the biostatistician in the School of Nursing. She provides ongoing assistance to both the faculty and students with survey development, data analysis, and computer issues. The nature of the projects does not require complex statistical analysis.
Students are able to present most findings in percentages.
Any additional statistical support would be up to the agency to negotiate with the statistician. The required outcomes for the project include a written review of the project in an executive summary, a presentation to the staff, and a datafile including the literature review and data collected throughout the project. These are left with the community agency. Students are evaluated as a group. The staff, students, and faculty member all evaluate the project presentation.