KNES 469 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Graduate School
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We all are consumers of research on a daily basis. Building a body of knowledge upon which a profession is based. You may someday be a producer of research! Allows for the expansion of the body of knowledge that serves as the basis for the profession (e. g. athletic training clinical practice) All professions produce a variety of monthly, quarterly, and annual publications. A profession"s body of knowledge must grow and professional practices must. Heat illness (heat stroke immediate care) Allied health care professions: standard of care provided to patients is improved. Profession"s reputation, which is determined by what others see (or fail to see) in writing, will be enhanced. Research is a structured way of solving problems. Research is a systematic attempt to provide answers to questions. Research is a systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed relationships among natural phenomena.