The Audiology Capstone

Section I: Preparing for the Capstone
Chapter 1. Introduction to Research
Chapter 2. Importance of Research
Chapter 3. Ethics of Research
Chapter 4. Organization of the Research Project
Chapter 5. Finding a Research Topic
Chapter 6. Finding a Mentor and Mentoring
Chapter 7. Submitting the Project to the IRB
Section II: Finding and Evaluating Research
Chapter 8. Introduction to Databases
Chapter 9. Electronic Databases for Searching the Literature
Chapter 10. Types of Literature
Chapter 11. Historical Literature
Chapter 12. Keywords
Chapter 13. Access to Full-Text Materials
Chapter 14. Searching the Literature
Chapter 15. Performing a Quality Search and Critical Appraisal of the Literature
Chapter 16. Tracking Research
Section III: Research Design and Referencing
Chapter 17. Research Design and Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 18. Research Questions
Chapter 19. Validity, Reliability, and Reducing Instrumentation Threat to Internal Validity
Chapter 20. Acknowledgment and Referencing Using Endnotes® Version X3 and RefWorks®
Section IV: From Presentation to Publication
Chapter 21. Procedures to Submit Student or Clinical Research for Poster or Research Podium Presentation
Chapter 22. Tips for Presenting at Professional Meetings
Chapter 23. The Publishing Process: Submitting a Work to a Journal
Chapter 24. Understanding Copyright
Chapter 25. Author Rights
Chapter 26. Strategies to Enhance Your Impact as an Author
Chapter 27. Completing the Research Project: One Student's Experience