Context: Describe a brief overview of the context being studied | |||
1. Absorb What information is known and needs to be known? | 2. Ask What question(s) can lead to unknown information? | 3. Accumulate Which data are required to answer the question(s)? | 4. Access Where can required data be retrieved? |
In the Absorb stage, you identify that which is already known and identify a need to know more about something. Describe what is known and NOT known about the context and why it is important to fill the identified knowledge gap. | In the Ask stage, you pose a set of questions that, if answered, will provide you with a better understanding of that which is not known. Describe general and operational questions. | In the Accumulate stage, you determine if data required to answer the questions have already been collected or specify and implement methods to collect new data if needed. Describe the type(s) of data required to answer the question(s) and methods for collecting the data, such as the setting for where and when the data are collected, the participants in the study, the instrument(s) utilized to collect the data, the procedure for collecting the data, etc. | In the Access stage, you retrieve collected data from a data source. Describe where the collected data are retrieved, when they are retrieved, and steps that are taken to retrieve the data. |
5. Analyze How will data be analyzed? | 6. Answer What are the answers? What are implications and limitations? | 7. Announce Who should be informed? How should the audience be informed? | 8. Apply What actions can be taken? |
In the Analyze stage, you conduct analysis of the data you retrieved. Describe when data are analyzed, data analysis methods implemented to answer each question posed in the Ask stage, and tools utilized to analyze the data. | In the Answer stage, you respond to the initially posed questions and identify limitations of the findings. Describe an answer to each question posed in the ask stage. Include tables and figure to display answers if applicable. Describe limitations of the answers. | In the Announce stage, you communicate findings to appropriate stakeholders. Describe which stakeholders are informed of the findings, which information is included in the communication to each stakeholder, and how they are informed. | In the Apply stage, you make decisions and take action based on the answers. Describe the decisions and actions that are implemented. Describe why the decisions and actions are important to implement. |
A + Inquiry Summary Organizer - Descriptions of Stages