Neuman, W.L. (2003). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches, 5th ed. New York: Allyn & Bacon. In this popular text, the author provides a comprehensive overview of both qualitative as well as quantitative research methodologies, including techniques to improve the reliability and validity of social research approaches that involve questionnaire and interviews. Statz, S.E. (2006). Finding the winning combination: How blending organ procurement systems used internationally can reduce the organ shortage.

Week 9Description of TasksGive a detailed description of what you did this week regarding research and community engagement.This week, I reviewed the feedback I obtained from the participants in the interview I conducted. The piloting process appeared to be successful insofar as I was able to obtain relevant answers to the questions I asked. Those questions allowed me to obtain data that could help me to answer the research question.

Pregnancy Cessation Study The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify current and potential barriers to smoking cessation in pregnant women. Using a naturalistic approach and semi-structured interviews of subjects that meet the study criteria for participation is an appropriate and consistent data collection method to effectively meet the purpose of this study. Using semi-structured telephone interviews are appropriate for a naturalistic data collection, because the naturalistic approach involves collecting

interview techniques. DiCocco and Crabtree (2006) discuss different interview strategies. One is the unstructured interview, a technique that originates in anthropology study. This technique is used when the type of information to be gathered is not known, or is only loosely-defined, because the technique is open-ended. Eliciting insights is a key objective of this type of interview. A second interview strategy is the semi-structured interview. In this technique, the interviewer

data collection, the author conducted semi-structured, "in-depth interviews" with minority female participants (p. 102). However, the study was broad enough to also include input from white females, white males, and ethnic minority males. A total of twenty organizations were contacted, all of which publically proclaimed their commitment to ethnic diversity in the workplace. This is because "the broader study aimed to…examine whether reality matched the rhetoric of equality of

Accepting Client Assignments Outstanding client service begins with a full understanding of the client organization, its business needs and the position to be filled. An AESC member should: Accept only those assignments that a member is qualified to undertake on the basis of the member's knowledge of the client's needs and the member's ability to perform the specific assignment. Disclose promptly conflicts of interest known to the AESC member and accept assignments only