Franklin University Doctoral Studies Comprehensive Exam Doctor of Healthcare Administration DISS 9000 H1WW SP24 Please provide a title page at the beginning utilizing the following format: Franklin University (appropriate degree) Comprehensive Exam Submitted by FirstName LastName in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of (appropriate degree) (Date submitted) Please submit written responses to the questions found below. Please remember that each question in the comprehensive exam stands alone and you must score 84% average or higher to pass the question. You should plan for about seven to ten pages per question, although that is only a guideline and not a strict requirement. Consider a maximum page length of ten to twelve pages per question, again as a guideline. We ask that you use Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced with 1-inch margins. The APA 7 style guidelines should be followed for all other formatting decisions. You are not permitted to use the Learning Commons' Online Writing Review or Writing Tutoring for the comprehensive exam. A reference list should be added to the end of each question's written response. After the reference list in each of your responses, please include a section titled Note to Committee Members outlining your process for researching and editing. While it is acceptable to use various resources for research and editing, it is critical that the writing is substantially newly written material of your own. No other human or artificial intelligence should be employed in the writing of your responses. Your note to the committee members should outline your research and writing process in either a brief paragraph or bullet points. This note to committee members will not be graded for writing quality; however, to ensure academic integrity, your committee will consider your research and writing process as stated when they assess your exam responses. All in all, your comprehensive exam responses should demonstrate your thinking as supported by cited materials, and your research and editing processes should be made transparent in the note to committee members. Consider each question, including all subpoints, to be one question. You should write a separate response for each of the three comprehensive exam questions. Your response to each question should address all sub-points of the question in a comprehensive manner. Please do not respond to each subpoint as a separate question; rather, we are asking you to draft one comprehensive and interwoven response to each question with all subpoints taken into consideration. Your questions are available to you in the course website no later than Your written responses must be in three separate document files (one document file for each question response―each with its own reference list). You will need to upload each document file three times in Canvas-one document file for each of your committee members. Your committee members will each assess the A, B, or C submissions. So, you will upload your same written response in the same document file with references at the end in three submission areas: . • • Upload written response to Question #1 to Q1 for Evaluator A, Q1 for Evaluator B, and Q1 for Evaluator C Upload written response to Question #2 to Q2 for Evaluator A, Q2 for Evaluator B, and Q2 for Evaluator C Upload written response to Question #3 to Q3 for Evaluator A, Q3 for Evaluator B, and Q3 for Evaluator C You are allowed these seven days to complete the exam. If you have a clarifying question after you receive the exam, you may ask the program chair for your degree or dean of doctoral studies. You should not direct those questions to your former Doctoral Faculty Advisor, your Academic Advisor or any member of your committee (unless one of the program chairs serves on your committee and you ask in the program chair role). Question 1. Discipline/Major Area Question: Defend or challenge the following statement: Healthcare in the 21st century within the United States lacks the necessary leadership in key positions, both within institutional environments and in policy environments, to effectively deal with the moral and ethical principles facing the country in meeting the healthcare needs of the Nation. If appropriate, use examples of healthcare leaders who are or are not effective leaders and link the reasons for this to your argument. Question 2. Research & Ethics Question: Please know there is not a requirement for this response to relate to your own research interests. These questions are designed to gauge your ability to design research but are not necessarily connected to a potential research study you will conduct. Please select ONE (either quantitative or qualitative) of the following questions for your response to Question 2: I.Quantitative A group of researchers are attempting to investigate the relationship between gender disparity and healthcare leadership. Develop a research design that can assist in this project. Be sure to include the following: • Research question • Methodology • Conceptualization and operationalization of variables Hypotheses Sampling technique • • Ethical considerations ● Reliability and validity . Approach to data analysis II.Qualitative A group of researchers is trying to understand best practices of healthcare managers to mitigate risk in their organization. Develop a research design that can assist in this project. Be sure to include the following: • • • • Research question The constructs of the study and how to capture them The methodological approach and rationale Recruitment design and sampling • Ethical considerations • • Reliability and validity Instrument and data collection plan Data analysis plan Question 3. Literature Review Question: The identification of a gap in the literature solidifies that a doctoral study is relevant, addresses a bona-fide need in the theoretical field and/or adds to the collective body of scholarly-based written work. Seek a broad base of seminal scholarly literature and at least two recent dissertations to inform your response. What are the scholarly-based gaps in the literature as it relates to your research interests? Explain the importance of these scholarly sources for your own research interests. In your response, be sure to clearly state and justify your research interests as you craft a review of literature. The response must be fully supported with citations and referencing of appropriately researched scholarly sources.