SPH 200 UNIT 11 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Knowledge translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Meeting ground between *research and action*.. knits
them with communicative relationships, relies upon partnerships/collabs/personal contact between
researchers and research-users
Research - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Systematic investigation of particular phenomena
.. use of knowledge in new way to generate new concepts, methods, understanding
Creative work that increases + produces knowledge
Action - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Doing something to achieve an aim.. action looks different in different
sectors (ex. NPO, hospitals, gov't policy makers)
How we do research - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Identify general study area -> choose research topic ->
formulate plan/methodology -> collect data -> analyze/ interpret data -> present findings
Four models of KT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A) Push efforts by producers/purveyors (to research users)
B) User pulls efforts (from producers/purveyors)
C) Efforts are exchanged (between producers/purveyors)
D) Integrated efforts (use of knowledge translation platforms)
Model A of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Research material/findings are driving the
push to knowledge user..
Often involves "repackaging" knowledge product as something more attractive/accessible to a different
audience
.. push efforts by producers/purveyors (to research users)
Model B of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Knowledge user requests research on
particular issue.. sometimes agencies might put out special call for grants, other times may be more
informal contracts
.. user pulls efforts (from producers/purveyors)
, Model C of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Partnership model; researchers and
knowledge users working in collaboration for a mutual benefit
.. exchange efforts (between producers/research users)
Model D of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Integrated model adopts emerging
Knowledge Translation Platform (KTP), a national- or regional-level institution which fosters
linkage/exchange across a system
.. integrated system
- may occur if there's a "knowledge gap", could use KTP to connect with researcher/knowledgeable
individual on issue
Explicit knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Knowledge that is easily communicated and available to
everyone.. ie. things that are easy to write down
Tacit knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subconscious knowledge.. context-specific and includes
insights, intuitions, experiences. Capturing this is more difficult/involves time and personal interaction
Knowledge management - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Should ask.. what knowledge do we want to share?
(type/quality), with whom do we want to share it? (audience), how will our knowledge actually be
shared? (channels), and why will this knowledge be shared? (motivations)
Stakeholder analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gathering and analyzing quantitative/qualitative info to
determine whose interests should be taken into account throughout the project
Brainstorm ideas about what audience's would be most appropriate to receive this information
Prioritizing audiences - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Place into categories of "Must, Should, Like"
Brainstorming stakeholders should ideally take place before research has even begun
Analyze different political actors and assess power, position. interests of these actors
Analyze degree of any actor's support
Knowledge translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Meeting ground between *research and action*.. knits
them with communicative relationships, relies upon partnerships/collabs/personal contact between
researchers and research-users
Research - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Systematic investigation of particular phenomena
.. use of knowledge in new way to generate new concepts, methods, understanding
Creative work that increases + produces knowledge
Action - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Doing something to achieve an aim.. action looks different in different
sectors (ex. NPO, hospitals, gov't policy makers)
How we do research - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Identify general study area -> choose research topic ->
formulate plan/methodology -> collect data -> analyze/ interpret data -> present findings
Four models of KT - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A) Push efforts by producers/purveyors (to research users)
B) User pulls efforts (from producers/purveyors)
C) Efforts are exchanged (between producers/purveyors)
D) Integrated efforts (use of knowledge translation platforms)
Model A of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Research material/findings are driving the
push to knowledge user..
Often involves "repackaging" knowledge product as something more attractive/accessible to a different
audience
.. push efforts by producers/purveyors (to research users)
Model B of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Knowledge user requests research on
particular issue.. sometimes agencies might put out special call for grants, other times may be more
informal contracts
.. user pulls efforts (from producers/purveyors)
, Model C of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Partnership model; researchers and
knowledge users working in collaboration for a mutual benefit
.. exchange efforts (between producers/research users)
Model D of Knowledge Translation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Integrated model adopts emerging
Knowledge Translation Platform (KTP), a national- or regional-level institution which fosters
linkage/exchange across a system
.. integrated system
- may occur if there's a "knowledge gap", could use KTP to connect with researcher/knowledgeable
individual on issue
Explicit knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Knowledge that is easily communicated and available to
everyone.. ie. things that are easy to write down
Tacit knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subconscious knowledge.. context-specific and includes
insights, intuitions, experiences. Capturing this is more difficult/involves time and personal interaction
Knowledge management - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Should ask.. what knowledge do we want to share?
(type/quality), with whom do we want to share it? (audience), how will our knowledge actually be
shared? (channels), and why will this knowledge be shared? (motivations)
Stakeholder analysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Gathering and analyzing quantitative/qualitative info to
determine whose interests should be taken into account throughout the project
Brainstorm ideas about what audience's would be most appropriate to receive this information
Prioritizing audiences - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Place into categories of "Must, Should, Like"
Brainstorming stakeholders should ideally take place before research has even begun
Analyze different political actors and assess power, position. interests of these actors
Analyze degree of any actor's support
