Research utilisation maturity matrix self-assessment tool |
Research Utilisation Maturity Matrix
Research utilisation capability is about using research in practice to support your agency's decision making, drive innovation, highlight gaps and opportunities and deliver the desired results. The Research Utilisation Maturity Matrix was developed to help you understand your agency’s level of maturity and strengthen areas identified for improvement.
In this survey research is defined as a systematic approach to answering a question or testing an hypothesis using a systematic study. The researcher inquires into a problem, systematically collects data and analyses these to develop findings to advance knowledge. Doing research in this way is distinguished from gathering general information through reading a book or surfing the internet.
Research utilisation is defined as the process of synthesizing, disseminating, and using research-generated knowledge to make an impact on or change in the existing agency practice. The findings from research may have come from a source internal to your organisation (conducting its own research) and/or from an external source, such as the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre or other research institutions.
Research utilisation maturity includes the processes and systems in place within organisations to make the most of their investment in research.
Purpose and instructions
The purpose of this tool is to assist your unit or agency to consider the infrastructure you have in place to help research findings make their way into implementation so that you are (a) getting the most benefit out of your research investment and (b) maximising the value of the research to support evidence-informed practice.
The person who sent you this link should have defined the context or activity you will consider when completing the tool (e.g., use of findings from a particular research project, or how your unit/agency utilises research in general).
The collated data from all the stakeholders in your agency who complete the tool will be mapped and shared with you at a workshop where you can discuss what you might want to do next.
The true value of the tool is in the discussion that it fosters.
Ethical processes for managing the data collected.
Included with this survey there should have been an information sheet outlining the process of data management in line with an ethics approval process. If you need an additional copy of the information sheet, please contact the Chief Investigator Christine.Owen@utas.edu.au
In this survey research is defined as a systematic approach to answering a question or testing an hypothesis using a systematic study. The researcher inquires into a problem, systematically collects data and analyses these to develop findings to advance knowledge. Doing research in this way is distinguished from gathering general information through reading a book or surfing the internet.
Research utilisation is defined as the process of synthesizing, disseminating, and using research-generated knowledge to make an impact on or change in the existing agency practice. The findings from research may have come from a source internal to your organisation (conducting its own research) and/or from an external source, such as the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Co-operative Research Centre or other research institutions.
Research utilisation maturity includes the processes and systems in place within organisations to make the most of their investment in research.
Purpose and instructions
The purpose of this tool is to assist your unit or agency to consider the infrastructure you have in place to help research findings make their way into implementation so that you are (a) getting the most benefit out of your research investment and (b) maximising the value of the research to support evidence-informed practice.
The person who sent you this link should have defined the context or activity you will consider when completing the tool (e.g., use of findings from a particular research project, or how your unit/agency utilises research in general).
The collated data from all the stakeholders in your agency who complete the tool will be mapped and shared with you at a workshop where you can discuss what you might want to do next.
The true value of the tool is in the discussion that it fosters.
Ethical processes for managing the data collected.
Included with this survey there should have been an information sheet outlining the process of data management in line with an ethics approval process. If you need an additional copy of the information sheet, please contact the Chief Investigator Christine.Owen@utas.edu.au