Course Title: NURS 9015 Quantitative Research
Prerequisite: Nursing 9000, NURS 9005, NURS 9010, NURS 9101 and NURS 9102 (or equivalents)
Course Credits: 3 Credits (3-0-3)
Course Description: This course presents theories and methods of quantitative research.
Students examine and apply fundamental quantitative designs in the development and conduct of research to address substantive health and nursing education issues.
Faculty: Course Faculty: Dr. Janice Long Office: 3025
Phone: 770 423 6671; cell 678 457 3943 Email: [email protected]
Office hours: By appointment
Required Textbooks: Burns, N., & Grove, S. K. (2009). The Practice of Nursing Research, 6th edition. St. Louis, MO : Elsevier
Fields, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, Third Edition.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Trochim, William. (2008). The Research Methods Knowledge Base. 3rd edition, Cincinnati, OH: Atomic Dog/ Cengage Learning.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
(2010). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Optional Suggested: Polit, D. (2010). Statistics and data Analysis for Nursing Research, 2nd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson
Frank-Stromborg, M. and Olsen, S. J. (2003). Instruments for Clinical Health-Care Research, 3rd Ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Galvan, J. (2009) Writing Literature Reviews.4th Ed. United States:
Pyrczak Publishing.
Green, S.B., & Salkind, N.J. (2010). Using SPSS for Windows and Macintosh: Analyzing and Understanding Data (6th edition).Prentice Hall
Krathwohl, D.R., & Smith, N.L. How to Prepare a Dissertation Proposal: Suggestions for Students in Education and the Social and Behavioral Sciences ISBN# 0-8156-8141-0
Waltz, C. F., Strickland, 0. L., and Lenz, E. R. (2005). Measurement in
83 Nursing Research, 3rd Ed New York: Springer Publishing.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Apply and critically analyze concepts relevant to the design and conduct of quantitative nursing, nursing education, and health-related research.
2. Critically analyze the theoretical underpinnings and psychometric properties of selected data collection instruments frequently used to measure nursing, nursing education, and health- related phenomena.
3. Understand how to develop psychometrically sound instruments to assess nursing, nursing education, and health-related phenomena.
4. Apply and critically analyze procedures for estimating sample sizes for quantitative nursing, nursing education, and health-related research, including the use of power analysis to
determine the optimum size of a sample.
5. Select and communicate the reasoning behind choosing the appropriate inferential statistic(s) suitable for most situations arising in the health sciences.
6. Utilize SPSS to compute relevant statistics and generate statistical reports.
7. Prepare a beginning quantitative applied research proposal and give helpful feedback to other originators of quantitative research proposals.
Instructional Methods:
Seminar and/or online discussions, presentations, reflective writing, readings from texts and journals.
Evaluation Methods:
Seminar participation and presentation, reflective writing project and course project.
Grading Scale: 100-90 =A 89-80 =B 79-70
= c
69-60 =D
<60 =F
Students must earn B or higher on the overall course grade in order to progress to the next courses in the program.
Content Outline:
1. Theoretical Underpinnings of Quantitative Research 2. Quantitative Research Designs
3. Sampling and Other Quantitative Procedures 4. Sample Size Determination: Power Analysis 5. Measurement and Instrument Development 6. Reliability
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7. Validity
8. Quantitative Proposal Development Evaluation:
Develop/revise and test an instrument to assess a concept relevant to nursing and prepare a written reliability and validity analysis paper.
25%
Research Critique of a quantitative study 25%
Research Proposal Paper 35%
Presentation 5%
Discussion 10%
Requirements of the Course:
Classroom Participation (online and on ground):
Learning takes place through sharing of ideas with colleagues, so attendance at every class is expected. Class participation grades will be based on discussion regarding critical issues and questions raised by required readings and critique of select nursing research studies.
Assignments:
Specific guidelines for each assignment will be provided. Papers are to be written in A.P.A.
format and should reflect critical analysis and synthesis of pertinent literature on the topic.
Papers should also exhibit individual creativity and innovation.
Data Analysis for the course:
To meet the data analysis for quantitative study objective of this course, students are encouraged to purchase SPSS (PASW) 16.0 (or higher) Grad Pack available online or through the bookstore.
Students are urged to use the tutorial program on the software, or complete the SPSS tutorial (from another university) at the following or a similar website:
http://people.cst.cmich.edullee1c/spss/toc.htm
Academic Integrity Statement
• Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to
University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials,
malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an
"informal" resolution by a faculty member, resulting in grade adjustment, or a formal
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hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimum one semester suspension requirement.
• Preparation for class and active participating in class discussion are expectations. The syllabus may change. Students are responsible for changes in the course and other announcements in class and by e-mail.
• Students who find that they cannot continue in the university for the entire semester because of illness or other reason should complete an official withdrawal form. Forms may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. Students who officially withdraw from the university with the approval of the Dean will be assigned grades of "W". This grade will not affect the overall scholastic average.
• Students may, by means of the same withdrawal form, and with the approval of the Dean, withdraw from individual courses while retaining other courses on their schedules. See University Course Schedule for the last day to withdraw without academic penalty. Failure to withdraw by the appropriate date will mean that the student has elected to receive the fmal grades earned in the course. The only exceptions to these withdrawal regulations will be for those instances that involve unusual and fully documented circumstances.
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As a courtesy to others, please turn off all cell phones and pagers prior to class beginning. If you are anticipating an emergency call, please put your cell phone on silence and notify your
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KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COURSE
PROPOSAL OR REVISION, Cover Sheet (I 0/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name NURS 9025 Qualitative Research Department WellStar School of Nursing
Degree Title (if applicable) PhD in Nursing
Proposed Effective Date fall 2014 _ Check one or more of the following and complete the appropriate sections:
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Course Description ChangeSections to be Completed II, III, IV, V, VII
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the program.
Minor changes to a course can use the simplified E-Z Course Change Form.
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I. Current Information (Fill infor changes)
Course Number/Program Name NURS 9025 Qualitative Research Department WellStar School of Nursing
Degree Title (if applicable) PhD in Nursing Class Hours 3 Laboratory 0 Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites NURS 9000, NURS 9005, or permission of instructor Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
This course presents philosophies, theories, and methods of (applied) qualitative research. Students examine and apply fundamental qualitative designs in the development and conduct of research to address substantive health and nursing education issues.
II. Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses) Course Prefix and Number NURS 9025 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 0 Credit Hours 3 Prerequisites NURS 9000, NURS 9005, or permission of the instructor.
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course presents philosophies, theories, and methods of qualitative research. Students examine and apply fundamental qualitative designs in the development and conduct of research to address substantive health and nursing education issues.
III. Justification
This core course is an overview of qualitative methods used in (applied) nursing and healthcare research. This knowledge is needed by PhD graduates in order to critique qualitative research in nursing and healthcare, as well as to support the conduct of a dissertation.
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89 This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
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VII Attach Syllabus
Kennesaw State University
WellStar College of Health and Human Services WellStar School of Nursing
PhD in Nursing Program
Course Title: NURS 9025 Qualitative Research Credits: 3 Credits (3-0-3)
Class: TBA
Prerequisites: NURS 9000, NURS 9005 and NURS 9010
Course Description: This course presents philosophies, theories, and methods of qualitative research. Students examine and apply fundamental qualitative designs in the development and conduct of research to address substantive health and nursing education issues.
Faculty: Mary de Chesnay, RN, PhD, PMHCNs-BC, FAAN Required
Textbooks: Munhall, P.L. (2012). Nursing Research: A qualitative perspective 5th edition.
Sudbury, Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. Critically analyze the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of the qualitative paradigm and its use in the study of nursing, nursing education, and health-related phenomena.
2. Evaluate qualitative research designs.
3. Select appropriate qualitative methods for proposed nursing, nursing education, or health-related research.
4. Review and critique existing qualitative research in the literature and its impact on the discipline of nursing.
5. Utilize a variety of techniques to facilitate qualitative data collection.
6. Incorporate strategies to promote credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability in proposed research.
7. Compare and contrast methods of qualitative data analysis in the study of nursing, nursing education, and health-related research.
8. Collect and analyze data using a selected qualitative research design and prepare a written report of findings.
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9. Prepare a beginning qualitative applied research proposal and give helpful feedback to other originators of qualitative proposals.
Instructional Methods:
Seminar and online discussions, presentations, qualitative proposal development, readings from texts and journals, and conducting qualitative interviews and beginning data analysis.
Evaluation Methods:
Grading Scale: 90 - 100 = A 80-89 =B 70-79 =C 60-69 =D
<60 =F
Students must earn 80 or higher on the overall course grade in order to progress to the next courses in the program.
Last day to withdraw without academic penalty: TBA
Content Outline:
Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Qualitative Research Qualitative Research Designs
Qualitative Proposal Development
Strategies to affirm rigor in qualitative research Data Gathering and Data Analysis
Academic Integrity Statement
• Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to
University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials,
malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an
"informal" resolution by a faculty member, resulting in grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimum one semester suspension requirement.
• Preparation for class and active participating in class discussion are expectations. The syllabus may change. Students are responsible for changes in the course and other announcements in class and by e-mail.
• Students who find that they cannot continue in the university for the entire semester because of illness or other reason should complete an official withdrawal form. Forms
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may be obtained from the Office of the Registrar. Students who officially withdraw from the university with the approval of the Dean will be assigned grades of" W". This grade will not affect the overall scholastic average.
• Students may, by means of the same withdrawal form, and with the approval of the Dean, withdraw from individual courses while retaining other courses on their schedules. See University Course Schedule for the last day to withdraw without academic penalty. Failure to withdraw by the appropriate date will mean that the student has elected to receive the final grades earned in the course. The only exceptions to these withdrawal regulations will be for those instances that involve unusual and fully documented circumstances.
CELLPHONES AND PAGERS
As a courtesy to others, please turn off all cell phones and pagers prior to class beginning. If you are anticipating an emergency call, please put your cell phone on silence and notify your
instructor.