NURSE 5630      Health Care Systems
This course is a guided, in-depth exploration, analysis and evaluation of selected health care systems literature. Other nursing literature will be reviewed as appropriate. Prerequisites: Admission into PhD in Nursing program or permission of instructor. Offered: Every Summer
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5631      State of the Science
This course is a guided in-depth exploration of literature on a selected focus area. Appropriate contextual system literature will be reviewed as appropriate. Scholarly writing for a variety of contexts will be presented. Prerequisites: Admission into a doctoral program and completion of a doctoral level theory course or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5632      Health Restoration & Support
This course is a guided, in-depth exploration, analysis and evaluation of selected health restoration & support literature. Other nursing literature will be reviewed as appropriate. Prerequisites: Admission into PhD in Nursing program or permission of instructor Offered: Every Fall
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5662      Psychometrics
This course focuses on application of psychometric theories and practices related to instrumentation in nursing research. The basic methodologies and techniques for constructing, testing, and evaluating instruments will be discussed and applied by students. Content will focus on theoretical foundations of measurement, item construction, instrument design, item analysis, validity and reliability assessment. Criteria for evaluating existing instruments will also be discussed. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5664      Concepts & Approaches of Epidemiology & Statistics in Research
This course introduces principles, concepts, and application of epidemiological and statistical methods in research. The course will cover epidemiological principles and concepts, measurement of the occurrence of disease and disease association, types of study designs, and interpretation and evaluation of epidemiologic research. Students will have hands on experience by creating data variables using the Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS). Students will develop skills to analyze research data using appropriate statistical methods to calculate the measurements of disease association. This course will help students to evaluate health care studies with respect to study design, statistical analysis, interpretation and evidences of association, During this course students will develop an epidemiologic study proposal using appropriate statistical methods. Prerequisites: Introduction to Statistics or prior approval from course instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5666      Designing Nursing Research
This doctoral level course directs the student to develop research writing skills necessary for developing their dissertation and future program of research. Critical analyses of methodologies and design are accomplished. the strengths and weakness of various research designs (non-experimental, quasi-experimental, experimental and randomized clinical trial) are evaluated via in-depth discussions. Prerequisites: NURSE 5610, 5612, 5622, 5662, 5668, 5670.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5668      Quantitative Research
Quantitative reserach methods used to build nursing's body of knowledge are explored. Experimental, quasi-experimental, and correlational designs and clinical trials are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on design, data generation, analysis, and dissemination of findings. Issues pertaining to the use of quantitative methods will also be explored. Prerequistes: PSYCH 5516 (or equivalent) NURSE 5610, or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5670      Qualitative Research Methods
Qualitative research methods used to build nursing's body of knowledge are explored in this seminar course. Emphasis is placed on design, data generation and analysis, and dissemination of findings. Issues regarding qualitative research are identified and analyzed. Prerequisite: Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5671      Advanced Qualitative Research and Mixed Methods
This graduate level course is designed for students who have had an introduction to qualitative research methods and want to pursue more in-depth study of these methodologies, with emphasis on a chosen methodology that they hope to use in their own research. Appropriateness of methodological choice in relation to research question, application of theory, rhetorical style and author presence, and criteria for judging quality will be among the topics explored for various methodologies and data generation (collection) and data analysis skills will be practiced. the course will also acquaint students with the growing literature on mixed methods research. Prerequisites: Admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing program, an introductory class on qualitative research, or permission of instructor. It is assumed that students have library and internet research skills such as Medline CINAHL and have at least a partially developed topic of research.
Credits: 3 hours
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NURSE 5697A      Special Topics Nursing Elective
This course consists of the guided study of special topics in areas of nursing theory and/or research. Prerequisite: Admission into PhD in Nursing Program Offered: On Demand
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5697APP      Special Topics Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5697AR      Special Topics Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5697B      Special Topics Nursing-Equivalent
This course will cover guided study of course equivalent topics in areas of nursing theory and/or research. Prerequisite: Admission into PhD in Nursing program Offered: On Demand
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5697CR      Special Topics
This course will cover guided study of course equivalent topics in areas of nursing theory and/or research. Prerequisite: Admission into PhD in Nursing program Offered: On Demand
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5697DP      Special Topics Nursing
Special Topics Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5697RD      Special Topics Nursing
Credits: 1-6 hours
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NURSE 5699      Dissertation Research
Individual directed research leading to preparation and completion of doctoral dissertation.
Credits: 1-12 hours
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NURSE 5899      Required Graduate Enrollment
Credits: 1 hours
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