NURS 460: Nursing Research

N460 Course Content, Learning Assignment Activities & Due Dates
Unit Content	Learning Activities	Readings	Due Dates
	Read Orientation to Course Unit Purpose Research Terminology Assignments Language of Research Complete your biosketch and send to instructor. Review sample course assignments, critique form and guidelines. Do NOT complete these now, just review. Review course requirements. All course assignments are listed on this page.	Read about your instructor Read syllabus Read Chapters 1-3 in textbook and Appendix A Read Jean Johnson Continuing Interactive Lecture A Nightingale's Research Read about a previous internet student's learning accomplishments Research presentation by Carol Smith.	August 29, 2002 Interact with Instructor: email only for questions about individual your concerns. Use the online discussion item "Questions About Assignments" to ask about course assignments. Your instructor will respond in discussion.
Module 2: Initial stages of the research process	Unit Purpose Research Terminology Study Questions Online Discussion Graphic Quiz - evidence based practice Complete KUMC Tutorial for Human Subjects Protection (mail in a copy of certificate)	Read Chapters 5-7 in textbook J. Johnson lecture B Just read; (there is no assignment to type into). Read J. Johnson lecture C (there is no assignment to type into). Read about finding research articles.	September 6, 2002
Module 3: Research design	Unit Purpose Research Terminology Study Questions Online Discussion - describe what you learned at CDC. Article Approval Abstract and Matching Quiz	Read Chapters 8-9 in textbook Read about Theory/Methodology connections Epidemiology through Center for Disease Control (CDC) - read the steps of this web site data gathering assignment	September 20, 2002
Module 4: Data collection and measurement	Unit Purpose Research Terminology Study Questions Online Discussion Review Research Basics *Review these pages to discuss the flow from basic research to experimental designs. Read about critiquing articles.	Read Chapters 10-12, and review Appendix B in textbook Read J. Johnson lecture D J. Johnson E	October 18, 2002
Module 5: Interpretation of data	Unit Purpose Research Terminology Submit Your Critique Review Statistics Terminology "Curving" quiz Study Questions	Read Chapters 13 and 15 in textbook, and browse Chapter 14 Nurses often use physiologic data. Use this assignment to to submit your own physiologic data. J. Johnson F	November 15, 2001 Happy Holiday!
Module 6: Utilization of nursing research and communication of findings Parting words from Kansas researcher	Unit Purpose Research Terminology Study Questions Online Discussion - Discuss how you would meet the challenges of changing policy or nurses to practice-based on research articles you reviewed. Read all but complete one of the terminal program objectives examples. You can re-read what another internet student's learning accomplishments were from taking this research course online.	Read Chapters 16-17 in textbook Read How researchers influence care J. Johnson G	November 30, 2002 Course Evaluation Due - Instructions and password will be e-mailed to you as soon as evaluations are available in December.

TOP