Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
NURS 8200
2. Date:
2/28/2012
3. Requested action:
X New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
X
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
x
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
x
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
The graduate faculty of the College of Nursing in response to the 2010 AACN standards,
“The Research-Focused Doctoral Program in Nursing: Pathways to Excellence,” and our
internal assessment of the program identified and approved the need to include an additional
course related to the preparation of research grants. This course fills that gap in our
curriculum.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8200. Grant Writing for Nursing Research (3) P: NURS 8235 and 8240 or consent of program
director. Provides research training, grantsmanship principles and skills in order to compete
successfully for grant funding specific to nursing science.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
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8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
8
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
PhD CON
Changes in Degree Hours
3
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
N.A.
N.A.
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
x Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
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b. Facilities
x Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Holtzclaw, B.J., Kenner, C., & Walden, M. (2009). Grant Writing Handbook for Nurses. 2nd
ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. ISBN: 9780763756024
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify a suitable funding source for a small or pilot research project.
2. Develop a small proposal suitable to submission to a funding source of choice.
3. Identify a suitable funding source for a large research project.
4. Develop a larger proposal suitable for submission to a funding source of choice.
5. Recognize the various levels of review and consideration to which a grant proposal
is subjected depending on the target agency.
c. Course topic outline

Funding: General principles. Grantsmanship and the Art of Scientific Persuasion.

Articulating Problem and Significance. Research priorities: A match, a stretch, or a
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compromise? The political context of successful grant writing.

Anatomy of a Grant. Four key elements of every grant application. Templates, formats,
and conventions of grant writing.

Match between Funding Agency and Problem Area: The Corporate Community.
Philanthropic foundations, Private and Federal funding. Caveats before considering
commercial support

Chart the links among background, problem, purpose, & specific aims.

The Investigator as Review Criterion. The 6 P’s of Research Funding. Building the
biographical sketch. Justifying expertise, experience, and appropriateness of funding
mechanism.

Resources and Requirements. Consultants and participants. Building a support system.
Who’s involved with approval and signoff?

The Grant Review Process. Critiquing and reviewing a research proposal. Criteria and
scoring, conduct of the review. Ethics in the grant review process.

Understanding the Review Summary Statement. Revisions, resubmissions, and the
process of amending proposals. Understanding reviewer recommendations.

Funding: Taking Care of Business. Roles and responsibilities of accepting research
funding. Periodic and final reports. Competitive renewals.

Peer Review. Share research grant plans with each other.
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Small Grant Proposal 60%
Large grant proposal 40%
Grading Scale
90-100=A
89-80=B
79-70=C
<70=F
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