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 8225 2. Date: 3. Requested action: New Course X Revision of Active Course Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course Renumbering of an Existing Course from from # to X Required 03/28/2012 # 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): x Expected Future Delivery Method(s): On-campus (face to face) x Distance Course (face to face off campus) Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online) 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,” assessed, recommended and approved the need to change the course description and objectives in this course. These changes update the course objectives and content. 6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog: 8225. Development of Nursing Knowledge (3) P: NURS 8220 or consent of program director. The relationship of theory to the design and interpretation of research. 1 Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011 7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change: Change in course description and objectives. 8. Course credit: Lecture Hours 3 Weekly OR Lab Weekly OR Studio Weekly OR Practicum Weekly OR Internship Weekly OR Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. Total Credit Hours Per Term Per Term Per Term Per Term Per Term Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours Credit Hours 3 s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. 3 8 9. Anticipated annual student enrollment: 10. Changes in degree hours of your programs: Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours PhD CON 0 11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs: Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours NA NA 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): b. Facilities x Current facilities are adequate Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below): 2 Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011 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). Textbook: Chinn, P & Kramer, M. (2010). Integrated Theory and Knowledge Development, 8th ed. St. Louis: Mosby-Elsevier ISBN: 9780323077187 Textbook: Reed, P. & Shearer, N. (2011). Perspectives on Nursing Theory, 6th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins. ISBN:9781609137489 Textbook: Powers & Knapp (2010). Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research, 4th edition. New York: Springer. ISBN:9780826106650 b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus) Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Investigate theories relevant to nursing. 2. Analyze the linkages among theory, practice, and research in nursing. 3. Examine methods of theory development. 4. Explore theories that address nursing phenomena in student’s area of interest c. Course topic outline Relevant theories germane to nursing research, practice and education Historical foundations relevant to the development of nursing knowledge Methods and processes for theory development in nursing Models for Nursing Knowledge Development Concept Analysis and Development Linking theory and research to improve practice 3 Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011 d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade Assignments Attendance & Participation Unit I assignment Unit II assignment Unit III assignment Reflection Bb pages 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Grading Scale 90-100%=A 89-80%=B 79-70%=C <70%=F 4 Revised 04-06-11 and posted fall of 2011