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 8240
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:
8240. Quantitative Methods (3) P: NURS 8227 or consent of program director. Quantitative
methods and research designs used in nursing research.
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7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Course description and objectives are revised.
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
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
8
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):
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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).
Polit, D.L., & Beck, C. T. (2011). Nursing Research, 9th ed., Baltimore, MD: Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins. ISBN: 9781605477084
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Discuss the relationships between theoretical models, research questions, hypotheses and
research designs.
2. Compare and contrast the components of experimental and non experimental research
studies.
3. Explain strategies to enhance the validity and reliability of quantitative research studies.
4. Participate in the review of quantitative research studies and proposals.
5. Examine issues related to interventional nursing research.
6. Analyze legal, ethical, and system issues related to the conduct of quantitative nursing
research within an inter-professional framework.
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c. Course topic outline
The course provides an overview of the following areas:
Concepts and Priorities of Quantitative Research and Evidence-based Practice
Research Problems, Aims, Questions and Hypotheses
Types of Quantitative Studies I: Non-experimental Designs
Types of Quantitative Studies II: Experimental Designs
Issues Related to Sampling and Recruitment
Psychosocial and Biobehavioral Research
Enhancing Rigor: Internal and External Validity and Reliability
Ethical Issues in Quantitative Research
Data Collection Plans and Timelines: Pilot Studies
Resources and Funding of Research
Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Assignments
Class Participation/Assignments
Non-experimental Design Paper
Experimental Design Paper
30%
35%
35%
Grading Scale
90-100%=A
89-80%=B
79-70%=C
<70%=F
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