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NURS 8241 03/28/2012
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Course prefix and number: 2. Date:
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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 Elective
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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
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s): x
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
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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.
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Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8241. Instrumentation and Measurement (3) P: NURS 8240 or consent of program director. The process and underlying theory of designing, testing, and using measurement instruments.
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If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Revision of course description and objectives.
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Course credit:
Lecture Hours 3 Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours
Weekly OR Per Term Credit Hours Lab
Studio
Practicum
Internship
Weekly
Weekly
Weekly
OR
OR
OR
Per Term
Per Term
Per Term
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Credit Hours
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours
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Anticipated annual student enrollment:
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Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours
PhD CON NA
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Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s) Changes in Degree Hours
3
3
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NA NA
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Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs: x Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is attached.
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Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education): x Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
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University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval: x Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
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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): s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h. s.h.
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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
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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).
Pallant J, SPSS Survival Manual (4 th ed), 2010, McGraw Hill, New York/NY/USA.
ISBN:9781742373928
Streiner DL, Norman GR, Health Measurement Scales (4 th ed), 2008, Oxford, New
York/NY/USA. ISBN:9780199231881
Gliner JA, Morgan GA, Leech NL, Research Methods in Applied Settings (2 nd ed), 2009,
Routledge, New York/NY/USA. ISBN:9780805864342 b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Apply principles of measurement theory to develop instruments.
2. Create quality process indicators used for data collection.
3. Interpret findings of statistical tests which are used to evaluate the reliability and dimensionality of measurement scales.
4. Describe how measurement strategies are affected by ethical, legal, and cultural issues.
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c. Course topic outline
Using SPSS
Scales and Instruments
Devising and Evaluating Items
Assessing Reliability
Assessing Validity
Exploratory Factor Analysis
Confirmatory Factor Analysis
On-Line and Mail Questionnaires
Measuring Change
Measuring Psycho-Social and Biological Phenomena
Finding Published Scales and Instruments
Critiquing Measuring Instruments Used in Quantitative Studies
Ethical, legal, and cultural issues pertaining to instrument and measurement d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system for determining a grade
Course Assignments
Quizzes
Projects
Final Exam
30%
40%
30%
Grading/Evaluation
100-90%=A
89-80%=B
79-70%=C
<70%=F
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