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 8255
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
02/28/2012
#
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
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)
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 reduce credit hours in this course. Seven hours of
directed research is replaced with two (3) hour courses of directed research. Six hours of
cognates are eliminated and replaced with 9-12 hours of elective courses. These changes add
flexibility to the student program of study and will support their dissertation research.
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6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
8255. Directed Research (3) Minimum of 6 s.h. is required. P: NURS 8235 and/or NURS 8240
or consent of program director. Mentorship and interdisciplinary research experience under
guidance of nursing faculty
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
Change from a 7 hour requirement to two 3 semester hour courses for a total of 6 hours of
mentored research.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
Weekly OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Lab
Weekly OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Studio
Weekly OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Practicum
Weekly OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Internship
Weekly OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain. Directed Research
Seminar 1.5 hrs every other wk
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
3
3
s.h.
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
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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):
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).
Booth, W.C., Colomb, G., & Williams, J. (2008). The Craft of Research, 3rd edition. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 9780226065663
Polit, D.L., & Beck, C. T. (2011). Nursing Research, 9th ed., Baltimore, MD: Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins. ISNB: 9781605477084
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b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Student learning objectives for the experience will be developed by faculty and student.
Examples may include:
Demonstrate the ability to summarize current literature related to the topic or area of interest
being studied
Develop a research question from the existing literature which represents current nursing
knowledge
Develop a proposal for research study
Complete an abstract for a research symposium
Submit the abstract to a research symposium
Prepare a poster for a research symposium
Submit a manuscript for publication
c. Course topic outline
The course content will be variable depending on the nature of the research project.
For example:
Completion of IRB for pilot study
How to administrate a study
Gaining access to medical records
Developing data entry spread sheets
Statistical analysis of results
Selecting a journal for publication
Drafting a manuscript for dissemination of research
Data management plan
Adverse events plan
Maintaining protocol fidelity
Managing a budget
d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Assignments will vary based on a written agreement between student and faculty mentor.
Grading Scale
90-100=A
89-80=B
79-70=C
<70=F
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