Nursing 893 Orientation

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COURSE OVERVIEW

NURS 893 Qualitative Research

Methods


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Objectives

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

Analyze selected methods of data collection

Analyze data analysis approaches

Critique qualitative research studies

Write a qualitative research proposal


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Course format

Online course

13 weeks10 modules 3 modules run over 2 weeks

ContentText, video, readings, etc.

ActivitiesSmall group, paired,

assignments,discussions, wiki, etc.

ReflectionCritical thinking

questions,assignments, peer

feedback, etc.


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Concept Map of NURS 893


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Evaluation

Assignment 1: Research Question Development,Literature Review (10%)

Develop a research question based on what is known and not known

about a topic . Find five research articles and summarize using the Pinch table

template provided.

Your assignment should be 2-3 pages (maximum).

Pinch template provided.

Due: September 22, 2014


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Evaluation

Grant Proposal Presentation (10%)

Share your proposal with your peers and develop a discussion to aidyou in the completion of your final proposal paper.

You will prepare a qualitative research proposal presentation(approximately 15-20 slides) that is based on your grant proposal.

The presentation will include the following sections: Background,Study Purpose and Aims; Methodological Approach; Sample; Setting:Data Collection Procedures; Data Analysis: Rigor: Human Subjects;Significance.

Will also be posting presentation on discussion forum. Review 3 otherpresentations and provide feedback to your peers.

Due: November 17, 2014


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Evaluation

Grant Proposal (30%)

Write a grant proposal using guidelines from an external funding

agency (Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation). Complete the cover page of the application form (page 1), the lay

abstract (page 3) and the detailed proposal. Other parts of the

application will not be submitted. As outlined in the application, the

maximum length is 10 single spaced pages (excluding references).

APA format will be used. Due: December 8, 2014


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Evaluation

Participation (30%)

Your participation mark will be based on your engagement in the

following activities: Small Group Methodology Review Wiki

Discussion Forum Contributions (including Peer Feedback on

Background Papers, Interview Guides, and Presentation)


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Group discussion forums

In order to manage the number of posts you need to read and respond

to, you have been randomly assigned to one of 3 groups for the

discussion forums that relate to each module (including the peer

feedback on Background Papers, Interview Guides, and Presentation)

There is a general discussion forum for posts that relate to the entirecourse

Please sign up for the Small Group Methodology Review Wiki of

your choice

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Managing discussions

Use clear subject lines this lets people know the content of your

message.

Keep your posts clear and concise try to keep them to a maximum of200 words. Longer posts can quickly get overwhelming.

Dont feel obligated to respond to every single post just as you

wouldnt reply to every comment in an in-person discussion, you dont

need to respond to every post in an online discussion.

If someone asks a question about one of your posts, it is courteous torespond.

Try to be timely with your posting always posting at the end of the

week means that you are not really dialoguing with your colleagues.

You can upload resources (papers, presentations, etc) or share links in a

discussion post. If you do include extra material, its nice to provide a

brief synopsis of what the resource is about and why it might beinteresting.

Tone can be hard to read sometimes give each other the benefit of the

doubt. And feel free to use emoticons happy faces, etc. Online doesnt

mean impersonal its important to create a social and learning space.


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Save, save, save!

Blackboard is set to time-out after a certain amount of inactivity, as a

security measure.

There is no warning for the time out when you go to use a tool, you will get

a message saying that your session has expired and that you need to log in

again.

Blackboard does not register composing discussion board postings as

activity it cant read this as site usage.

To prevent losing a posting due to a time out error, there are a couple things

you can do:

You can compose your postings in another text editor (Word, note pad,

or other) and then copy and paste them into a discussion message whenyou are ready.

You can copy your text at regular intervals while you create your

messages.

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Getting Help

ITS (Information Technology Services)

Call: 306-966-4817 or 1-800-966-4817 (toll free in Canada) Available M-F (7am to 10pm), Sat (10am 6pm) and Sun (12-6pm)

Discussion board

The Questions and Comments board can also be used to post any

questions you have about how Blackboard works, tips on using

tools, etc.

Documents

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