Describe the relationship between research questions, research designs, level of measurement, and data analytic techniques. 8.3 Select data analytic techniques appropriate for selected questions and data sets. 8.4 Evaluate data displays which aid data interpretation. 8.5 Evaluate data analysis outcomes. Analyze ethical issues surrounding the conduct of research studies.
Contrast approaches to the dissemination of research findings.
Research methodology reflects the College of Nursing mission to prepare nurses for careers in advanced nursing practice, teaching, research, and the pursuit of further graduate education. The scholarship of discovery is emphasized as students identify researchable problems, review and critique literature appropriate to identified problems, and consider ethical issues and methodological procedures associated with scientific investigation. The course addresses the outcome criterion of critical thinking through student activities such as exploration of research methods, data analysis techniques, and analysis of research instruments. The outcome criterion, communication, is addressed in critique of research as it is communicated in the literature. The outcome criterion, therapeutic nursing interventions, is addressed through evaluation of published studies of nursing outcomes.