Introduces such basic research concepts as sampling, validity, reliability, and ethical problems of research. Covers evaluation and utilization of health-related research. Considers implications for nursing practice and nurses as researchers. This course may be applied to the UM, UMFK, or USM RN Completion degree. This course is delivered by computer conferencing and World Wide Web resources.
Computers are available at sites and centers statewide.
This course is designed as an introduction to the contemplative traditions of East and West related to peace, especially that sense of peace that begins with inner harmony and concentration. The focus will primarily be on Zen Buddhism, although Western contemplative traditions that reflect a similar dynamic will be examined in some depth. This course is delivered by computer conferencing and World Wide Web resources. Computers are available at sites and centers statewide. Web resources will be extensively used to identify, define and give examples of political correctness in American History, including the Salem Witch Trials, the Alien and Sedition Acts, Prohibilition, McCarthyism and the drug war.