Emphasis is on the effects of health policy on health care programs, programs of research, priorities in health care and funding sources. Open to graduate students in other disciplines. Research Methodology I Integration of the research process and qualitative and quantitative analysis including concept mapping, operationalization of concepts and appropriate statistical treatments. The practicum will focus on identifying clinical research questions and developing study proposals for such questions. The student will initiate qualitative research design, apply methodology for collecting and interpreting data, and utilize criteria for evaluating qualitative research reports.
Students analyze the funding criteria of various agencies and techniques of strategic communication.
Students project budget development and packaging of ideas as information basic to creating successful proposals. Research Methodology II Research designs, measurement theory and statistical approaches will be the focus of this course. The advantages and disadvantages of different designs using techniques of multivariate analyses with regard to the conceptualization and measurement of nursing phenomena, concept mapping and phases of operationalization will be examined. Approaches to assessment of reliability and validity relative to nursing instruments and the research process will be included. This course provides guided study in the proposal generating process.