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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - NGR7981
Tracking Number - 2150
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Current Status:
Approved, Permanent Archive - 2009-10-27
Campus:
Submission Type: New
Course Change Information (for course changes only):
Comments: GC approved 9/18; sent to USF SCNS Office 10/12/09; Approved by SCNS, effective 1/2010. NUMBER CHANGED from 7979 to 7981
Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2009-05-11
- Department: Nursing
- College: NR
- Budget Account Number: HSC 006201 10000
- Contact Person: Maureen Groer
- Phone: x2703
- Email: fdavanzo@health.usf.edu
- Prefix: NGR
- Number: 7981
- Full Title: Dissertation Proposal Writing
- Credit Hours: 2
- Section Type: D -
Discussion (Primarily)
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: N
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?:
- If repeatable, how many times?: 0
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Dissertation Proposal Writing
- Course Online?: -
- Percentage Online:
- Grading Option:
R - Regular
- Prerequisites:
- Corequisites:
- Course Description: Selected topics pertaining to the dissertation proposal writing process, dissertation research planning and funding, and proposal defense. PR: CI or Ph.D. GS; completion of majority of required course work.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: The course is taught at three levels, but studets can be at any of these three levels in a given smeser, making it very diffuclt to present different level objectives. Currently students take NGR 7941 Nursing Research Pro Seminar 3x for 1 credit. Providin
- What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? This course would be required and sequenced in the second year of the curriculum, replacing 2 of the 3 credits of Nursing Research Pro Seminar.
It would only be useful for PhD student; however, students from disciplines, other than Nursing, could be eligible and would potentially find the content useful in their doctoral program.
- Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No, although it may be offered in Fall 2009 as a selected topics section.
- What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) Ph.D prepared; experienced in mentoring PhD students and have chaired dissertations.
- Objectives: At the completion of this course, the student will be able to
1. Share individual dissertation research ideas and drafts of prospectus chapters with peers.
2. Explore issues related to research methodology, including issues of data collection and data management.
3. Analyze the most current research techniques pertinent to the dissertation focus.
4. Analyze considerations, assumptions, and pitfalls of different approaches to data analysis.
5.Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical principles underlying the Institution Review Processes for research on humans and animals and the HIPPA regulations
6. Discuss presentation strategies for the proposal defense
7. Describe the process of grant-writing to fund the dissertation
8. Describe the University regulations, procedures and timetables related to completing a dissertation.
- Learning Outcomes: At the completion of this course, the student will be able to
1. Share individual dissertation research ideas and drafts of prospectus chapters with peers.
2. Explore issues related to research methodology, including issues of data collection and data management.
3. Analyze the most current research techniques pertinent to the dissertation focus.
4. Analyze considerations, assumptions, and pitfalls of different approaches to data analysis.
5.Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical principles underlying the Institution Review Processes for research on humans and animals and the HIPPA regulations
6. Discuss presentation strategies for the proposal defense
7. Describe the process of grant-writing to fund the dissertation
8. Describe the University regulations, procedures and timetables related to completing a dissertation.
- Major Topics: Varies.
- Textbooks: Creswell, J.W. (2003). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy:
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- Policy on Make-up Work:
- Program This Course Supports:
- Course Concurrence Information:
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.