Postgraduate Course: Research Methods in Nursing and Health Care B (20 credits) (NUST11077)
Course Outline
| School | School of Health in Social Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Nursing Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is an optional course for the MSc in Advancing Nursing Practice and a core course for the MSc by Research (Nursing) which presents an eclectic view of research methods in healthcare and nursing research. It is delivered on-line.
Increasing importance is being attached to evidence-based practice and policy in healthcare systems around the world. This reflects a growing awareness of the necessity for health care and health services to make best use of science and technology in delivering high quality and cost-effective services and in systematically evaluating their outcomes, whether in terms of individual benefit, service attainment, consumer satisfaction or public health improvement. All healthcare professionals are now expected to have a sophisticated understanding of how research methods and research findings can be exploited in the delivery, development and evaluation of services for the benefit of patients and clients. This course assumes that students already possess at least some basic theoretical knowledge of the process and methods of research.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Online Activities 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
¿ Demonstrate critical understanding of the role of research in nursing and healthcare
¿ Demonstrate critical understanding of research design in nursing and healthcare
¿ Demonstrate critical understanding and application of research methods in nursing and healthcare
¿ Deal with complex issues (epistemological, methodological, practical and ethical) which are attached to research methods and their applications in healthcare settings
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Assessment Information
This course is assessed by an assignment of 4,000 to 5,000 words on a specific research design. Students may negotiate topics and titles of the submitted work.
Students should select a research design for critical appraisal and demonstrate an understanding of the application of this design. The discussion of the design should remain the focus of the paper. As a part of this discussion, recently published research in nursing or healthcare using the design should be used as examples and a critique of the cited research made. The examples used should be integrated within the course paper and the discussion of the method, and should only be an example of a particular critique in the discussion.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sheila Rodgers
Tel: (0131 6)51 3940
Email: S.Rodgers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Sergio Mori Sierra
Tel: (0131 6)50 4661
Email: sergio.mori@ed.ac.uk |
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