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NURSING 4300 - Honours Nursing Research Literacy

North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016

This course is designed to familiarise students with the methodologies used in health research. Students will learn about empirical methods such as experimental studies and also the fundamentals of interpretive and critical methodologies, such as phenomenology. The aim is for students to learn how to read and critically evaluate research relating to their practice.

  • General Course Information
    Course Details
    Course Code NURSING 4300
    Course Honours Nursing Research Literacy
    Coordinating Unit Adelaide Nursing School
    Term Semester 2
    Level Undergraduate
    Location/s North Terrace Campus
    Units 3
    Contact Up to 12 hours per week (blended delivery including online lectures, readings, learning activities and assessment items) with two optional on-campus workshops
    Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N
    Corequisites NURSING 4301
    Restrictions B.Nurs (Honours) students
    Assessment Quizzes, critique of research papers
    Course Staff

    Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Judy Magarey

    Course Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Judy Magarey Phone: +61 8 831 6055Email: judy.magarey@adelaide.edu.auSchool OfficePhone: +61 8 8313 3595Email: nursing.studentliason@adelaide.edu.auLocation: Level 3, Eleanor Harrald Building, RAH
    Course Timetable

    The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

    1 Introduction to course Research evidence & searching the literature. Research Paradigms
    2 Research ethics
    3 Introduction to statistics, descriptive statistics and correlation
    4 Hypothesis testing and Inferential statistics
    5 Statistics: different tests for different purposes
    6 Descriptive designs Mid-Semester Break Mid-Semester Break
    7 Experimental & quasi-experimental designs and epidemiology
    8 Critique of empirical & analytical research
    9 Interpretive & critical designs- managing qualitative data
    10 Ethnography / phenomenology
    11 Grounded theory/ critical research
    12 Action research & participatory action research
    13 Critique of Interpretive & critical research
  • Learning Outcomes
    Course Learning Outcomes
    1. Conduct an effective search of the published literature using health science data bases.
    2. Explain the ethical principles relating to the conduct of research.
    3. Explain the philosophical underpinnings of the various approaches used in health research.
    4. Distinguish between the empirical and interpretive and critical methods of research.
    5. Explain the use of common statistical methods used for analysis in health research.
    6. Explain interpretive and critical approaches used in health research.
    7. Critique the research literature in order to assess its applicability to current professional practice.
    University Graduate Attributes

    This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

    University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s)
    Deep discipline knowledge
    • informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
    • acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
    • accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
    1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Critical thinking and problem solving
    • steeped in research methods and rigor
    • based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
    • demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
    1, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Teamwork and communication skills
    • developed from, with, and via the SGDE
    • honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
    • encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
    3, 6, 7
    Career and leadership readiness
    • technology savvy
    • professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
    • forward thinking and well informed
    • tested and validated by work based experiences
    4, 5
    Intercultural and ethical competency
    • adept at operating in other cultures
    • comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts
    • able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes
    • demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges
    2
  • Learning Resources
    Required Resources
    Schneider, Z, Whitehead, D, LoBionodo, G. Haber, J. 2013, Nursing & Midwifery Research, 4th edn, Mosby, Elsevier, Sydney.
    Recommended Resources
    Burns, N & Grove, SK 2014, Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence-Based Practice,6th edn, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis.Polgar, S & Thomas, S 2013, 6th Edition. Introduction to research in the health sciences, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier Edinburgh.Streubert Speziale, H & Carpenter, D 2011, Qualitative research in nursing advancing the humanistic imperative, 5th edn, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia.Burns, N & Grove, SK 2011, Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence-Based Practice, 5th edn, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis.Note: You are not required to buy recommended texts. However, they provide valuable supplementary reading on various aspects of the material covered within this course and you are encouraged to have a look at them.
    Online Learning
    Virtual Classroom and Workshops
    There will be two optional on campus workshops in Week 8 and Week 13/Swot Week. Off campus students may attend virtual classroom sessions or sessions will be recorded and be available on MyUni.

    MyUni
    All students enrolled in a postgraduate coursework nursing program have access to the School of Nursing – Postgraduate Coursework Student Centre on MyUni. If you would like the opportunity to network with other students, you can use the Communication features in the site. This site will also feature information about the latest news and events at the School of Nursing.

    Unified
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    Library Resources
    Help for Nursing Students The 成人大片 Library has a website to help nursing students use the library and its resource (www.library.adelaide.edu.au/guide/med/nursing). Remote student library service The 成人大片 Library provides a document delivery and loans service to non-metropolitan students who do not visit a 成人大片 campus to attend classes (www.adelaide.edu.au/library/docdel/external.html).
  • Learning & Teaching Activities
    Learning & Teaching Modes

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    Workload

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    Learning Activities Summary

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  • Assessment

    The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

    1. Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
    2. Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
    3. Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
    4. Assessment must maintain academic standards.

    Assessment Summary

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    Assessment Detail
    Literature search
    Word count: 250 words
    Write a simple research question related to your practice. Conduct a search of the literature using one of the data bases on the nursing website.

    Critique of quantitative research
    Word count: 1000 words
    You are required to critique an empirical research paper.

    Weekly online activity
    Word count: 1750 word equivalent
    At the end of most weeks’ learning there are activities. These will be a combination of quizzes and statistical calculations. The lectures, your prescribed texts and readings will assist you to complete these activities.

    Critique of qualitative research
    Word count: 1000
    You are required to critique an interpretive or critical research paper.
    Submission

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    Course Grading

    Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

    M11 (Honours Mark Scheme)
    GradeGrade reflects following criteria for allocation of gradeReported on Official Transcript
    Fail A mark between 1-49 F
    Third Class A mark between 50-59 3
    Second Class Div B A mark between 60-69 2B
    Second Class Div A A mark between 70-79 2A
    First Class A mark between 80-100 1
    Result Pending An interim result RP
    Continuing Continuing CN

    Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

    Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

    Final results for this course will be made available through .

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    SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.

    The course is offered to Honours students for the first ime in 2016 thus  SELT feedback is unavailable.
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