Quantitative Design for Nursing and Health Research

Course aim

Students will develop competencies in designing rigorous quantitative research to inform nursing and health care knowledge, practice, and policy.

Course content

Quantitative research process and problem/hypothesis selection in nursing research; critical appraisal tools for evaluating methodological quality of quantitative research designs; quantitative research standards; descriptive study designs; experimental study designs (randomised controlled trials, clinical trials); quasi-experimental study designs; internal and external validity; descriptive statistics; inferential statistics; quantitative data analysis software; implication of quantitative research for evidence based nursing practice.

Textbook(s)

Norwood, SL 2010, Research Essentials: Foundations for Evidence Based Practice, Pearson, New Jersey

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, CITY EAST, ONLINE
External	13 weeks x -
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Workshop	4 x 1.5 hrs x fortnightly
Directed Study	13 weeks x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical appraisal of published research, Examination, Research Problem

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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