NRRS 105:
Quantitative Research and Technology
Overview
This 13 module course introduces nurses to the theory and process of applying technology to quantitative nursing research: including software, virtual databases, proposal writing, online data collection and computer-assisted data analysis and dissemination. The learner will create a proposal and plan a research study as part of the assessment process. This course entails 39 instruction hours, equivalent in length to a standard 3 credit college course. This course is personalized, self-paced and taken entirely online in the privacy and comfort of your own home or office. You will receive one to one interaction with your instructor and your modes of assessment and study will be fine-tuned to suit your personal learning styles, preferences and needs.
Practice includes learning how to apply computer technology to every step of the quantitative research project from planning to analysis. The principles of probability, description, exploration, selection, design, reliability, validity, non-biasedness, randomness, and robustness will be incorporated and applied to the research process.
Objectives
This course is intended to provide the learner with the opportunity to:
- Understand and apply theory related to computer technology in quantitative research planning, data collection, data analysis, literature reviews, database formation, findings presentation and dissemination, as well as graphics, tables and chart development
- Explore the dynamics of planning quantitative research utilizing computer technology.
- Apply principles of confidentiality, privacy, probability, description, exploration, selection, design, reliability, validity, non-bias, randomness, and robustness to the quantitative research process.
- Explore the process of selecting various quantitative research designs, including non-experimental, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs.
- Explore the use of online environments for quantitative data collection.
- Practice utilizing computer software and online resources to analyze quantitative nursing research data.
- Plan a quantitative nursing research project proposal
- Apply, engage in and assess the utility of this quantitative nursing research project proposal
Assessment
Learners will be assessed using the following suggested methods (both self and instructor evaluation, customizable):
- Personal Journal and Weekly Worksheets: 20%
- Quantitative Nursing Research Proposal: 20%
- Quantitative Nursing Research Design: 35%
- Quantitative Nursing Research Proposal Analysis: 25%
Certificate
Upon completion, learners will receive a Board Approved Certificate of Completion for the allotted hours (in most cases, for a 39 hour course) in both digital and paper formats.
Registration
Tuition is only $199. Once registered, you will receive the entry "key" to access the course. You can register at any time, since this is a 1 to 1 course and is done at your own pace. Click button to enroll in NRPR 101 now!
Course Modules
- MODULE ONE: : How technologically enhanced Research fits into nursing practice and education
- MODULE TWO: Overview of the research process and where computers fit in
- MODULE THREE: Non-experimental research design
- MODULE FOUR: Quasi-experimental research design
- MODULE FIVE: Experimental research design
- MODULE SIX: Ethics, Research Planning & computers
- MODULE SEVEN: Data collections, databases
- MODULE EIGHT: Quantitative research proposal development and planning
- MODULE NINE: Web-based Survey development
- MODULE TEN: Web-based data analysis
- MODULE ELEVEN: Data analysis software (Excel, SPSS)
- MODULE TWELVE: Graphics, charts, tables in data collection and analysis
- MODULE THIRTEEN: Polishing your proposal, funding options, budgets, collaboration
CE Courses
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NURSING PRACTICE
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NURSING EDUCATION
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NURSING LEADERSHIP
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Quantitative Research and TechnologySELF ASSESSMENT
