COURSE DETAIL
NURS 770 Quantitative Research
Credit hours: 3 per Semester
Cluster: Research Methodology, Quantitative Research Methods and Statistical Analysis,Quantitative Research Methods,Statistical Analysis
https://www.pubapps.vcu.edu/vcucourses/
Course Level: Doctoral Foundational
Course Type: PhD
IPE: No
Course Open to: PhD Students
Institution:Virginia Commonwealth University
Pre-requisites: Graduate level statistics course.
Course Description: This course provides knowledge and skills for identifying and selecting appropriate designs for quantitative health care research. This course analyzes major groups of research designs for fit with various types of research questions. This course examines strengths and weaknesses of the groups of research designs. This course focuses on elements of research design that enhance rigor.
Method of Instruction: blended
Delivery Platform: Canvas
Campus visits required: no
Course Contact: Fonda Neal
email: fneal@vcu.edu
Tuition: $865/semester hour
Other considerations: The first day of class is synchronous - date/time TBD. At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to: 1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of groups of research designs with regard to adequately addressing selected research questions. 2. Select the appropriate research design for a given research question. 3. Devise implementation strategies that strengthen the rigor of the selected design. 4. Develop a research proposal that includes a theoretical framework, a rigorous design, appropriate methods, and analysis plan.
Available Seats by Semester for this course:
SPRING 2019
Section: C01
Instructor: Suzanne Ameringer, PhD
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-14-19
End Date: 05-10-19
SPRING 2020
Section: C01
Instructor: Suzanne Ameringer, PhD
Seats: 3
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-13-20
End Date: 05-02-20
SPRING 2021
Section: C01
Instructor: Suzanne Ameringer
Seats: 3
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-25-21
End Date: 05-07-21
SPRING 2022
Section: C01
Instructor: Suzanne Ameringer
Seats: 2
Credits: 3 / Semester
Start Date: 01-18-22
End Date: 05-07-22