Nursing 412: Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research
Class Schedule, Summer 2000
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Readings & Assignments |
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1 6/15 |
Course Overview |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt. 1, 2, 3 & 27 |
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2 6/22 |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt. 4, 5, & 25 Study guide assignments due: Chpt. 1, Application exercise #1 Chpt. 2 Application exercise #1 Chpt. 3 Matching exercises 1 & 2 and Study Questions 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 |
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3 6/29 |
Introduction to Experimental, Quasi- Experimental & Pre-experimental Designs Threats to Internal & External Validity Non-experimental & Descriptive Studies End of Content on Exam 1 |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt 7-9 Study guide assignments due: Chpt. 4 Matching & Completion exercises Chpt. 5, Application exercise #1 Chpt 25 Matching exercises Take-home Exam I distributed |
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4 7/6 |
Exam 1 due at the beginning of class |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt. 6, 12, & 19 (pgs 489-497) Study guide assignment due: Chpt. 7 Application exercise #1 chpt 8 Study Questions 6 & 7 chpt. 9 Matching exercise |
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5 7/13 |
Data Collection - Self-report, Observation, Biophysical Measures Errors of Measurement Instrument Reliability & Validity |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt 13-17 Study guide assignments due: Chpt. 6 Application exercise #1 chpt. 12 Study questions 4 & application exercise 1 |
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6 7/20 |
Data Analysis - see syllabus notes Descriptive statistics Inferential Statistics - Bivariate & Multivariate Statistics Computers & Phases of Data Analysis |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt 18-21 & 23 Study guide assignments due: Chpt. 13 study questions 2 chpt 14 Application exercise 1 chpt. 15 Special projects #1 chpt. 16 Application exercise #3 chpt. 17 Completion exercises 1-25 |
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7 7/27 |
Critique of research study due. Reporting and Interpreting Quantitative Data Analysis |
Polit & Hungler, textbook & study guide chpt 10, 11, 24 & 26 Take-home Exam II distributed |
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8 8/3 |
Exam II due at the beginning of class Course evaluations |
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