COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH IN NURSING I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 3053 RESEARCH IN NURSING I COMPULSORY 2 0 2 4

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MURAT BEKTAŞ

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to allow students to understand the importance of scientific research, and gain the basic knowledge and skills for evaluating researches, participating in the research process in accordance with ethical principles, taking active roles, using research results in order to improve nursing care.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student understands the importance an role of research in nursing.
2   The student can explain the role and responsibilities of nurses in research.
3   The student can identify the basic steps of research process.
4   The student can use the ways of reaching professional and scientific information.
5   The student knows the main properties of different research methods.
6   The student knows the sections of written research reports.
7   The student can evaluate research papers in accordance with basic principals.
8   The student knows the ethical principles of research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What Is Science What Is Scientific Knowledge What Is Research Research in nursing and its significance
2 Ethics in nursing research
3 Literature review, Information resources and Access to information resources
4 Data and Its Properties, Data Types, Causal Relationship
5 Steps of Research process: Variables of the research, writing objective, question and hypothesis
6 Steps of Research process: selecting and writing a problem
7 Research method: population, sample and sampling methods
8 1st Midterm
9 Descriptive Research Designs
10 Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Designs
11 Qualitative Research Designs
12 Method: Data collection, Survey and Scale Methods
13 Method: Data collection-Observation Technique
14 2nd Midterm

Recomended or Required Reading

Erefe I.Hemşirelikte Araştırma: Ilke, Süreç ve Yöntemler.Odak Ofset,Ankara, 2002.
-Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP.Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization. Fifth Ed Lippincott, USA,2001.
-Sümbüloglu K ve Sümbüloğlu V. Biyoistatistik. Somgür Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
-Alpar R. Spor, Sağlık ve Eğitim Bilimlerinden Örneklerle uygulamalı istatistik ve geçerlik-güvenirlik. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2010.
Wood GL, Haber J: Nursing Research, Methods And Critical Appraisal For Evidence-Bese Practice. Mosby Elseiver. 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, research, assignment, computer application

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In the assessment of the course, 60% of the midterm grade and 40% of the final grade shall determine the semester grade. The total midterm grade shall be calculated by taking the average of midterm exams.

Semester Grade: 60% intra-semester grade (30% of 1st Midterm Exam + 30% of 2nd Midterm Exam) + 40% final grade

Assessment Criteria

In the assessment of the course, 60% of the midterm grade and 40% of the final grade shall determine the semester grade. The total midterm grade shall be calculated by taking the average of midterm exams.

Semester Grade: 60% intra-semester grade (30% of 1st Midterm Exam + 30% of 2nd Midterm Exam) + 40% final grade

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. Özgül Karayurt
ozgul.kyurt@deu.edu.tr
Doç.Dr. Murat Bektaş
murat.bektas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Every day 12.30-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 2 12 24
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555555
LO.255
LO.355
LO.45
LO.5555
LO.6555
LO.755
LO.8

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