Week 1 (June 7-12) and Week 5 (July 5-10)

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH

1. Purpose of Nursing Research
2. Importance in Generating Evidence - Based Practice Nursing
3. Role of Nurses in Nursing Research
4. Ethical Principles & Guidelines
5. History of Nursing Research
6. Hallmarks & Qualities of Good Nurse Researching

Week 2 (June 15-19) and Week 6 (July 12-17)

TYPES OF RESEARCH
1. Qualitative Research
- Characteristics
- Logic
- Approaches
2. Quantitative Research
- Concepts Relevant to Quantitative Research
a. Basic Research
b. Applied Research
c. Rigor in Quantitative Research
d. Control in Quantitative Research
3. Types of Quantitative Research
a. Descriptive
b. Correlational
c. Quasi - Experimental
d. Experimental

Week 3 (June 22-26) and Week 7 (July 19-24)

MAJOR PHASES AND STEPS OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS
1. The Conceptual Phase
- Formulating and Delimiting the Problem
- Reviewing the Related Literature
- Defining the Theoretical Framework
- Identifying Research Variables
- Formulating Objectives and Hypothesis
- Formulating a Conceptual Framework
Week 4 (June 28-July 3) and Week 8 (July 26 - Aug31)
2. The Design and Planning Phase
- Designing Ethical Research
a. The need for ethical guidelines
b. The principle of Beneficence
c. The principle of Respect for Human Dignity
d. the Principle of Justice
e. Informed Consent
- Selecting A Research Design
a. Quantitative Research Design
b. Qualitative Research Design
- Identifying the Population to be Studied
- Resizing the Sampling Team
- Specifying Methods of Data Collection
- Selecting/Developing Measures for the Research Variables
- Selecting a Research Instrument

Week 9 (August 2-7)

MID - TERM

Week 9 (August 2-7) and Week 14 (September 6-11)

3. The Empirical Phase
- Collecting the Data
a. Major Types of Data Collection
b. Techniques in Collecting Quantitative and Qualitative Data
c. Validity and Reliability of a Research Instrument
- Preparing the Data for Analysis

Week 10 (August 10-14) and Week 15 (September 14-18)

4. The Analytic Phase
- Statistical Analysis
a. Descriptive Statistics
* Critical Tendencies
* Bivariate Statistics
* Frequency Distribution
* Variability
b. Inferential Statistics
* Purpose
* Tests
c. c. Level of Significance, one-tailed and two-tailed test
d. d. Comparing Calculated and Critical Values
- Analyzing the Data
- Interpreting the Results
Week 11 (August 16-21)
UNIVERSITY WEEK

Week 12 (August 24-28)

Research Proposal/Design Hearing

Week 12 (August 24-28) and Week 16 (September 20-25)

5. The Dissemination Phase
- Communicating the Findings
- Utilizing the Findings

Week 13 (August 31-September 4) and Week 17(September 27-

October 2)
• make-up for backlogs
• consultation for oral defense

Week 18 (October 4-9)

FINAL EXAMS

Week 19 (October 19-30)

ORAL DEFENSE