COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH IN NURSING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 2094 RESEARCH IN NURSING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN DURMAZ EDEER

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to allow students to understand the importance of scientific research in the profession of nursing and ethical principals of research and gain the basic knowledge and skills for critically evaluating researches, participating in research process and 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 identify the basic steps of research process.
3   The student can use the ways of reaching professional and scientific information.
4   The student can explain research types and their characteristics.
5   The student can evaluate research papers in accordance with basic principals.
6   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 Introduction of the course What Is Science What Is Scientific Knowledge What Is Research Research in nursing and its significance Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayik Presentation, question-answer, discussion, power point presentation
2 Literature review, Information resources and Access to information resources Data and Its Properties Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique, power point presentation
3 Evidence Based Nursing Use of Research in evidence based Guidline How can they put into practice Literature review Starting from the decision making process of the research, institutional permission, ethical commitee permission, ..etc Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Presentation, question-answer, discussion, power point presentation
4 Planing the research process Literature review Starting from the decision making process of the research, institutional permission, ethical commitee permission, ..etc Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
5 Ethics in nursing research Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
6 Critical review of summary of the research paper What does the introduction offer the reader Writing purpose, hypothesis sentence Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
7 Methods 1 Design of the research Sampling Power analyses Data Types, Causal Relationship Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayik Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
8 Research article critique Midterm Exam Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayik Assoc. Prof. Dr.Aylin Durmaz Edeer Sample article critique (One article will be selected and group discussion will be made)
9 Methods 2 data collection tools Data collection process Ethical permission Reliable and valid instrument Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayik Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
10 Methods 3 Research designs data analyses Descriptive study Qualitative research design Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayik Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
11 Methods 4 Experimental and semiexperimental research design Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
12 Review of the Results section Tables, figures, Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
13 Review of the discussion and conclusion section Clinical relevance acknowledgement writing of the reference Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayik Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique , power point presentation
14 Presentation Assoc. Prof. Dr..Aylin Durmaz Edeer Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Presentation, power point presentation student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Erefe I.Hemşirelikte Araştırma: Ilke, Süreç ve Yöntemler.Odak Ofset,Ankara, 2002.
2.Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP.Essentials of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal, and Utilization. Fifth Ed Lippincott, USA,2001.
3.Sümbüloglu K ve Sümbüloğlu V. Biyoistatistik. Somgür Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
4.Alpar R. Spor, Sağlık ve Eğitim Bilimlerinden Örneklerle uygulamalı istatistik ve geçerlik-güvenirlik. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2010.
5. Wood GL, Haber J: Nursing Research, Methods And Critical Appraisal For Evidence-Bese Practice. Mosby Elseiver. 2006
6. Erdoğan, S., Nahcivan, N., Esin, N. Hemşirelikte Araştırma: Süreç, Uygulama ve Kritik. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, Istanbul, 2014.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, question-answer, discussion, article critique,student presentations, power point presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Explanations on Assessment Criteria:
Midterm grade: Midterm grade
Course Success Grade: 50% of the semester grade + 50% of the final or make-up exam grade
Minimum course grade: 60 out of 100 full grades
Minimum final and make-up exam grade: 50 out of 100 full marks

Assessment Criteria

In the exams, the skills of interpreting, remembering, making decisions, explaining, classifying and combining information will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr..Burcu Akpınar Söylemez Tel: 0 232 412 4783 burcu.akpinar@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aylin Durmaz Edeer Tel: 0 232 4124764 aylin.durmaz@deu.edu.tr
Assoc. Prof. Dr..Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin Tel: 0 232 4124787 yaprak.sarigol@deu.edu.tr
Asst. Prof. Dr. Cahide Ayık Tel: 0 232 41226970 cahideayk@gmail.com
Asst. Prof. Dr. Merve Aliye Akyol Tel: 0 232 41226970 mervealiyeakyol61@gmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Independant Study 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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