NS3115:04
Nursing Research B
Townsville
Prerequisites: NS3112
20 lectures, 20 tutorials. Second semester.
Available only to level 3 nursing science students.
Staff: Dr I Bauer.
The subject concentrates on basic descriptive and inferential statistics necessary to understand published research. Cross-cultural aspects of research are discussed. Methods of critiquing published research are included, as is the writing of research proposals.
Learning Objectives:
- demonstrate an understanding of statistical information in published research;
- develop skills for evaluating published research and its applicability to practice;
- demonstrate knowledge of writing research proposals and reports.
Assessment by assignment (60%); examination (40%).