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Research Methodology Course Outline

This unit outline provides an overview of the topics and time allocation for a research methodology course. The course aims to enable learners to develop original research proposals, conduct research, and disseminate findings. Key topics covered include research concepts and types of research, the research process and associated terms, literature reviews, research methods, data handling, basic statistics, writing research proposals and reports, disseminating research, and reviewing research. The course allocates a total of approximately 50 hours to cover these topics to provide learners with the skills and knowledge to successfully conduct nursing research.

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Research Methodology Course Outline

This unit outline provides an overview of the topics and time allocation for a research methodology course. The course aims to enable learners to develop original research proposals, conduct research, and disseminate findings. Key topics covered include research concepts and types of research, the research process and associated terms, literature reviews, research methods, data handling, basic statistics, writing research proposals and reports, disseminating research, and reviewing research. The course allocates a total of approximately 50 hours to cover these topics to provide learners with the skills and knowledge to successfully conduct nursing research.

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KUTRRH TRAINING INSTITUTE OF SPECIALISED NURSING

KRCCN / KRON PROGRAM


Course Outline
Unit: Research Methodology

Unit Purpose: This Unit is designed to enable the learner develop original research proposal,
conduct and disseminate findings.

Topics Subtopics Time Remarks


Allocated
Research concepts Concepts used in research; Characteristics 4 Hours
and types of
of scientific research; Challenges in
research
research; Types of research; Quantitative,
Qualitative; Importance of nursing
research; Study Variables; Feasibility of
research.
The research The research process; Research problem; 2 Hours
process and
Research purpose; Justification;
associated terms
Objectives; Questions; Hypothesis; Issues
in nursing research.
Concept mapping in Concept mapping; Definition; how to 3 Hours
relation to research create a concept map.
Literature review in Sources of literature; types of literature; 4 Hours
research Referencing styles; Importance of
literature review; Plagiarism.
Research methods Research Design; Study area; Study 8 Hours
population; Population estimation;
Sampling methods; Purpose of sampling;
Data collection methods; Ethical issues in
nursing research; Limitations.
Data handling Data collection tools; Data processing; 4 Hours
Data cleaning; data coding; data entry;
Data analysis; interpretation of data; Data
presentation.
Basic statistics Measurement; Types of statistics; 6 Hours
Measures of central tendency; source of
error; standard deviation.
Research proposal Proposal development guidelines; 2 Hours
Writing Framework for research proposal; Features
of good proposal; Proposal Writing.
Research report Report writing; Significance; steps; layout. 2 Hours
Dissemination and Result dissemination; Define research 2 Hours
Research utilization utilization; Factors affecting research
utilization.
Reviewing/critiquing Definition for research critique; the 3 Hours
research
purpose of research review; rationale for
conducting a research critique; elements of
a research critique.

References

Grove S. K., Gray J. R., & Burns N. (2016). Burns and Grove’s The Practice of Nursing

Research: Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence, 9th Ed. St. Louis: Elsevier.

Grove, S. K., & Gray, J. R. (2018). Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-

Based Practice, 7e (7th ed.). Elsevier Inc.

Nieswiadomy, R. M. (2021). Foundations in Nursing Research (6th ed.). Pearson.

Polit D.F & Beck C.T. (2017). Nursing Research. Generating and Assessing Evidence for

Nursing Practice, 10th Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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