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80 School of NursingYear Two, Fall Term903a, Measurement of Clinical Variables907, Dissertation Seminar915a, Doctoral Research Practicum961a, Health Policy for Public and Private Sectors [Management of Health andIllness students]CognatesYear Two, Spring Term905b, Creating Method: Issues in Nursing Research907, Dissertation Seminar915b, Doctoral Research Practicum941b, Linking Research and Health PolicyCognatesYear Three to Completion991a/b/c, Dissertation Advisement, minimum of ten credit hours beginning in thethird year and continuing until completion. Students register for two credits per termin the first five terms following completion of course work, and at least one thereafteruntil the degree is awarded.Cognates as necessary.Conceptual Basis of Nursing Practice and Transmission of KnowledgeThis sequence includes three required courses. A study of the nature and evolution ofscience is essential to understand the impact of scientific inquiry on the development ofknowledge in a discipline. Knowledge in any discipline develops as a result of the systematicexamination of the phenomena of concern. The systematic study is guided by aview of science as a process of inquiry that recognizes a number of equally legitimateapproaches to the study of the phenomena of concern.Students are introduced to theories and methodological approaches from nursing andother disciplines that can enhance the investigation of nursing care. The work of nursescholars is used to explore the evolution of care in the profession of nursing and themeaning and characteristics of the concept as a keystone of the profession. Critiques ofresearch and existing theoretical models of these perspectives provide the basis for identifyingissues and questions about the care delivery process.Required courses are: 909b, 911b, and 913a.Methods of InquiryThis sequence consists of five required courses. To examine the full range and scope ofnursing practice and outcomes of care, students are exposed to a variety of research techniqueswith emphasis on quantitative and qualitative approaches. Because currentmethodologies may not always be sufficient for the study of nursing practice, alternativemethodological approaches emerge with the development of knowledge about nursingphenomena. This sequence focuses on the methods and tools needed to examine nursingpractice and outcomes of care. Students evaluate research designs and instruments with