Comparative Quantitative Research Design and Methodology

This course will address aspects of nursing research from the perspective of preparing researchers to design and carry out studies and preparing clinicians to use research and data to develop interventions for patients and to evaluate evidence for practice. Included are: the research process; formulation of researchable questions and hypotheses; types of research variables; sampling designs and power analyses; and the uses, strengths and weaknesses of experimental, quasi-experimental, and epidemiologic designs.