Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing—Ph.D. Program 567 NSG 7130—Qualitative Research Design This course focuses on the knowledge and skill competencies needed to conduct qualitative research successfully. In this pursuit, students immerse themselves in the epistemological, theoretical, ethical, methodological, and procedural understanding of qualitative research. They explore a variety of designs to answer a research question. Upon completion of the course, students demonstrate a mastery of the basic competencies needed to create, plan, and complete a qualitative research dissertation though the development of a qualitative research proposal on their phenomena of interest. (3 semester hours) NSG 7131—Epidemiology Advancing Global Health This course provides students with a foundation in clinical prevention and global population health. Students are introduced to culturally proficient care in response to societal needs to improve healthcare outcomes for individuals and populations. This course integrates clinical prevention, screening, behavior change, self-care, disease management, and cultural competency related to the health of populations globally. An emphasis is placed on evidencebased clinical prevention and improving population health. (3 semester hours) NSG 7135—Healthcare Information Systems and Outcomes Management This course focuses on the interprofessional collaborative role of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) in selecting, using, and evaluating clinical and administrative information system technologies in healthcare organizations. Students will explore processes used for collection, analysis, and tracking of quality and safety data. They will explore issues, policies, processes, and standards applicable to the analysis, use, and tracking of quality and safety data. Emerging healthcare information technologies and methods for collecting appropriate and accurate data for evidence-based practice will be examined. Evaluation of consumer health information technology resources and tools for credibility and health literacy will be explored. (3 semester hours) NSG 7140—Theories of Education This course is designed to enhance the student’s knowledge and application of educational theory. Educational theory is discussed as a basis for study design. The use of theory to guide innovation in teaching pedagogy will be explored. (3 semester hours) NSG 7150—Instructional Design and Curriculum Development This course examines the process of curriculum development from faculty and administrative viewpoints. The relationship of learning theory to curriculum and instructional design is explored. Curricula are analyzed within the context of accreditation standards and program evaluation. Instructional design models are assessed for applicability to a nursing course. A method to generate evidence related to instructional strategies is developed. (3 semester hours) NSG 7151—Leading Change in Healthcare Systems This course addresses change in response to salient issues in healthcare systems. These issues include the development and enactment of health policy and the challenges of linking research and clinical care with public and private policy agendas. There is a focus on the role of the nurse leader in developing practice partnerships, decision-making and using data to drive those decisions, identifying solutions, and providing solutions for the challenges to the implementation of evidence-based policy. (3 semester hours) NSG 7210—Evidence-Based Evaluation This course focuses on the exploration of the state of evaluation in today’s educational settings as they relate to nursing education. Critical assessment of issues related to evaluation in various educational environments is included. The integration and utilization of various evaluation methods in the curriculum is studied. Students will analyze, synthesize, and propose research on assessment and evaluation in nursing education. (3 semester hours) NSG 7211—Economic Knowledge and Impact This course addresses applying economic principles and examines some of the economic forces that shape the healthcare system. Students learn the role of economics in resource allocation and analyze the resources used in healthcare by identifying the healthcare services needed for productivity. The course explores healthcare delivery systems, quality, and the policies that affect access to care with financing and delivery. The role of stakeholders who have an interest in health care that include government, medical insurers, health care providers, and patients, who have an interest in healthcare are explored to develop research outcomes. The role of stakeholders in health care, such as the government, insurers, healthcare providers, and patients, who have an interest in health care outcomes are investigated. (3 semester hours) NSG 7270—Doctoral Inquiry: Seminar I This course provides the student with an opportunity to move from the conceptualization phase of a dissertation topic to the refinement of a research problem statement and clarification of their research question(s). The student will determine the philosophical underpinnings of their proposed inquiry and consider theoretical frameworks that will serve to explain, predict, or test the phenomena to be studied. (1 semester hour) NSG 7280—State of the Science: Seminar II This course will provide an opportunity for students to carry out a detailed literature review based on the current state of the science on the topic of the student’s proposed doctoral
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