FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Department of Nursing

HEM 327 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Research Methods in Health Sciences
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HEM 327
Fall
3
2
4
5

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives At the end of this course students; understand the importance of doing scientific research in the nursing profession, do basic statistical analyzes, evaluate critically research
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • understand the place and importance of research in nursing,
  • critically evaluate research articles in line with basic principles,
  • understand the ethical principles in research,
  • analyze research data,
  • create graphs and tables of analysis results,
  • analyze the findings obtained after the analysis
Course Description This course covers the importance of research in nursing, research and ethics, steps of the research process, research designs, validity and reliability in measurement tools, critical evaluation of the quantitative research report, basic statistical concepts, input and presentation of research data, and summarizing the data.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Course Introduction Science Method and Research Biostatistics in the health field -Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
2 The Importance of Research in Nursing Data and classification of data Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
3 Research and Ethics SPSS program overview-2 Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
4 Access to Literature Survey, and Information Sources Steps of the Research Process I: Definition of the Problem and its Importance Database creation and data entry in the SPSS program Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
5 Steps of the Research Process II: Method: Research Objective, Research Questions, Hypotheses, Dependent and Independent Variables Usage areas of epidemiology Descriptive statistics (frequency, arithmetic mean, peak value, geometric mean) Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul2013
6 Steps of the Research Process II:– Research Method: universe, sampling and sampling methods Frequency table, average, mode, median, standard deviation calculation in SPSS program Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
7 Midterm
8 Steps of the Research Process II: Method: Data Collection Methods and Tools Significance tests I: The significance test of difference between two means, Mann Whitney U test, SPSS application Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
9 Steps of the Research Process III: Findings, Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations Significance Tests II- significance test of difference between two peers, Wilcoxon paired two-sample test SPSS application Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
10 Descriptive Research Designs Significance Tests III: Chi square (four-eyed) Chi square (multi-eyed), Square in dependent groups SPSS application Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
11 Experimental and Semi-Experimental Research Designs Significance Tests-IV: Pearson Correlation Analysis, Spearman Correlation Analysis-SPSS Application Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
12 Validity and Reliability in Measurement Tools Presentation of research data in tables and graphics Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
13 Homework presentations Testing Hypotheses and Interpreting Results Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
14 Homework presentations Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, -Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N, (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

-Polit DF., Beck CT., Hungler BP. (2016) Resource Manual for Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. Tenth Ed Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, USA, ISBN-10: 9781496313355.

-Erdoğan S, Nahcivan N, Esin M.N,  (2014) Ed. Hemşirelikte Araştırma Süreç uygulama ve Kritik, Nobel Tıp Kitabevi, İstanbul, ISBN: 9786053353461

-Arslan Ö., Bebiş H (2016) Hemşirelik Araştırmasının Esasları - Hemşirelik Uygulaması için Kanıtın Değerlendirilmesi, Pelikan Yayınları ISBN: 9786059160179

-Polit DF, Hungler BP. (2013) Study Guide for Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice, Eight Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia ISBN: 9781451176834

-Wood GL, Haber J: Nursing Research, Methods And Critical Appraisal For Evidence-Bese Practice. Mosby Elseiver. 2006 ISBN-10: 9780323431316

- Erefe İ.Hemşirelikte Araştırma: İlke, Süreç ve Yöntemler.Odak Ofset,Ankara, 2002. ISBN: 97860562845
- Sümbüloğlu K, Sümbüloğlu V (2019). Biyoistatistik,17. Baskı.  Hatipoğlu Yayınları ISBN: ISBN: 9789757527121

Suggested Readings/Materials

Aksayan S., Bahar Z., Bayık A., Emiroğlu O. N., Görak G., Karataş, Kocaman G., Kubilay G., Seviğ Ü.,  Edi.Erefe İ. (2002). Hemşirelikte Araştırma, Odak Ofset, İstanbul. ISBN: 975-92521-0-4

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
15
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
8
1
8
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
5
5
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
10
10
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
17
17
Final Exam
1
30
30
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to have basic theoretical and practical knowledges in line with scientific developments in the field of nursing and health sciences for family and community health and well-being

X
2

To be able to use the basic theoretical and practical knowledges to meet the health care requirements of family and community with holistic approach.

3

To be able to follow the evidence-based practices and new approaches by performing nursing practices.

X
4

To be able to maintain responsibility of improving by itself while adopting the importance of lifelong learning and following scientific, technological and current practices.

X
5

To be able to communicate effectively with individuals, families, communities and healthcare team in applications.

6

To be able to occur on the professional platforms having the individual study skills, ability to decide independently, and aware of their legal rights and responsibilities.

7

To be able to do team working in disciplinary and interdisciplinary.

X
8

To be able to organize the projects and events for the living social environment with social responsibility and to apply them.

9

To be able to evaluate the applicability of research results, use in nursing practices, identify new problem areas and think critically.

X
10

To be able to act according to the social, scientific and ethical values in nursing, during the period of data collection, interpretation, implementation of initiatives and evaluation of results.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Nursing and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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