UMSN Scientific Methods for Health Sciences: Background

Scientific Methods for Health Sciences Course Series: Background

UMSN Scientific Methods for Health Sciences

The 4-course 4-credit hour per course series, Scientific Methods for Health Sciences Course Series, aims develops analytic skills, scientific knowledge and quantitative abilities of the health sciences graduate students.

Analytical Methods Course Redesign Aims

Introduce emergent Health Science research methods in UMSN doctoral curriculum
Establish innovative University of Michigan Difference in Nursing Education
Enrich doctoral student training experiences
Train clinically-oriented research-capable healthcare providers
Increase student motivation to engage in state-of-the-art analytics method
Strengthen the scientific and analytics training of the nursing doctorate students

Course Offerings

YEAR	FALL	WINTER	SUMMER
2014-2015	HS550 HS851	HS852
2015-2016	HS550 HS851 HS853	HS852
2016-2017	HS550 HS851 HS853	HS852
2017-2018	HS550 HS851 HS853	HS852

Expected Outcomes (Measuring Success)

Qualitative metrics

Successful core UMSN analytical methods course sequence
Use of novel HS techniques in doctorate dissertations
Student, mentor, stakeholder satisfaction
Student-researcher confidence
CLRT-driven evaluations of the course-series

Quantitative metrics

Jobs and position ranks of UMSN graduates
Quality, volume and background-diversity of UMSN applicants
Attrition of graduate students
Grad-student led pubs, fellowship/grant applications