NURSE EDUCATOR RESEARCH SEMINAR

Supplemental Text

Bastable, S. (2013). Nurse as educator: Principles of teaching and learning for nursing practice, (4th ed.).
Burlington, MA. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

ISBN: 9781449697501

Course Description

The MSN Research Seminar for the graduate nurse educator emphasizes the emerging trends and roles
in nursing education in both the academic and healthcare environments. Issues related to tenure,
promotion, governance, academic freedom and ethical concerns will be reexamined throughout the
course. The culmination of this course will result in a Capstone. Capstone projects are designed to
encourage you to think critically, solve challenging problems, and develop skills such as oral and written
communication, research, planning large projects, and goal setting to achieve the outcome in a timely
manner. The capstone project will provide you an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of both a
specific topic and the relation of this topic to the broader scope of your chosen area of nursing.

Course Objectives

Reexamine the relationships between nursing theory, nursing research, and nursing practice
Generate a list of problems arising from professional nursing practice that can be resolved
through nursing education and research
Articulate a comprehensive understanding of the leadership role of the nursing educator as a
positive change agent
Develop a research proposal for a nursing education issue/problem encountered in your
professional practice

Tentative Course Schedule

Read Assigned Documents

Week 1 Read Week 1 Lecture
Discussion Vision for Capstone Project
Assignment Submit Chapters 1-3
 Assignment Capstone Project Plan

Discussion Writing the Capstone Project

Week 2 Assignment Revisions of Chapters 1-3
Assignment Capstone Project Timeline

Discussion Capstone Project Specialization

Week 3 Assignment Final Revision of Chapters 1-3
Assignment Capstone Project Approval

Read Assigned Documents

Discussion Capstone Project Implementation
Week 4
Assignment Capstone Project Reflection
Assignment Practicum Documents

Discussion Programmatic Outcomes

Week 5
Assignment Capstone Reflection

Read Assigned Documents

Week 6 Discussion Ethics in Capstone Project
Assignment Capstone Project Reflection

Discussion Capstone Closure

Week 7
Assignment Capstone Project Reflection

Discussion Chapter 4 Questions

Week 8 Assignment First Draft Chapter 4
Assignment Course Survey

Grading Policy

Discussions 15%

Assignments 15%

Reflections 30%

Capstone 40%

Time Management
The following table outlines the academic effort required by students to be successful in this course.
While the times in the table are approximate, it is presented to help students with their time
management. Please note, depending on the student's background knowledge and experience of the
course subject and an individual student's academic capabilities, these times will vary. If you have any
questions or concerns, please direct them to your instructor or student advisor.

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.5

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

1 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 5.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.3

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

2 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 5.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.3
3 Online
Discussions 2.0
 Assignments 0.0

Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 3.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 1.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.4

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

4 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 2.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 13.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.3

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

5 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 2.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 10.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required
 Readings/Lectures 0.4

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

6 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 2.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 10.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.3

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

7 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 3.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 10.0

Estimated Hours
Week Type of Activity Activity
Required

Readings/Lectures 0.3

Online Discussions 2.0

Assignments 0.0

8 Readings 0.0

Discussions 0.0
Preparation
Assignments 21.0

Clinical/Lab Hours 0.0

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