Graduate Course Descriptions

Parts I and II (1.5 cr, 1.5 cr) A two part course offered each spring (early summer) on the Immaculata campus and focusing in the following scholarly and professional development areas. Grading is pass or fail.: Part I: Introduction to Doctoral Competencies and Professional Ethics Part II: Development of Doctoral Competencies and Professional Ethics (Pre-requisite HED 766 Part I)

This course gives students the opportunity to focus on the cyclical systematic process of program planning and assessment. Major topics include conducting a needs assessment and analysis, establishing program goals and student learning outcomes, planning of the program assessment, and setting up processes for evaluation and improvement that involve external and internal stakeholders at all levels in the context of all appropriate accreditation and licensing bodies in both Higher Education and Nursing. The course will culminate in the simulated experience of presenting a complete new Nursing program proposal delivered to a college board of trustees.

This course offers students an exploration of theory and practice of the systematic instructional design of nursing curriculum in the context of current institutional, professional, and regulatory environments at the local, state, national, and international levels.

In this course, students study and apply theory-based practices of teaching and learning in classroom and clinical nursing education courses utilizing face-to-face, hybrid, and online delivery models. Collaborative strategies for designing student learning outcomes, assessments, and activities are emphasized.

Within this course, students will apply advanced research design, instrumentation, data collection and analysis to questions and topics in the area of nursing and health care with an emphasis on quantitative methods and consideration of mixed methodologies. Methods of disseminating research findings will also be discussed. (Pre-requisite HED 703)

In-depth preparation of dissertation prospectus; purpose, methods, significance of study explored; preparation and presentation of the proposal that includes dissertation Chapters 1, 2, 3; formation of dissertation committee. Students completing HED 795 should be ready to finalize their proposal under the direction of the dissertation committee, participate in the dissertation hearing, and submit their proposals to RERB. (Pre-requisite: HED 794; see Dissertation Handbook for guidelines.) Grading is “pass/fail.”

Working with committee to complete dissertation, students must register for consecutive semesters of dissertation. HED 798 involves completion of the dissertation proposal. Normally, HED 799 involves data collection/analysis, and HED 800 involves preparation of the final document and the dissertation defense. See Dissertation Handbook for further details. (Pre-requisite HED 795)

Working with committee to complete dissertation, students must register for consecutive semesters of dissertation. HED 798 involves completion of the dissertation proposal. Normally, HED 799 involves data collection/analysis, and HED 800 involves preparation of the final document and the dissertation defense. See Dissertation Handbook for further details. (Pre-requisite HED 798)

Working with committee to complete dissertation, students must register for consecutive semesters of dissertation. HED 798 involves completion of the dissertation proposal. Normally, HED 799 involves data collection/analysis, and HED 800 involves preparation of the final document and the dissertation defense. See Dissertation Handbook for further details. (Pre-requisite HED 799)

Students complete a minimum of 90 hours in a field experience related to higher education leadership and their unique areas of concentration as determined in conjunction with their advisor. A seminar and internship-based project is designed to serve as a vehicle for applying and extending the knowledge learned in program coursework. Note: Students are permitted to take HED 820 concurrently with the dissertation sequence.