Georgia College & State University

GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOOL OF NURSING Summer 2012

Course Prefix and NRSG 8200 Number

Prerequisites Graduate level statistics and/or research methods class

Course Title Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Lecture Hours 3 Computer 0 Contact 45 Credit 3 Lab Hours: Hours: Hours:

Faculty Susan E. Steele, PhD, RN, CWOCN Office: Parks Memorial, room 227 (Milledgeville campus) Office phone: (478) 445-3921 Summer Office Hours: Thursdays 1100-1200 (virtual hour)

Required Text(s) Gordis, L (2009). Epidemiology, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN: 978-1-4160-4002-6

Plichta, S.B. & Kelvin, E.A. (2013). Munro’s Statistical Methods for Health Care Research, 6th edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-1-4511-1561-1

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN: 978-1-4338-0559-2

Schoenback, V.J. & Rosamond, W.D. (2000). Understanding the Fundamentals of Epidemiology – an Evolving Text. Access free online at http://www.epidemiolog.net/evolving/TableOfContents.htm. Locate and bookmark this resource for practice exercises.

Required Software: IBM® SPSS® Statistics Standard GradPack software, version 20.

Recommended Cronk, B.C. (2012) How to use SPSS, 7th edition. Glendale, CA: Text(s) Pyrczak Publishing. ISBN: 1-884585-99-X

Elliott, A.C. & Woodward, W.M. (2007). Statistical Analysis Quick Reference Guidebook: With SPSS Examples. Los Angeles: Sage 2

Publications. ISBN: 978-1412925600

Catalog Description: This course is designed to prepare the advanced practice nurse for use of epidemiologic methods to examine patterns of illness or injury for disease prevention and health promotion efforts among target populations.

Program Objectives: 1. Model exemplary communication through collaboration, partnerships, presentations, and scholarly writing. 2. Transform healthcare outcomes through evidence and scholarly inquiry. 3. Exhibit leadership to create effective healthcare delivery systems. 4. Exemplify ethics as a foundation for practice and risk management. 5. Use cultural expertise to develop HC models that influence universal health seeking/ Health Promotion behaviors. 6. Foster the integration of evidence based clinical prevention and health services for individuals, aggregates, and populations. 7. Advocate for social justice and equity in healthcare through leading redesign of regulatory, legislative, and public policy. 8. Facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration in the development and implementation of effective healthcare delivery systems. 9. Use informatics for the improvement and transformation of healthcare. 10. Demonstrate advanced [specialist] levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes.

Linked Course Learning Outcome Program Outcome 1 1. Demonstrate effectiveness in communication of epidemiologic and biostatistical data to stakeholder audiences. 2 2. Appraise burden of disease or injury at community, regional, national and global levels 3. Integrate common measures of disease frequency into planning population-based nursing interventions 4. Select appropriate epidemiologic and biostatistical techniques to answer clinical questions/problems of interest 3 5. Use the steps of outbreak investigation to address a 3

rapidly developing clinical problem. 6 6. Interpret measures of accuracy and reliability for psychometric instruments, diagnostic and screening tools. 9 7. Demonstrate competence in use of basic epidemiologic and biostatistical computer software.

Topic Outline 1. Scientific tools for healthcare improvement 2. Using SPSS for data analysis 3. Understanding the quality of data 4. Research to describe health outcomes 5. Research to explain health outcomes 6. Research to predict and control health outcomes. 7. Investigating rapidly developing adverse outcomes.

Teaching/Learning  Web-based synchronous and asynchronous interaction with Methods instructor and class  Completion of computer software tutorial  Assigned textbook and journal readings  Data analysis exercises  Case studies  Reflective writing  Database searching  Online poster presentation

Evaluation Methods Class participation 25% Poster presentation 25% Outbreak case study 15 Critical Insight paper 15% Data analysis case study 20%

Class participation The class participation grade will be calculated as a percentage of points accrued for non-graded activities, including completion of evaluation surveys (mid-term and final), weekly blog postings, data exercises and completion of Lynda.com training for SPSS.

Grading Scale A = 91-100 B = 83-90 C = 75-82 D = 66-74 F = < 65 4

Prior to mid-semester, you will receive feedback on your academic performance in this course

Contributions to the Poster presentation appropriate for presentation at nursing conference Portfolio

UNIVERSITY POLICIES Catalog and All policies in the current Georgia College & State University Graduate Handbook Catalog and the Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Handbook are applicable. Please bookmark and frequently consult these documents. 1. Georgia College Graduate Catalog 2. Doctor of Nursing Practice Handbook Disability If you have a disability as described by the Americans with Disabilities Accomodations Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, you may be eligible to receive accommodations to assist in programmatic and physical accessibility. Disability Services, a unit of the GCSU Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity, can assist you in formulating a reasonable accommodation plan and in providing support in developing appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access to all GCSU programs and facilities. Course requirements will not be waived, but accommodations may assist you in meeting the requirements. For documentation requirements and for additional information, we recommend that you contact Disability Services located in Maxwell Student Union at 478-445-5931 or 478-445-4233. Student Opinion Given the technological sophistication of Georgia College students, the Surveys statement student opinion survey is being delivered through an online process. Your constructive feedback plays an indispensable role in shaping quality education at Georgia College. All responses are completely confidential and your name is not stored with your responses in any way. In addition, instructors will not see any results of the opinion survey until after final grades are submitted to the University. An invitation to complete the online opinion survey is distributed to students near the end of the semester. Your participation in this very important process is greatly appreciated. Academic Honesty The integrity of students and their written and oral work is a critical component of the academic process. The submission of another’s work as one’s own is plagiarism and will be dealt with using the procedures outlined in the Graduate Catalog. Remember that allowing another student to copy one’s own work violates standards of academic integrity.. Also see the Georgia College student Honor Code Fire Drills Fire drills will be conducted annually. In the event that you decide to access a synchronous online session from inside the Macon Graduate center, please observe the following: In the event of a fire alarm, students will exit the 5

building in a quick and orderly manner through the nearest hallway exit. Learn the floor plan and exits of the building. Do not use elevators. If you encounter heavy smoke, crawl on the floor so as to gain fresh air. Assist disabled persons and others if possible without endangering your own life. Assemble for a head count on the front lawn of main campus or other designated assembly area. Emergency Students using the Macon Graduate center facilities are required to Preparedness adhere to the Emergency Action Plan for the center. Religious Students are permitted to miss class in observance of religious holidays Observance and other activities observed by a religious group of which the student is a member without academic penalty. Exercising of one’s rights under this policy is subject to the GC Honor Code. Students who miss class in observance of a religious holiday or event are required to make up the coursework missed as a result from the absence. The nature of the make-up assignments and the deadline for completion of such assignments are at the sole discretion of the instructor. Failure to follow the prescribed procedures voids all student rights under this policy. COURSE POLICIES Written Assignments All course assignments will be submitted online in the electronic drop box provided. All assignments will be due on a Sunday at midnight. Assignments should be formatted as a Microsoft Office Word document unless otherwise noted in the instructions. All graded assignments will be evaluated using the rubric included in the electronic drop box instructions. Grade Rounding Rounding for this course will occur only with the final average grade for the course. There will be no rounding of exam grades or other written assignments during the semester. If the final course average to the nearest tenth is .5 or more, the final course grade will be rounded up to the next whole number (i.e. 88.5 would be rounded to 89) Synchronous Session Adult learners have many competing demands for time. To be Participation successful, students should manage their schedules to participate in as many synchronous sessions as possible. If you must miss a session, please be aware that synchronous sessions will be recorded, and students will be expected to review recordings and complete class activities prior to the next scheduled synchronous sessions. Synchronous Session All synchronous sessions will be accessed via Elluminate using the link Access for Dr. Steele’s classroom. Students are encouraged to bookmark this link for easy access. Asynchronous A large portion of the contact hours for this course will be asynchronous Session Participation online sessions. Asynchronous discussions and other learning activities will be assessed via a grading rubric and will be included in the class participation grade. All asynchronous work must be completed by the 6

scheduled due date to receive points toward the class participation grade. Communication with The instructor will have scheduled virtual office hours on Thursdays Instructor during the summer term from 1100 – 1200. Students who wish to contact the instructor via e-mail should do so through the GeorgiaVIEW course website, and not through general university e-mail to avoid delayed response. The instructor will check the course web site e-mail daily Monday-Thursday and at least twice between Friday and Monday each week. Students may contact the instructor via office phone at (478) 445-3921. Although not in the office every day during the summer, voice mail is available. Official University All students should regularly check Bobcats email to receive official Communication communication from university faculty and staff. Please note that forwarding this e-mail to another e-mail account, such as Googlemail or Hotmail, may sometimes result in blocking of official communication. It is recommended that you check the Bobcats account at least once per week. The Cafe A special online link has been developed for students to interact with each other, practice presentations, and conduct small group meetings. This space is available 24-7 for student use at: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/meeting.jnlp? sid=2011340&password=M.686EBA92464F152DB575E6FAD6A508 Bobcat Identification All students must have an activated Bobcat identification card. The Card Bobcat card is required to use all library services, including the computer lab for testing, and to access the classrooms in the Macon Center