May 09, 2024  
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025 
    
University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025

NURS 609 - Synthesizing Knowledge


Course Career Graduate
Units 3
Approved Hours 0-3S-0
Fee index 6
Faculty Nursing
Department Nursing
Typically Offered first term

Description
The objective of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, methodological skills, and guidance through all steps of an appropriate systematic literature review for the dissertation project. Emphasis is placed on examining the methods of conducting comprehensive syntheses of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research evidence. Challenges, debates, and issues in evidence-based/evidence-informed practice and policy will be addressed.