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1  Introductions; Course Overview
Development of Nursing knowledge: Epistemological issues 
 
2 Historical Perspectives on Theory Development  
3 Focus of the Discipline and Nursing Metaparadigm  
4 Concept Development(I)-From phenomena to concept  
5 Concept Development(II)-Concept Clarification  
6 Concept Development(III)-Concept Analysis  
7 Models for Nursing Knowledge Development (I)  
8 Models for Nursing Knowledge Development (II)
(First assignment due)
 
9 Strategies for Theory Development (I)  
10 Strategies for Theory Development (II)  
11 Strategies for Theory Development (III)  
12 Student presentation (Concept analysis) and discussion  
13 Putting It All Together: Theory, Research, and Practice  
14 Analysis and Evaluation of Theory(I) (II)  
15 Student Presentation (Theory development and evaluation)  
16 Student Presentation (Theory development and evaluation)