FIRST
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
SEMINAR FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL
NETWORK FOR DOCTORAL
EDUCATION
IN NURSING
Co-Sponsored
by the University of Melbourne
And
The
University of Michigan
Sunday June 9, 2002 to Saturday June 15, 2002
| Goal and Objectives | Who May Attend? |
| Application and Review Process | Registration |
| Format | Accommodations |
| Faculty | Inquiries |
| Seminar location | Management and selection of applications |
The
International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing [INDEN] is pleased to
collaborate with the Universities of Melbourne and Michigan in launching this
first seminar for eligible doctoral students worldwide; the aim of INDEN is to
advance and promote high quality doctoral education through
national/international collaboration and cooperation.
The
goal of this seminar is to provide students with enrichment and exposure to
nursing science from a global perspective. The specific objectives are to
provide students with opportunities to:
1.
Exchange
ideas across national boundaries with the aim of developing nursing science that
is applicable globally.
2.
Share
expertise and ideas across doctoral programs.
3.
Dialogue
and network among and between doctoral students.
4.
Facilitate
international collaboration in significant areas of nursing research.
5.
Receive
comment and guidance from international faculty to refine doctoral student
research directions.
6.
Develop
insights into approaches to developing a program of research.
7.
Interact
with faculty and fellow students to learn about alternative patterns of doctoral
education in various countries.
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This
international doctoral seminar is open to any nursing doctoral student who meets
the eligibility criteria. Students need to have had the equivalent of at least
one year of full-time doctoral study. In order to have as close a match as
possible with the faculty providing instruction, students' research interests
need to be in the areas of health promotion/disease prevention or in acute/citical
care. Specific student research areas need to be in one of the following areas:
--Alcohol
use prevention in children/adolescents and their families;
--HIV/AIDS
prevention among adolescents;
--Pain
management in acute and critical care;
--Nurses'
decision making in acute and critical care;
[The
participating faculty collectively possess methodological expertise in a wide
range of approaches].
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Application
and Review Process:
[Note
that the language of instruction will be in English]
1.
Students
submit a narrative essay [no more than four double-spaced pages], that
incorporates the following elements:
a)
Describe
your current research and how far along you are in developing the plan for your
dissertation;
b)
What
theoretical and methodological areas have you focused on to date;
c)
What
goals do you have in attending this international seminar;
d)
What can
you contribute to the group to meet the seminar goal and objectives;
e)
A
commitment that if admitted, students will attend all required components and
activities of the seminar;
f)
Describe
your overall competence in the English language.
2.
Letter
from head of school or nursing doctoral program or faculty member supervising
research. Letter should verify student standing and progress in doctoral study,
state ways in which the student can be expected to benefit from this experience,
verify that the student can speak and write in English, and any financial
subsidy that the student will receive from the institution if selected.
3.
Student completes the Application Form providing information necessary
to conduct the review of the application. [Application
Form]
4.
Deadline
for submission of all application materials: February 20, 2002. All materials must be submitted electronically as
email attachments, to seminden@umich.edu.
5.
Review
process: A committee of INDEN will review applications and will make decisions
by the third week of March.
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The
registration fee is $US 225 for INDEN members and $US 300 for non-members. The
registration covers the entire period of the seminar. Arrival must be no later
than Saturday June 8, 2002 [except for those residing in Australia]. Activities
begin on Sunday June 9, and end on Saturday noon, June 15, 2002.
Note
that this seminar incorporates within it the "Inaugural Postgraduate
Nursing Research Conference," organized by the University of Melbourne
School of Postgraduate Nursing [June 13/14], and the above registration fee
includes this conference fee as well. For details of these two days see: www.conferences.unimelb.edu.au.
Individuals
who are selected for this seminar will be asked to send, two weeks in advance of
the seminar date, a paper of no more than 10-15 pages that describes their
research problem and background. This is intended to give the seminar faculty a
clearer idea of how far the student's work has moved, and is for advisement
purposes only.
All
applications must be accompanied by a $15.00 non-refundable processing fee.
[Payment can be made by visa or mastercard by providing card name, number,
expiry date, and name exactly as it appears on the card. This information can be
sent separately to ketefian@umich.edu].
Payment
of the full registration fee is made after notification of acceptance.
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A
variety of formats will be used as follows: faculty and student research
presentations, discussion groups/workshops, and individual consultations with
faculty. Note that students should come prepared to make a 15 minute
presentation of their research to date.
The
seminar will begin with a reception on Sunday, June 9, with optional dinner;
formal sessions will begin on Monday and continue to Wednesday noon. Wednesday
afternoon is available for site visits relevant to student interests [site
visits will be organized on Monday/Tuesday; participants need to indicate their
preferences]. Students will attend the Postgraduate Nursing Research Conference
on Thursday/Friday, and will have a closing synthesis session on Saturday June
15, ending at noon. The registration fee includes morning and afternoon
refreshment breaks, lunch on Monday/Tuesday, and Tuesday dinner.
In
totality there will be 34 hours of instruction. Should students desire to obtain
credit for this seminar, they need to arrange this with their own institution
according to their own policies. Verification of attendance can be issued if
requested.
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The
University of Melbourne staff have made arrangements with various establishments
for special rate; these are all close to the seminar venue [University of
Melbourne]. Seminar and conference participants are asked to make their own
reservations in places of their choice. Please indicate that you are attending
the University of Melbourne conference when you contact these hotels. See URL: www.conferences.unimelb.edu.au/nursing/accomodation.htm
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Tracey
Bucknall: PhD,
RN, CertCritCare. Associate Professor, School of Postgraduate Nursing, The
University of Melbourne. Expertise/research interests: Critical care nurses'
decision making, practice development, clinical outcomes and evidence-based
practice, management of acute pain. Dr. Bucknall has published nationally and
internationally, and has obtained nationally competitive funding for her
research. She has expertise in a number of qualitative and quantitative methods.
Carol
Loveland-Cherry: PhD,
RN, FAAN. Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Nursing,
The University of Michigan. Expertise and research interests: children and
adolescents and their families around health promotion and risk reduction
(alcohol use prevention and HIV/AIDS research), research designs and methods.
Dr. Loveland-Cherry has received funding from the National Institutes of Health
for her program of research, and has published extensively in refereed
publications.
Elizabeth
Manias: PhD,
RN, CertCritCare, MPharm. Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Higher Degrees
Committee, School of Postgraduate Nursing, The University of Melbourne.
Expertise and research interests: critical care nursing, medication issues,
inter-professional collaboration, clinical decision making and methodological
issues, pain management decisions in post surgery. Dr. Manias has published
extensively, and is the author of the text Fundamentals
for Pharmacology: A Text for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.
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For
inquiries on application matters, ketefian@umich.edu
For
other inquiries, bucknall@unimelb.edu.au
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School
of Postgraduate Nursing
Faculty
of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
University
of Melbourne
Level
1, 723 Swanston Street
Carlton,
Victoria 3053
Phone:
+61 3 83440773; FAX: +61 3 93474172.
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The
seminar applications and selection are being managed at:
The
Office of International Affairs
University
of Michigan
School
of Nursing
400
North Ingalls
Ann
Arbor, MI 48109
Tel:
734/763-6669
FAX:
734/615-3798
Ketefian@umich.edu
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