NURS 9812 Research Seminar: Developing the Research Purpose, Aims, and Questions

This seminar offers the student further research and scholarly development in the area of research concentration through group seminar sessions.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Enrollment in Nursing Ph.D. program OR permission of the Teacher of Record (TOR); NURS9701; NURS9712; NURS9808; NURS9809; NURS9810

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Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.29 / 5 · Very Good
17 responses
Instructor rating
4.24 / 5 · Very Good
17 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Brittney Van De Water5.05.04.84.85.05.05.05.0—4 of 4
Fall 2024Susan Gennaro2.52.02.03.04.03.84.03.34–6 hrs/week4 of 4
Fall 2023Christopher Lee—————————4 of 6
Fall 2022Lisa Wood5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0—2 of 6
Fall 2021Lisa Wood4.74.74.74.75.05.05.04.04–6 hrs/week3 of 5

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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