NURS 9813 Research Seminar: Refining the Research Plan

This seminar offers the student further research and scholarly development in an area of concentration through group sessions. The student refines the research plan and strengthens its links to supporting literature and the domains of nursing and societal concern.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Catalog details

Prerequisites
Enrollment in Nursing Ph.D. Program OR permission of the Teacher of Record (TOR); NURS9701; NURS9712; NURS9808; NURS9809; NURS9810; NURS9812

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
4.75 / 5 · Excellent
16 responses
Instructor rating
4.88 / 5 · Excellent
16 responses
Terms evaluated
5
Most recent: Spring 2026

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
Spring 2026Jinhee Sung5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week1 of 4
Spring 2026Karen Lyons5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week1 of 4
Spring 2025Christopher Lee4.85.04.84.84.85.05.05.0—5 of 5
Spring 2024Karen Lyons4.44.64.24.44.64.24.84.47–9 hrs/week5 of 6
Spring 2023Karen Lyons5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.04–6 hrs/week2 of 6
Spring 2022Karen Lyons5.05.05.05.05.05.05.04.54–6 hrs/week2 of 5

Data freshness

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

Instructors

  • Christopher Lee
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Jinhee Sung
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Karen Lyons
    Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.80/5