NURS 9904 DNP Project Seminar 1

This is the first of three courses in the scholarly inquiry project sequence. Students will utilize project management principles and advanced leadership skills, in collaboration with their project team, to revise the scholarly inquiry charter/proposal that they developed during the advance scholarly inquiry course.

Course overview

Department
Nursing
School
CSON
Credits
2
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
NURS9717

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Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.86 / 5 · Very Good
172 responses
Instructor rating
4.51 / 5 · Excellent
172 responses
Terms evaluated
8
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 2026Sarah Given4.85.04.84.84.84.84.84.34–6 hrs/week12 of 15
Spring 2026Stacey Barone2.83.83.83.84.03.83.83.57–9 hrs/week4 of 10
Summer 2025Beth McNutt-Clarke4.85.05.05.05.04.74.84.510+ hrs/week7 of 11
Summer 2025Catherine Conahan5.05.05.05.05.04.75.04.710+ hrs/week3 of 4
Summer 2025Sarah Given4.64.94.74.74.64.74.64.8—8 of 15
Spring 2025Catherine Conahan3.84.04.44.14.44.54.53.910+ hrs/week9 of 12
Spring 2025Corrine Jurgens4.04.74.44.34.64.34.63.67–9 hrs/week20 of 22
Spring 2025Sarah Given4.34.94.44.54.54.44.74.4—10 of 11
Summer 2024Beth McNutt-Clarke2.74.03.73.73.03.33.32.710+ hrs/week3 of 8
Summer 2024Catherine Conahan4.04.74.34.34.34.34.34.04–6 hrs/week3 of 7
Summer 2024Patricia Reid Ponte3.94.74.44.24.24.34.23.87–9 hrs/week13 of 22
Spring 2024Catherine Conahan3.34.64.03.94.23.94.23.94–6 hrs/week9 of 11
Spring 2024Patricia Reid Ponte3.54.34.34.34.54.34.54.0—4 of 11
Summer 2023Beth McNutt-Clarke—————————3 of 10
Summer 2023Catherine Conahan—————————4 of 9
Summer 2023Corrine Jurgens—————————4 of 9
Summer 2023Marie Borgella—————————4 of 10
Summer 2023Patricia Reid Ponte—————————3 of 17
Summer 2023Tam H Nguyen—————————3 of 7
Spring 2023Catherine Conahan3.84.94.44.34.33.94.13.04–6 hrs/week8 of 9
Spring 2023Patricia Reid Ponte4.24.74.54.54.34.04.33.34–6 hrs/week6 of 7
Summer 2022Beth McNutt-Clarke3.04.04.34.33.34.34.03.74–6 hrs/week3 of 8
Summer 2022Catherine Conahan4.14.34.64.64.14.34.43.81–3 hrs/week7 of 10
Summer 2022Christine Repsha3.03.53.54.04.04.04.53.0—2 of 9
Summer 2022Corrine Jurgens4.14.94.64.74.34.44.63.74–6 hrs/week7 of 10
Summer 2022Elizabeth Howard2.53.32.82.73.02.82.82.54–6 hrs/week4 of 9
Summer 2022Jacqueline Sly3.54.73.53.84.34.34.03.3—4 of 9
Summer 2022Patricia Reid Ponte3.44.03.64.03.43.43.63.2—5 of 11

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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