Table 3 Examples of course objectives, learning outcomes and content

APN role development (ECTS: 4)

 General objectives: Following the ‘Participatory, Evidence-based, Patient-centred Process for APN role development, implementation and evaluation’ (PEPPA) framework, based on an unmet healthcare need across the care continuum, students develop a model of care for a specific patient population. In close collaboration with key stakeholders (e.g., other medical professions, patients and families, external support system representatives), they further develop a model of care, meeting the care need and define their new, expanded role within this new model of care.

 Learning outcomes (selection): On completion of the module students will be able to: a) define a patient population and identify an unmet health care need; b) identify and gain the views/opinion of stakeholders regarding the unmet health care need and a potential ANP role; c) engage stakeholders in the development and implementation of the proposed model of care and ANP role; and d) develop and present an overview of the proposed model of care and ANP role using a logic model

 Content (selection): Action learning, role development principles, PEPPA framework / toolkit

 Student evaluation: Each student will work through the PEPPA model steps and hand in a completed needs assessment, stakeholder analysis, logic model and a summary reflection on own experiences with applying the PEPPA framework.

Using large routine datasets (LRD) for health services research (ECTS: 3)

 General objectives: To enhance the in-depth understanding of the planning and implementation of the analysis of large routine data in the context of health services research. Today’s healthcare systems provide a wide range of data sources like large discharge datasets, epidemiological registries or data from the electronic health record, which offer many opportunities for health and nursing research. The course will provide students the basis to plan and conduct LRD analyses in the context of their own area of research.

 Learning outcomes: On completion of the course, students will a) understand the basic steps in the analytical process of LRD sets; b) develop and assess answerable research questions in the context of LRD; c) evaluate scope and limitations of popular analytical techniques in the context of LRD; d) understand and apply principles of reproducible research and e) plan, conduct and present a contained LRD project

 Content (selection): The complete process from importing, preparing, analyzing, reporting and presenting the data will be covered; unique design features to be considered in the planning and stages of a study so that specific methods can be employed during the analysis.

 Student evaluation: Written analysis plan and written report