Date of Award
January 2016
Degree Type
Open Access Dissertation
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
First Advisor
Charles S. Hausman
Department Affiliation
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Second Advisor
James R. Bliss
Department Affiliation
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Third Advisor
Treva Gail Macy
Department Affiliation
Other
Abstract
This study examined the academic success rates of online graduate nursing students by comparing them to the on-campus cohort of students prior to the program transitioning online. Analysis was conducted by identifying and comparing final course grades in four required MSN courses. Data was extracted from the university’s BANNER system. Results reveal that both cohorts of course delivery modes yield academically successful MSN students. The study also shows that online students are performing almost nearly as well as the on-campus students in the program once did. Each course is different and yielded different results, but it can be concluded that both course delivery modes are providing the MSN program with almost equal and stellar pass rates by the students taking their required core courses.
Copyright
Copyright 2016 Brandi Stocker
Recommended Citation
Stocker, Brandi, "Transitioning an On-Campus Graduate Nursing Program to a Distance Learning Environment: Do Online Students Perform as Well?" (2016). Online Theses and Dissertations. 430.
https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/430
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