title: Time requirements for implementation of the course facilitator role.
abstract: The purpose of this descriptive study was to identify the time requirements to implement the lead position (course facilitator) for nursing courses at a health sciences center school of nursing located in the southwestern United States. Faculty participants completed instruments dividing tasks into pre-course, within-course, and post-course responsibilities. The results of this study revealed that more than 1 hour per week was spent in pre-course and post-course activities and 3.79 hours per week were spent in within-course activities. Recommendations include examining tasks requiring large amounts of time for management alternatives; developing workload expectations that accurately reflect pre-course, within-course and post-course time requirements; and using course facilitators as mentors when preparing novice faculty for the course facilitator role. Although the results of this study are not generalizable, the findings represent formal assessment of a critical component of the faculty role and suggest the need for further investigation into the demands placed on nursing faculty.
authors: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Lubbock, Texas 79430-6264, USA. Alyce.Ashcraft@TTUHSC.EDU
authors: Alyce S
authors: AS
authors: Ashcraft
authors: Carol
authors: C
authors: Boswell
authors: Virginia G
authors: VG
authors: Miller
authors: Cindy
authors: C
authors: Acton
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D016730:Program Development / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015206:Southwestern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*