This is an introductory course intended to equip the nursing students with concepts, principles in research starting from an overview of the major phases of the research process. The course will include discussions from formulation to dissemination of research findings, focus on the formulation of a research problem to the selection of the research design, planning and choosing the appropriate research tools for data gathering. This course will require the student of group to present a research proposal in a colloquium with the application of knowledge and demonstration of skills and attitude in the conceptual, design and planning phases of the research process.