EDU7101-8FoundationsforDoctoralStudyinEducation

(3credits)
WELCOMETOFOUNDATIONSFORDOCTORALSTUDYINEDUCATION
YourCourseStartDate:2/2/2015
YourCourseEndDate:3/29/2015
YourCourseFaculty:MelFinkenberg

COURSEDESCRIPTION:
StudentsinthiscoursewillprepareforsuccessinaneducationdoctoralprogramatNorthcentralUniversity.Studentsareintroducedtorelevantacademiccommunities,professional
standards,anddoctorallevelexpectations.Essentialskillsneededtopursueadoctoraldegreeineducationareemphasized,includingcriticalthinking,comprehendingcomplex
scholarlytextsandresearcharticles,andeffectivewrittencommunications.Studentswillidentifyandbegintoexplorepotentialresearchtopicsforuseintheirdoctoralstudiesand
completethecoursewitharoadmaptonavigatetheirwaytodegreecompletion.
NumberOfActivities:10

COURSELEARNINGOUTCOMES:
Uponcompletionofthiscourseyouwillbeableto:
1.Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.
2.Interpretscholarlyresourcesineducationtojustifyapointofvieworconclusion.
3.Analyzeissuesofethicsandintegrityastheyapplytoscholarlyresearchandpractice.
4.ExplorepotentialtopicsforeducationresearchusingtheNCULibraryandotheravailableresources.
5.Composewrittencommunicationsrelevanttoeducationdoctoralstudyandresearch.
6.Reflectoninformationlearnedinthiscourse.
7.Developapersonalskillsinventory.

COURSECONCEPTS:
1.Ethicsandacademicintegrity
2.Criticalthinking
3.Scholarlywriting
4.Annotatedbibliography
5.Researchproductivityandgoals
6.Researchtopicsandsources
7.Doctoralstudyandplanning

PRIMARYRESOURCES:
Theseresourcesarerequiredtocompletethecourse.
Pleasemakesurethatyoupurchasetheprimarytextbook(s)thatmatchthesyllabusyouareissued.PleaseletyourassignedFacultyknowthroughtheNCUmessagingsystem
whattext(s)youhavepurchased.NCUcannotberesponsibleforStudentpurchaseofbooksthatdonotmatchassignedsyllabi.
Book
AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(2010).PublicationmanualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(6thed.).
Washington,DC:AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.
ISBN:9781433805615
ThistextbookhasaneBook/Kindleoption:978-1433805615
Booth,W.C.,Colomb,G.G.,&Williams,J.M.(2008).Thecraftofresearch(3rded.).Chicago,IL:TheUniversityofChicago
Press.
ISBN:9780226065663
ThistextbookhasaneBook/Kindleoption:ISBN:9780226065663

ADDITIONALRESOURCES:
Theseresourcesmustbeusedtocompletetheassignments
Article/Journal
Aaron,L.S.,&Roche,C.M.(2013).Stemmingthetideofacademicdishonestyinhighereducation:Ittakesavillage.Journalof
EducationalTechnologySystems,42(2),161-196.doi:10.2190/ET.42.2.h
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=95430215&site=eds-live
Krueger,P.M.,&Peek,L.A.(2006).Figuringitout:AconversationabouthowtocompleteyourPh.D.CollegeStudentJournal,
40(1),149-157.
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s3h&AN=20522371&site=ehost-live
Shriner,M.(2006).Criticalthinkinginhighereducation:Anannotatedbibliography.Insight:AJournalofScholarlyTeaching,159166.
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=32917499&site=ehost-live
Spain,J.,&Robles,M.(2011).Academicintegritypolicy:Thejourney.BusinessCommunicationQuarterly,74(2),151-159.
doi:10.1177/1080569911404407
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=65438767&site=eds-live
WebsiteLink
FacultyIntroductionsfortheSchoolofEducation
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/CourseContent/Mentor_Introduction_Pages/SoE_Mentor_Page.html
AcademicSuccessCenter
http://learners.ncu.edu/writingcenter/default.aspx
AnnotatedBibliographies
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
AnnotatedBibliography
http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/writing/bibliography
AttackYourDay!NorthcentralTrainingPortal
http://ncu.attackyourday.net
BasicsofAPAStyleTutorial
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx

DevelopingasRationalPersons:ViewingOurDevelopmentinStages
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-developing-rational-persons.cfm
FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutAPAStyle
http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
GoogleScholar
http://scholar.google.com/
HowtoPrepareanAnnotatedBibliography
http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
HowtoReadaScientificPaper
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/help/tutorials/scientific-paper
LogicalFallacies
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/rgass/fallacy3211.htm
NCUDissertationCenter
http://learners.ncu.edu/ncu_diss/default.aspx
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityPolicy
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/learner_portal/AI_Policy_for_Learners/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityQuestionnaire
http://learners.ncu.edu/quiz/?qb_header_id=14
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorial
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/learner_portal/AI_Tutorial/Academic_Integrity_Tutorial.htm
NorthcentralFindingaResearchTopic
http://library.ncu.edu/dw_template.aspx?parent_id=226
NorthcentralInformationLiteracyTutorial
http://library.ncu.edu/IL/intro.aspx
NorthcentralSearchlikeanExpert
http://library.ncu.edu/public_images/elrc/2013/videos/searchlikeanexpert/searchlikeanexpert.htm
ProQuest,LLC.(2014).RefWorks.
https://www-refworks-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false
Successfulvs.unsuccessfulparaphrases
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase.html
Document/Other
PreparingtheDiscussionPost
Attachment:DiscussionPosts.pdf.pdf
Chapter5MultipleChoiceQuiz
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767417399/student_view0/chapter5/multiple_choice_quiz.html
Chapter5Outline
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767417399/student_view0/chapter5/chapter_outline.html
Chapter5True/FalseQuiz
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767417399/student_view0/chapter5/true_or_false.html
Frederick,H.(n.d.).ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutWritingDissertations.
http://learners.ncu.edu/syllabus/download_file.asp?syllabus_rr_id=123263
IntroductiontotheLibrary
Attachment:IntroductiontoLibrary_updated.pdf
SchoolofEducationDeanWelcomeMessage
Attachment:SoEDeansWelcome.pdf

SUPPLEMENTALREFERENCESANDREADINGS:
Theseresourcesarenotrequired,butmayprovideassistanceincompletingyourworkforthiscourse.Pleasecopyandpasteanyweblinkslistedbelowintoyourbrowsertoviewthe
websites.
Book
Chaffee,J.(2012).Thinkingcritically(10thed.).Boston,MA:Wadsworth/CengageLearning.ISBN:978495908814
Houghton,P.,Houghton,J.,&Pratt,M.(2009).APA:Theeasyway!(UpdatedforAPA6thedition)(2nded.).BakerCollege.ASIN:
B004A14PWE
Document/Other
NorthcentralUniversityLibraryGuide
http://library.ncu.edu/research_help/guide.aspx?guide_id=971

FACULTYRESOURCES:
NoFacultyResources.

GENERALINFORMATION:
COURSERESOURCES
TheBooksandResourcesareaforthiscoursecontainsavarietyofreferencematerialsthatyouwillneedtocompletethecourseassignments.Itissuggestedthatyoubecomefamiliar
withtheseresourcesbeforeyoubegintheassignments.

LIBRARY
Informationliteracyisasetofskillsthathelpyoutofindandappropriatelyapplyinformation.TheNorthcentralUniversityLibraryhasdevelopedatutorialbasedontheACRL(Association

ofCollegeandResearchLibraries)InformationLiteracyStandardsandisintendedtoraiseawarenessonhowoneeffectivelyinteractswithinformation.ReviewtheInformationLiteracy
TutorialtobecomefamiliarwithinformationliteracyatNorthcentral.
Referencesusedforresearchmightneedtobepeer-reviewed/scholarlyjournals,whichcanbefoundbysearchingtheNorthcentralUniversityLibrarydatabases.Thesejournals
typicallyhavethefollowingcharacteristics:
Articlesarereviewedbyapanelofexpertsbeforetheyareacceptedforpublication.
Articlesarewrittenbyascholarorspecialistinthefield.
Articlesreportonoriginalresearchorexperimentation.
Articlesareoftenpublishedbyprofessionalassociations.
Articlesutilizeterminologyassociatedwiththediscipline.

ACADEMICSUCCESSCENTER
Northcentralvaluesyourprogressandsuccessasascholarlywriter.PleaseaccesstheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC)fromyourstudenthomepagetoviewseeawidevarietyof
writingtipsandexamplestohelpyouasyoucomposewrittensubmissionsforthisandotherNorthcentralcourses.
TheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC)offersAcademicCoachingServices,anonlinetutoringservicethatoffersassistanceinthemechanicsofgoodwritingandinmathematics,
statistics,finance,YoucancontacttheAcademicCoachesfromthehomepageoftheAcademicSuccessCenterandfollowthelinktoAcademicCoachingServices.

Beforeyoubeginyourcourse,letsreviewsomeimportantpoliciesandproceduresdesignedtoensureyouarewellinformedabouthowtocompletethiscourse.

PLANNINGYOURTIME:
Withthefaculty-mentoredapproachatNorthcentralUniversity,credithoursareamassedinacoursethroughyourinteractionwithyourfacultymember,contactwithcourse-specific
content,assignments,andotherasynchronousactivities.AtNorthcentral,youcanexpecttodevotebetween120-144hoursforeach3-creditcourse.Makesureyougiveyourselfplentyof
timeeachweektocompletethenecessaryworkinvolvedinthiscourse.

COURSEPARTICIPATION:
FederalFinancialAidregulations,whichNorthcentralobservesforallstudents,requirethatstudentsregularlyparticipateincoursesinwhichtheyareenrolled.Studentsmustbein
contactwithfacultyregardingacademicactivitiesonaweeklybasis.Ifyouareunabletoparticipateinyourcourse,contactyourAcademicAdvisorregardingadviceaboutconsequences
ofwithdrawingfromyourcourse.

PRE-COURSESURVEY:
YoushouldalsocompletethePre-CourseSurvey.TheSurveygoesdirectlytoyourfacultyandgivesthefacultyinformationaboutnewstudentsenteringthecourse.

ASSIGNMENTSUBMISSIONS:
Theassignmentheadershouldincludeyourlastname,firstinitial,coursecode,dash,andassignmentnumber(DoeJXXX0000-1)justifiedtotheleftandthepagenumberjustifiedto
theright.Facultymayrequeststudentstosubmitanassignmentcoversheet,locatedunderUniversityResources>UniversityDocumentsontheleftnavigation.Assignmentsthatdo
notincludecoversheetsshouldhaveatitlepage.Pagelengthindicationsrefertothebodyofapaper.Pleasedonotincludetheseinyourpagecount:assignmentorcoversheetpage,
titlepage,abstract,orreferencepage(s).
Thefilesubmittalformatincludesyourlastname,firstinitial,coursecode,dash,andassignmentnumber(nospacesbetweencharacters):DoeJXXX0000-1.Filesmaybesubmittedin
variousformats(Word,Excel,PowerPoint,PDFetc.)orintheprogramwithwhichtheassignmentrequires.Facultymayrequestresubmissionofanassignmentusingadifferentfile
formatorprogramiftheycannotaccessasubmittedassignment.Intheeventthatthestudentisunabletosubmittheassignmenttotheprofessoronthedateduethroughanyofthe
abovereferencedmethodsbecauseofcomputerproblems,thestudentisrequiredtoemailtheassignmenttothefacultyonorbeforetheassignmentduedate.Insuchcases,the
studentshouldalsocommunicatewiththeprofessortoinformoftheassignmenttransmission.Whereappropriate,assignmentsshouldreflectappropriateattributionofinformation
andwordingtosourcematerials,asdetailedintheNCUAcademicIntegrityPolicy.
NorthcentralUniversityhasadoptedthe6theditionoftheAPAPublicationManualasthestyleguideforallcoursework.StudentsareexpectedtofollowtheAPAmanualwhencompleting
assignments,unlessinstructedotherwise.AlthoughtheAPAmanualdoesnotapplytosyllabi,NCUattemptstoadheretothemanualinitssyllabiwithintechnicallimitations.
Facultyhavethediscretiontoallowandrequestresubmissionofanyassignment,withthesestipulations:ComprehensiveExamcoursesareexcludedgradedassignmentswith
objectivelycorrectanswers(e.g.,statisticsassignments)maynotberesubmittedthebulkloadingpolicymaynotbeviolatedthepolicythatassignmentsmaynotbesubmittedaftera
courseenddatemaynotbeviolated.Studentsmaydeclinetoresubmitassignments.Facultycannotrequestresubmissionsincasesofsuspectedacademicintegrityviolations.

RECOMMENDEDSCHEDULEFORCOURSECOMPLETION:
Youmaysubmitassignmentsearly,buttherequiredduedatemustbemet.FacultywillnotacceptbulkassignmentsexceptasexplainedbelowunderSubmittalTurn-Around
Schedule.Submittingassignmentsintheorderassignedandreviewingfacultyfeedbackbeforecompletingthenextassignmentensuresprogressaccordingtoacademicstandards
andfollowsthedesignofthecourse.

ASSIGNMENTSUBMISSIONSCHEDULE:
TheAcademicWeekatNorthcentralUniversitybeginsonMondayandendsthefollowingSundaynightat11:59p.m.Arizonatime.Assignmentduedatesaremandatory.
Eachassignmentsduedatemustbemet.Assignmentssubmittedaftertheoriginaldeadlinewillbeconsideredlate,andgradedaccordingtoyourinstructor'slategradingpolicy.
Assignmentssubmitted7ormoredaysbeyondtheoriginalduedatewillnotbeaccepted.
NorthcentralUniversityhasdesignedprogramsandcoursesaroundbestpracticesinadultandonlinelearningtheory.Studentswillgainmaximumbenefitfromcourseswhenthey
participatefullyineachweek'sactivitiesandassignmentsaccordingtothecourseschedule.

SUBMITTALTURN-AROUNDSCHEDULE:
Facultyhave4daysfromtheassignmentduedatetogradeandreturnassignments.Ifanassignmentissubmittedearly,thefacultymayreturnitbeforetherequiredreturndate,butthey
have4daysfromtheassignmentduedatetoreturnfeedback.Ifanassignmentissubmittedlate,facultyhave4daysfromthedateofsubmissiontogradeandreturntheassignment.If,
forwhateverreason,thefacultymemberdoesnotreturntheassignmentwithin4days,astudentcansubmitthenextassignmenttomaintaintheassignmentduedaterequirement.
Otherthanthesecircumstances,studentsarenotallowedtobulkuploadassignments.Somecoursesmayhaveexceptions.Therefore,itisimportanttoreadallcoursesyllabiand
assignmentscarefully.
Note:Turn-aroundtimeforcoursesinthedissertationsequence,excludingCMPcourses,rangeupto21calendardays.

ACADEMICINTEGRITY:
Academicintegrityincludesthecommitmenttothevaluesofhonesty,trust,fairness,respect,andresponsibility.Appropriatecreditofothersforthescientificworkandideasappliesto
allformsofscholarship,notjustpublications.Thesubmissionofanotherpersonsworkrepresentedasthatofthestudentswithoutproperlycitingthesourceoftheworkwillbe
consideredplagiarismandwillresultinanunsatisfactorygradefortheworksubmittedorfortheentirecourse,andmayresultinacademicdismissal.Assignmentswillbesubmittedby
thefacultymembertoTurnItIn.comfororiginalityevaluation.
Self-plagiarismistheactofpresentingonespreviouslyusedworkasanoriginalwork.Self-plagiarismisinconsistentwithhonestyandtruthfulnessinscholarship.Northcentral
Universityfacultyandstudentsshoulddiscusstheexpectationsofeachassignmentatthebeginningoftheclass.Thereshouldbeaclearunderstandingbetweenthefacultymember
andstudentregardingtheuseofpreviousworkintheclass.Thefacultymembermustindicateifthestudentsresponsemustbeanoriginalworkorifthestudentmayuseprevious
workintheirresponsetoanewassignment.Forfurtherinformationonself-plagiarism,reviewthisguidewhichisalsoavailableintheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC).

GRADINGSCALE:
ThefollowingchartshowsthelettergradeequivalentsofpointscoresforUndergraduateandGraduatecourses.

UndergraduateScoring
NumericalPoints Letter

GraduateScoring
NumericalPoints Letter

100-94
93-90
89-87
86-83
82-80
79-77
76-73
72-70
69-67
66-63
62-0

Grade
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AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F

100-94
93-90
89-87
86-83
82-80
79-77
76-73
72-0

Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
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NORTHCENTRALGRADINGGUIDELINES:
Northcentralstudentsearnagradeonanassignmentbasedontheextenttowhichtheycompletetheassignment,demonstrateunderstandingofassignmentmaterials,express
themselvesclearlyandeffectively,andfollowstandardsofgrammar,writingmechanics,andscholarlyprose.Excellenceonthesecriteriapointstudentstowardbecomingautonomous
learnerswhocanself-evaluatetheirwork,masterprogramlearningoutcomes,anddevelopandhoneskillsneededforacademic,professional,andpersonalsuccess.
PleasevisittheNCUVirtualCampusInformationsectionoftheAcademicSuccessCentertoviewtheGraduateandUndergraduateGradingGuidelinesandavideopresentationthat
willhelpyouusetheguidelinestodoyourbestworkandsucceedinyourprogram.

NORTHCENTRALPOLICIES:
ReviewthestudentwebsiteandCourseCatalogforallrelevantpoliciesandprocedures.

NORTHCENTRALMISSIONSTATEMENT:
NCUmentorsstudentsOne-to-Onewithhighlycredentialedfacultyviaadvanceddeliverymodalities.Northcentralcommitstohelpingstudentsachieveacademicallyandbecome
valuablecontributorstotheircommunitiesandwithintheirprofessions.
Ifyouneedtechnicalassistanceorwanttoreportproblemswithinacourse,pleasecontacttheNCUServiceDeskat888-628-1567,orservicedesk@ncu.edu
Forstudentswithadocumenteddisability,ifyouarerequestinganaccommodationforthiscourse,pleasecontactStudentDisabilityServices888-628-6911ext8018,or
disabilitiesservices@ncu.edu.
Disclaimer:thiscoursemayincludelinkstoexternalwebsitesthatarenotownedbyNCU.Whilewetakereasonablecareinselectingwebsites,theviewsdonotnecessarilyreflect
thoseofNCU,norcanaccessibilitybeguaranteed.

COURSEOUTLINE
Section1:StartingYourDoctoralProgram:Ready,Set,Go!
Week1
Assignment
: ExploringYourVisionandCommunity
Support
Week2
Assignment
: FormulateaPersonalTime-Management
Plan
Section2:ScholarlyResearchinEducation
Week3
Assignment
: CompareandContrastEthicsResearch
Articles
Week4
Assignment
: ExploretheLibrary-CriticallyExamining
Research
Assignment
: BrainstormResearchTopics
Week5
Assignment
: ExplainLogicalFallacies
Week6
Assignment
: PrepareanAnnotatedBibliography
Week7
Assignment
: IdentifyAreasofResearchinYour
Specialization
Section3:LookingtotheFuture
Week8
Assignment
: DevelopaPersonalReflection
Assignment

FormulateActionableGoals

(10 Points) Due:02/08/2015

(10 Points) Due:02/15/2015

(10 Points) Due:02/22/2015

(5

Points) Due:03/01/2015

(5

Points) Due:03/01/2015

(10 Points) Due:03/08/2015

(10 Points) Due:03/15/2015
(10 Points) Due:03/22/2015

(15 Points) Due:03/29/2015

(15 Points) Due:03/29/2015

Section1:StartingYourDoctoralProgram:Ready,Set,Go!
SectionInstruction:
Introduction
Thejourneytoyourdoctoraldegreeisdemandingandexciting.Inthissection,youbegintoenvisionhowyourdoctoralstudiesatNorthcentralwillprovideafoundationtoyour
professionaldreamsandgoals.Youllalsolearnhowtotamethemostferociousbeastyoullfacealongtheway:timemanagement!
First,youwilllearnmoreaboutthedoctoralprocessatNCU,aswellasthecommunitiesofsupportavailabletoyouduringyourprogram.YouwillbeintroducedtoyourDean,your
School,andtheacademiccommunityofyourdiscipline.ItisimportantforyoutounderstandwhatisexpectedofyouasadoctoralstudentatNorthcentralUniversity.Thissection
communicatesmanyofthoseexpectations,butbesuretoaskanyquestionsyoumayhavetoyourFacultyandAcademicAdvisor.
Aftercompletingthereadingsandassignmentsinthissection,youshouldbeabletodothefollowing:
LearningOutcomes:1
Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.

RequiredReadings:
Seeeachweekforrequiredreadings.

Week1:
WeekDescription:
VisionandCommunitySupport
Asyoubeginyourdoctoralstudies,youranticipatedachievementsandyourexpectationsforNorthcentralUniversitycanhelpyourealizeyourgoals.Inthisassignment,youwill
exploreyourdream,yourvisionofyourselfasadoctoralstudent,andasaprofessionalwithadoctoraldegree.Youwilllearnabouttheresearchprocess,becomingaresearcher,
andhowNorthcentralUniversityfitsintoyourplansandgoals.Now,clickonthelinkbelowandreadthiswelcomemessagefromyourDean.

DownloadtheDean'sWelcomeMessagelocated
intheBooksandResourcesforthisWeek.

Dr.CindyGuillaume

Dean,SchoolofEducation
TheNCUDoctoralProcess
Becauseadoctoraldegreeisresearch-focused,workingtowardandearningitisunlikeanyothereducationalexperience.Youwillcometoappreciatesomeofthesedifferencesas
youcompletethiscourse.However,ithelpstostartbyunderstandingtheoverallprocessforearningadoctorateatNorthcentralUniversity,theimportantmilestonesyouwill
accomplishduringyourdoctoraljourney,andtheexpectationsassociatedwithdoctorallevelstudy.Yourassignedreadingthisweekbeginstoorientyoutotheresearchprocess.
BeingaPartofAcademicandProfessionalCommunities
Throughoutyourdoctoralstudies,youmayfindsupportiveinformationorevenactivitiesthroughoneormoreorganizationsassociatedwitheducationingeneral,ormorespecific
areasofstudythatinterestyou.Anumberofassociations,institutes,andothernon-profitorganizationsprovideinformationandnetworkingservices,aswellasaccesstothelatest
trendsandresearchintheirmission-specificdomains.Taketimetoexplorepotentialresourcesandopportunitiesthesecommunitiesoffer.
MeettheNorthcentralCommunity
NorthcentralUniversityFacultyaretypicallyprofessionalsinvariousspecialtieswithintheirfieldandmanyareengagedinongoingresearch.Taketimetomeetsomeofthe
instructorsinyourprogram.Theymayinspireyoubywhattheydo!Youcanalsofindinspirationfromyourfellowstudentsstudentassociationscanbeagreatsourceofpeer
support.Finally,rememberthatyouracademicadvisorisalwaysavailabletoassistyou.
FacultyIntroductionsfortheSchoolofEducation
FinalTipsfortheWeek
Doctorallevelstudyrequiresagreatdealmoretime,discipline,andself-motivationthanotherdegreeprograms.Therearealsoincreasedexpectationsforacademicproblem
solvingandself-direction.Asaresult,youmayfindthatsomeassignmentsprovidelessstep-by-stepinstructionsthanyouareusedtoseeing.Instead,youareprovidedwith
generalguidelines,alongwithspecificrequirementsforyourassignmentsubmission.Inthesecases,youareexpectedtosolvetheacademicproblembyfollowingthestated
guidelines,whilealsousingyourownjudgmentregardingtheapproachordetailsusedtoaccomplishthegivenrequirements.Thepurposeofsolvingtheseacademicproblemsis
toprepareyouforengagingin,andsuccessfullycompletingresearchassignmentsinlatercourseworkaswellasyourdissertation.Asalways,yourinstructorisavailabletoassist
youwithanyquestions.
Additionally,atthedoctorallevel,itisgoodpracticetoreviewanentirecourseatthestartofyourclasstoassesspotentialtimingandworkloadissues.Inthiscourse,aswithother
doctoralcoursesyouwillencounter,eachweekmayrequiredifferentlevelsofworkeffortandtimecommitment.Thisisespeciallytruewhenyouconsiderthatsomeweekstopics
andassignmentsmayinvolvefamiliarmaterial,whileothersmayintroduceentirelynewconcepts.Youareurgedtoskimthroughthecourseand,basedonyourpersonalschedule
andobligations,determinewhichweeksmaybenefitfromsomeearlyoradditionalpreparation.
Ifyouareassignedaliteraturereview,forexample,youshouldbegintocollectandannotaterelevantarticlesstartinginWeek1.Thisapproachallowsyoutohaveacacheof
researchtoworkwithwhenitistimetowritethereview.Youwillappreciatethisforethought!
ActivityResources:
Book
Booth,W.C.,Colomb,G.G.,&Williams,J.M.2008Thecraftofresearch
Instruction:Readpages3-67
WebsiteLink
FacultyIntroductionsfortheSchoolofEducation
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/CourseContent/Mentor_Introduction_Pages/SoE_Mentor_Page.html
Instruction:Reviewwebsite
NCUDissertationCenterhttp://learners.ncu.edu/ncu_diss/default.aspx
Instruction:VisittheNCUDissertationCenter.
Document/Other
SchoolofEducationDeanWelcomeMessage
Attachment:SoEDeansWelcome.pdf
Instruction:Downloaddocument
Assignment

: ExploringYourVisionandCommunity
Support

(10 Points) Due:02/08/2015

ActivityDescription:
Earlier,youlearnedaboutimportantmilestonesthatoccurthroughoutthedoctoralprocess.Additionalinformationaboutthosemilestones,aswellasother
aspectsofdoctoralstudyatNCU,canbefoundintheNCUDissertationCenter.Tobecomeacquaintedwiththedissertationsupportservicesthatareavailableat
Northcentral,visittheDissertationCenterbyclickingontheVirtualAcademicCenterlinkinyourcourseroom.Lookthroughthetopicsintheleft-handnavigation
areaandreviewanyoftheinformationthatinterestsyou.
Itistimetoreflectonyourprofessionalandeducationalaspirations,andhowyoufeelNorthcentralcanhelpyoumeetthem.Besuretomentionthefollowing:
Backgroundandinterest:Describeyourprofessionalandeducationalbackground,aswellasspecialareasofresearchorprofessionalinterests.
Personal/professionalvision:Wheredoyouseeyourself5yearsfromnow?
Northcentralandyou:HowdoyouseeyoureducationatNorthcentralfittingintoyouroverallpersonalandprofessionaldevelopmentplansandgoals?
TheNCUDoctoralProcess:DidtheinformationandexpectationsoutlinedduringtheorientationandreferencedintheNCUDissertationCentermatchyour
initialexpectations?Howweretheythesameordifferent,andwhatmightthatmeanforhowyouapproachyourdoctoralstudies?
AcademicandProfessionalCommunities:Whatacademicandprofessionalcommunitiesareavailabletoyou,andhowmightyoutakeadvantageof
them?Wereanyidentifiedservicesorresourcesofinteresttoyou?
TheNorthcentralCommunity:WhatquestionsdoyouhavethatmightbeansweredbysomeoneintheNCUcommunity?Wheredoyoufeelyoumayneed
supportfromFacultyandAdvisors?
Forthisassignment,thereisnospecificstyle(e.g.,APA)requirement.However,theuseoflogicallyconstructedparagraphs(notjustbulletedlists)withgood
spellingandgrammarareexpected.Yourassignmentwillbeevaluatedontheseelements,aswellashowwellyouconveyyourthoughts,questions,andideas.
Length:1-2double-spacedpages

Yourpapershoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
1.0Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.

Week2:
WeekDescription:
ResearchProductivityandGoals
AsyoureadintheDeansWelcomeMessage,youmustmanageyourtimeeffectivelytofulfillyourgoalofcompletingthisprogramsuccessfully.Youwereprobablyquitebusybefore
youstartedyourprogram.Now,youmustconsistentlysetaside15-17hoursperweektodevotetoyouracademicactivities.Ifyouarewonderingifyouwillbeabletofindthetime,do
notworrythetime-managementworkshopassignmentthisweekisdesignedtohelpyou.
ActivityResources:
WebsiteLink
AttackYourDay!NorthcentralTrainingPortalhttp://ncu.attackyourday.net
Instruction:Viewwebsite(ifyouhavenotyetregistered,goto:http://ncuregistration.attackyourday.net).
Book
Chaffee,J.(2012).Thinkingcritically(10thed.).
Instruction:Optional:Readchapter1
Assignment

: FormulateaPersonalTime-Management
Plan

(10 Points) Due:02/15/2015

ActivityDescription:
Forthisassignment,youwilltakepartinatimemanagementworkshop.Youwillmarkyourprogressandlearninginaspeciallyprovidedtimemanagement
workbookwhichyouwillsubmittoyourFaculty.Youwillneedatleast30minutesadayfor5consecutivedaystocompletethisworkbook.Theentireworkshop,
includingviewingthevideoandcompletingtheworkbook,willtakeyouapproximately10hourstocomplete,soplanaccordingly.
Theobjectiveofthisworkshopistogetafreshperspectiveontimeandperhapsseetimeinwaysyouneverconsideredbefore.
a. Set-upyouraccount.Gotohttp://ncuregistration.attackyourday.netandenteryournameandemailaddress.Youwillberedirectedtothetimemanagement
trainingportal.Atthesametimeyouwillbesentapasswordtotheemailaddressyouentered.Youwillneedthispasswordtoaccessthesiteinthefuture.
Tochangeyourpassword,simplyclickmyprofileinthetoprightcorner.Youareencouraged,butnotrequired,tosetupaprofilewithyourphotooravatar,
bio,etc.Ifyouexperiencetechnicaldifficultiesemail:ncu@attackyourday.net.
b. Bookmarkthesite.YouwillbeaskedtoreturntotheAttackYourDay!NorthcentralTrainingPortalinthenextassignment(andyouwilllikelywanttovisitthe
sitethroughoutyourdegreeprogram),sobookmarkitnow.
c. DownloadandprinttheTimeManagementWorkbook.TheTimeManagementWorkbookisavailableinboththeTimeManagementtabandthe
Downloadstabintheworkshop.InordertocompletetheAttackYourDayworkbookselectronicallyandsubmitthem,youwillneedthemostrecentversion
ofAdobereader.YoucandownloadthemostrecentversionatAdobewebsite:http://get.adobe.com/reader/.
d. Watchthevideos.TherearesevenvideosyouwillfindintheTimeManagementtab.Notethattranscriptsandaudioclipsareavailableasdownloads
undereachvideo.Thedurationofeachvideorangesfromabout5-11minutes.Youwillcompletesomeoftheworkbookwhilewatchingthevideos,sohave
yourworkbookhandy.
e. ConsiderdownloadingandreadingAttackYourDay!BeforeItAttacksYou.ThisbookisavailableforfreeintheDownloadstab.Youmayorderasoft
covercopyatadiscount($9.95)byclickingonthelinkunderthedownloadbutton.
Nowthatyouhavecompletedthetimemanagementworkshop,checktomakesurethatyouhavefilledintheworkbookcompletelyandsubmititforcompletionof
thisassignment.
Length:EntireTimeManagementworkbook.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
1.0Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.

Section2:ScholarlyResearchinEducation
SectionInstruction:
NowthatyouarelearningyourwayaroundNorthcentralanddevelopingplanstomanageyourcourseworkloadandmeetyourgoals,itistimetogetdowntothefundamentalsof
conductingscholarlyresearch.Thisisthetimetoidentifyyourstrengthsandpinpointthosetasksyouwillfindchallenging.Yourinstructorwillworkcloselywithyoutobuildonthose
strengths,facethechallenges,andcreateafoundationforyoutoreachyourfullpotential.
Aftercompletingthereadingsandassignmentsinthissection,youshouldbeabletodothefollowing:
LearningOutcomes:1,2,3,4,5
Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.
Interpretscholarlyresourcesineducationtojustifyapointofvieworconclusion.
Analyzeissuesofethicsandintegrityastheyapplytoscholarlyresearchandpractice.
ExplorepotentialtopicsforeducationresearchusingtheNCULibraryandotheravailableresources.
Composewrittencommunicationsrelevanttoeducationdoctoralstudyandresearch.

RequiredReadings:
Seeeachweekforrequiredreadings.

Week3:
WeekDescription:
EthicsandAcademicIntegrity
Booth,Colomb,andWilliams(2008)statethatresearchisaprofoundlysocialactivitythatconnectsyoubothtothosewhowilluseyourresearchandtothosewhomightbenefitor
sufferfromthatuse(p.273).Assuch,itisimportanttomaintainhighethicalstandardswhenconductingandreportingonyourresearch,orduringanyotheracademicendeavor.
Asadoctoralstudent,youwillspendenormousamountsoftimereadingandanalyzingtheworkofscholarsandresearchersinyourfield.Asyouwriteabouttheideasandresearch
ofothers,besuretogivecreditwherecreditisdue.Thatis,youmustbescrupulouslyclearwhenanidea,sentence,orphrasethatyouuseissomethingyouhavereadintheworkof
otherscholarsandnotsomethingyoucomposedyourself.Beforeyoudiveintoreadingandanalyzingresearch,wewanttoensurethatyouhavetheskillstoensureacademic
integrityinyourworkandtociteyourresources.
Manypeoplethinkofplagiarismassimplycopyingtheworkofothersandnotgivingcredit(thatis,notcitingwheretheideacamefrom)however,themostcommonAcademic
IntegrityviolationatNorthcentralisrelatedtoimproperparaphrasing(thatis,copyingtheworkofothersnearlyword-for-word,orsimplyrearrangingtheirwords,evenwhenyougive
credittothesource).Toparaphrasecorrectly,youmustreadthematerialcarefully,thinkaboutit,andthenexpresstheideainyourownwords.
Inthisassignment,youwilllearnmoreaboutNorthcentralUniversitysAcademicIntegrityPolicy,howNorthcentraldealswithAcademicIntegrityviolations,andwhatyoucandoto
avoidallformsofplagiarismbothintentionalandunintentional.

AcademicIntegrity
Asanaccrediteduniversity,Northcentraladherestohighstandardsofacademicintegrity.StudentsareexpectedtoreadandunderstandtheNorthcentralacademicintegrity
requirementsandfollowthemcarefullythroughouttheircourseofstudyatNorthcentral.Violationsofthesestandards,whetherintentionalorunintentional,arereportedbycourse
FacultytotheDeansOffice,andaseriesofconsequencesfollow,rangingfromawarningandtheopportunitytoresubmitthepaper(firstviolationonly),gradepenaltiesforthe
activity,coursefailures,anddismissalfromtheuniversity.
Tobecomefamiliarwiththesestandards:
a. ReadtheNorthcentralUniversityAcademicIntegrityPolicy.
b. ReviewtheAcademicIntegrityTutorial.
TheIntegrityTutorialexplainstheacademicintegritypolicymoreindepthandwilldirectyoutoresourcesthatwillhelpyoulearnthenecessaryskillstomaintainintegrityin
academicwriting.
c. TaketheAcademicIntegrityQuestionnaire.
TestyourknowledgeoftheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityPolicybytakingtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityQuestionnaire.
d. ReviewthesectionintheAcademicSuccessCenteronChoosingtoSummarize,Paraphrase,orQuote.YoucanfindthissectionintheWritingHandbookunderDrafting.
Reviewthiswebsite,whichisrelatedtothesametopic:Successfulvs.UnsuccessfulParaphrases.Asmentionedabove,incorrectparaphrasingisthenumberonereasons
studentsatNorthcentralreceiveviolationletters.
NorthcentralUniversityholdsstronglytoitsvalues,oneofwhichisintegrity.Werequirestudentstousescholarlyresourcesforacademicpapersandhavedesignedandmaintaina
state-of-the-artonlinelibrarytoensureourstudentshaveaccesstotheresourcestheyneed.Wealsorecognizetheimportanceofinformationliteracy,andthroughtutorialsand
courseactivities,educateourstudentsonthistopic.
However,wedonotendorsewebsitesthatgiveaccesstostudentpapersforafeeorthatrequirestudentstosubmittheirownclasspapersforaccess.Sellingorsharingcourse
papersthroughthesesitesishighlydiscouraged.SitescontainingassignmentpapersbyNorthcentralstudentswillbecontactedforremoval.
Studentsarealsoaskedtorefrainfromusingthesesitesforacademicpurposes,specificallyusinganotherstudentsworkwithinthebodyoftheirpaper.Usinganotherstudents
workforonesowngradestandsindirectviolationofNorthcentralsAcademicIntegrityPolicyand/orCodeofConduct.
IfyoufindthatyouareunsureoftheanswersintheAcademicIntegrityTutorial,gobackandreviewtheAcademicIntegrityPolicy.Learningthisinformationnowwillhelpyouavoid
difficultiesinthefuture.
APAFormandStyle
ThePublicationManualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationisthegoldstandardforprofessionalandacademicwritingandisthestyleusedatNorthcentral.MasteringAPA
formandstyletakestime,andtheresnotimelikethepresenttobegin!Forstarters,youwillreviewsomeofthebasicAPAwritingrules,especiallythosethatapplytocitationand
references.
HowtoReadaScientificPaper
Ascientificorresearchpaperisaspecialtypeofdocument,anditrequiresspecialreadingskills.CheckouttheresourceHowtoReadaScientificPaperforsometipsonhowto
readaresearchpaperefficientlytomakethemostofthematerialintheleastamountoftime!
ActivityResources:
Book
AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.2010PublicationmanualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation
Instruction:Readpage11
Booth,W.C.,Colomb,G.G.,&Williams,J.M.2008Thecraftofresearch
Instruction:Readpages273-276
Chaffee,J.(2012).Thinkingcritically(10thed.).
Instruction:Optional:Readpages371-374
Article/Journal
Aaron,L.S.,&Roche,C.M.(2013).Stemmingthetideofacademicdishonestyinhighereducation:Ittakesavillage.
http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=95430215&site=eds-live
Instruction:Readarticle
Spain,J.,&Robles,M.(2011).Academicintegritypolicy:Thejourney.http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?
url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=65438767&site=eds-live
Instruction:Readarticle
WebsiteLink
AcademicSuccessCenterhttp://learners.ncu.edu/writingcenter/default.aspx
Instruction:Readabout"ChoosingtoSummarize,Paraphrase,orQuote"intheWritingHandbookunderDrafting.
BasicsofAPAStyleTutorialhttp://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx
Instruction:ViewwebsitetobecomefamiliarwithAPAformandstyle.
FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutAPAStylehttp://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/index.aspx
Instruction:Viewwebsite
HowtoReadaScientificPaperhttp://www.lib.purdue.edu/help/tutorials/scientific-paper
Instruction:Viewdocument
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityPolicy
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/learner_portal/AI_Policy_for_Learners/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm
Instruction:Viewdocumenttobecomefamiliarwiththesestandards.
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityQuestionnairehttp://learners.ncu.edu/quiz/?qb_header_id=14
Instruction:ReviewdocumentandtaketheAcademicIntegrityQuestionnaire.
NorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorial
http://learners.ncu.edu/public_images/learner_portal/AI_Tutorial/Academic_Integrity_Tutorial.htm
Instruction:ViewtheAcademicIntegrityTutorial.
Successfulvs.unsuccessfulparaphraseshttp://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase.html
Instruction:Viewwebsite
Assignment

: CompareandContrastEthicsResearch
Articles

(10 Points) Due:02/22/2015

ActivityDescription:
Forthisassignment,readthetwoarticleslistedintheBooksandResourcessectionforthisWeek.Prepareabrief,3-4pagepaperinwhichyoucompareand
contrastthetwoarticles.Addressthefollowinginyourpaper:
Discussissuesofethicsandintegrityastheyapplytoscholarlyresearchandpractice
Whatconclusion(s)doyoudrawfromthearticles?

Keepyourpaperwithinthesuggestedlength(writinginaconcisemannerisoneaspectofscholarlywriting)whatiscriticalinthisassignmentisthatyouwrite
clearly,paraphrasecorrectly,andusecitationsandreferencesappropriately.Yourpaperwillbesubmittedtoatext-matchingservicetoseehowwellyouwereable
todiscusstheseideasinyourownwordsusingappropriatecitationsyourFacultywillsharethereportwithyousoyoucanseehowyoudid.
Length:3-4pagesnotincludingtitlepageandreferencepage.
References:Tworesourcesmentionedabove.
Yourpapershoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
2.0Interpretscholarlyresourcesineducationtojustifyapointofvieworconclusion.
3.0Analyzeissuesofethicsandintegrityastheyapplytoscholarlyresearchandpractice.

Week4:
WeekDescription:
ThinkingCritically
Throughoutyourdoctoralstudies,youwillreadandexaminescholarlyarticlesrelatedtoyourspecializationandchosendissertationtopic,immersingyourselfinideas,information,
andresearch.
Ourmoderntechnologicalsocietycanbeinformation-richtothepointofoverload.Studentsmustknowhowtoaccessinformation,butmoreimportantly,theyneedtobeableto
ascertainthereliabilityofinformation.Adoctoralstudentischallengedtochooseinformationthatisreliable,informative,andscholarly.Accurateinformationiscriticaltoreaching
educatedconclusions,makingthebestchoices,andcommunicatingmoreeffectively.However,suchinformationisnotalwaysreadilyavailable,especiallyintheever-changing
digitalinformationenvironment.Strongliteracyinformationskillsareimperativeforsearchingandevaluatinginformationinascholarlyenvironment.
Theresourcesyouwillbeaskedtofindduringyourcourseswillprimarilybescholarly,peer-reviewedsourcematerials,suchasjournalarticles.Informationfromnon-reviewed
sourcesmaybeusefulforbackground.However,non-reviewedsourcescancontainseriouserrorsandoftenlackdepth.Informationfromanon-reviewedsourceshouldbe
criticallyevaluatedandasageneralruleshouldnotbecitedinscholarlywriting.Examplesofnon-reviewedmaterialsincludeWikipedia,magazines,textbooks,self-help
books,popularpressarticles,andwebsitesthatappeartobebiasedregardingaparticularcontroversialissue.Note,however,thatthelibraryholdsmanyprofessionallyreviewed
encyclopediasthatcovergeneralandspecifictopics.Theseencyclopediasareoftenexcellentplacestobeginexploringatopicofinterest.
TheNorthcentralLibraryhasextensiveholdingsinyourfield,andourlibrariansstandreadytohelpyoufindwhatyouneed.Searchingavirtuallibrary,ofcourse,doesnotinvolvefile
cardsandbrowsingstacksofbooksandarticlesinstead,youwillneedtousespecificskillstosearchthelibrary,andtoevaluatetheinformationyoufind.
Duringthisweek,youwillbecomefamiliarwithhowtorecognizescholarlysourcesandhowtoaccessappropriateresourcesinyourfieldofinterestwithintheNorthcentralLibrary.
Asyoucompleteyourreadings,thinkabouttheideasyouhaveaboutresearchandpotentialtopicsofresearchthatyoumaybeinterestedinpursuingforyourdissertation.
InformationLiteracy
ReviewtheNorthcentralInformationLiteracyTutorialtobecomefamiliarwithinformationliteracy,andtotestyourinformationliteracyskills.Keepnotesontheimportantpointsyou
discovertherethesewillbeusefulbothinpreparingassignmentsinthiscourse,andinyourothercourseworkhereatNorthcentral.
SearchingtheLibrary
TheLibraryoffersawealthofdatabasesforyoutochoosefrominfindingscholarlyinformation,alongwithtutorialstolearnhowtosearchthesedatabaseseffectively(notknowing
howtoconductagoodsearchisawasteoftime).Usually,youwillwanttofindresourcesthatarecurrentandavailableinfulltextform,notjustabstracts.
ViewtheNorthcentralSearchlikeanExperttutorialtofindouthowtogetstartedinLibrarysearching.
ThinkingAboutanAreaofResearchInterest
Oneofthekeytasksyouwillaccomplishearlyinyourcareerasadoctoralstudentisidentifyingatopicareawhereyoucandevelopyourexpertise.
Aresearchareaortopicisaspecificareaofinterestinthefieldofeducation.Therearethousandsoftopicsineducation.Thelistisendless.Thecollectiveinterestsofresearchers
andtheoristscreatethetopicchoices.NorthcentralFacultyMentorsintheSchoolofEducationhaveexpertiseinmanyareas.
Ph.D.studentswillidentifyaresearch-basedresponsefoundintheliteraturethatwillthatwillcontributetonewknowledgeandtheoryintheirtopicarea.Ed.D.studentswilldevelop
dissertationsintendedtoinformpracticetheywilldemonstratetheirabilitytoevaluate,synthesize,andapplyresearch-basedknowledgeintheirtopicareas.
Youwillhaveplentyoftimetoexploretopicareasandwhileyoumayhaveanideaofwhatyouwanttostudy,othersmaynot.Thereisnoexpectationforyoutoarrivewithadefined
dissertationtopicatthisstagehowever,nowisthetimetobeginexploringtopicsthatinterestyou.Thesooneryouidentifyatopic,themoretimeyouhavetoreadandlearnaboutthe
issues,debates,unresolvedquestions,theories,problems,challenges,andevenresearchmethodsanddesignsthatresearchersuseinthearea.
AtopicareaisnotthesameasaspecificresearchstudyforaPh.D.oranapplicationofknowledgeforanEd.D.Dissertationstudiesandprojectsareconductedwithintopicareas.
Therefore,ifyouhaveaspecificideaforastudyorprojectyouwanttodo,setitasidefornowandreadtheliteraturebroadlyrelatedtotheidea.Forexample,ifyouareinterestedin
ADHDinstudents,startbyreadingthebroadliteratureonspecialeducation.
Viewthelibrarytutorial,NorthcentralFindingaResearchTopic,fortipsandguidanceonselectingatopic.
ActivityResources:
WebsiteLink
GoogleScholarhttp://scholar.google.com/
Instruction:Reviewwebsite
NorthcentralFindingaResearchTopichttp://library.ncu.edu/dw_template.aspx?parent_id=226
Instruction:Reviewwebsitefortipsandguidanceonselectingatopic.
NorthcentralInformationLiteracyTutorialhttp://library.ncu.edu/IL/intro.aspx
Instruction:Reviewwebsitetobecomefamiliarwithinformationliteracy.
NorthcentralSearchlikeanExpert
http://library.ncu.edu/public_images/elrc/2013/videos/searchlikeanexpert/searchlikeanexpert.htm
Instruction:ViewwebsitetofindouthowtogetstartedinLibrarysearching.
ProQuest,LLC.(2014).RefWorks.https://www-refworks-com.proxy1.ncu.edu/Refworks/login.asp?WNCLang=false
Instruction:Reviewwebsite
Document/Other
IntroductiontotheLibrary
Attachment:IntroductiontoLibrary_updated.pdf
Instruction:Viewdocumentandworkthrougheachstep.
Assignment

: ExploretheLibrary-CriticallyExamining
Research

(5

Points) Due:03/01/2015

ActivityDescription:
Thisassignmentinvolvesastep-by-stepprocessofexploringtheLibraryandmanyofthekeyservicesthatareavailabletosupportstudentsintheircoursesand
researchendeavors,includingspecificresourcesforthedissertationprocess.Asyouexaminethevariousdatabases,searchengines,andresearchtools,identify
andkeepalistofresourcesfromeachareaofthelibrarythatyouvisit.Inordertomakethisasbeneficialaspossible,youshouldsearchforrelevantresourcestoa
topicyoumaywanttolearnmoreaboutinyourdoctoralstudies.Withthistopicinmind,youarereadytoproceed.

BeforemovingintothevirtualLibrary,letusdeterminehowtoexamineresourcescritically.Youhavehadexperiencesinthiscoursethathavecompelledyouto
thinkcriticallyandcreatively.Younowextendyouranalysisbyapplyingcriticalthinkingstrategiestoresearch.Throughthisexperience,yousearch,examine,and
determinetheapplicabilityandvalidityofvariedresourcesforuseinascholarlyenvironment.MuchofthisisaccomplishedintheLibrary.
Workthrougheachstepinthedocument,IntroductiontotheLibrary,foundintheBooksandResourcesforthisweek.
ReportonYourFindings
Yourreportwillincludethefollowingparts:
1. Writeacommentaryofnomorethan400wordsdiscussingyourexperiencesfindingthereferencesnotedintheLibraryIntroductiondocument.
2. ListthereferencesinproperAPAformatandstyleattheendofyourcommentary,andthendividethereferencesbysearchengine.Youshouldhavefound
atleastoneresourceineachofthefollowingsearches:
Ebrary
EBSCOhostEducationResearchComplete
FindanE-Bookdatabase
ProQuestResearchLibrary
FindanArticledatabase
Length:1-2pages
Yourreportshoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
4.0ExplorepotentialtopicsforeducationresearchusingtheNCULibraryandotheravailableresources.
Assignment

: BrainstormResearchTopics

(5

Points) Due:03/01/2015

ActivityDescription:
Thefocusofthisassignmentistobegintheprocessofidentifyingmeaningfulandinterestingresearchtopicstoexplore.Ideally,thisassignmentwillresult
inestablishingaresearchfocusorareathatcanbeexploredthroughoutyourdegreeprogramandthatwillleadtobroadpreparationforcompletingadissertation
onafocusedtopicwithinthatresearcharea.
YoumayhaveidentifiedadditionalresearchtopicsofinterestwhileexploringtheLibrary.Ifso,thosetopicscanserveasastarttoyourbrainstormingprocess.
Researchisasystematicprocessthatisaffectedbycontextandcontent.Youwillthinkaboutthecontext/content(subject)ofyourfutureresearchviaanideagenerationprocesscalledbrainstormingsiftingthroughideasinanopen,butsystemicway.Youwillcaptureyourideasinanoutline.
NarrowResearchTopicsandExploreTheirPotential
Forthisassignment,createalistofatleastfiveresearchtopicsthatareinterestingtoyou.Ifyoualreadyhaveageneraltopicinmind(e.g.,mobilelearning),your
listmayincludefiveaspectsofthesametopic(e.g.,Smartphone,tablets,wearabletech,etc.).Ifyouareunsureofaspecifictopic,thelistmaybemoredivergentin
nature(e.g.,MOOCs,adaptivelearning,informallearning,etc.).Inanycase,thislistmustincludeatleastfiveresearchabletopics.
Considerthefollowingquestionsasyoucompileyourlist:
Whatareyouinterestedinknowing?
Whatgapshaveyounoticedintheliterature?
Isthereanareaofpracticeorresearchinwhichyouwouldliketowork(e.g.,corporatewellnessortraininganddevelopment)?
Writedownallofthetopicsthatcometomind.Besuretoincludethefulllistinyoursubmittedassignment.Youwillhavetheopportunitytorevisitthesetopics
duringyourWeek7Assignment.
Finally,selectonetopicfromyourlistthatyouviewasmostinteresting,relevant,andresearchable.Ifitishelpful,feelfreetoscheduleameetingwithyour
instructortodiscussyourideas.Youcanusethephone,instantmessaging,orawebcamconversation(e.g.,Skype).
Onceyouhaveidentifiedonespecifictopic,createanoutlineforthistopic.
Tocompletethisassignment,compilethefollowingintoonedocument:
1. Listofpotentialtopics
2. Theoutlinefortheresearchtopic
Youroutlineshoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
4.0ExplorepotentialtopicsforeducationresearchusingtheNCULibraryandotheravailableresources.

Week5:
WeekDescription:
MakingaClaimandSupportingIt
Undergraduateeducationfocusesonreading,memorizing,anddevelopingabasicknowledgebase.Atthedoctorallevel,youareexpectedtoreadcriticallyandanalytically.This
requiresunderstandingbasictenetsoflogicalreasoning,beingfamiliarwithcommonerrorsinreasoning(i.e.,logicalfallacies),andkeepingyourmindopentoideasandfindings
thatmaynotfitwithyourassumptionsandbeliefs.
BecomingaRationalThinker
Animportantsteptowardlearningtothinkcriticallyisassessingyourlevelofdevelopmentasarationalthinker.TheCriticalThinkingCommunityhascollectedresources,tutorials,
andarticlestohelpyoufollowapathtowardbeingarational/criticalthinker.
YouarestronglyencouragedtokeepajournalsimilartotheonediscussedinStageFourofthisweek'sresourceonthissubject.Youwillnotneedtoshareanypersonalinformation
withyourFacultyhowever,keepingajournalinwhichyouevaluateyourcurrentlevelofthinking,outlinestepstoimproveyourcriticalthinking,andkeeptabsonyourprogresscanbe
apowerfultoolinyourmaturationasathinkerandscholar.
Takethefirststephere,andexamineyourownlevelofrationalthinkingbyreadingthisarticleinBooksandResourcesforthisWeek:DevelopingasRationalPersons:ViewingOur
DevelopmentinStages.
ActivityResources:
Book
Booth,W.C.,Colomb,G.G.,&Williams,J.M.2008Thecraftofresearch
Instruction:Readpages105-170
Chaffee,J.(2012).Thinkingcritically(10thed.).
Instruction:Optional:Readchapters3,4,7,and8
Document/Other
Chapter5MultipleChoiceQuizhttp://highered.mcgraw-

hill.com/sites/0767417399/student_view0/chapter5/multiple_choice_quiz.html
Instruction:Taketheself-assessment
Chapter5Outlinehttp://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767417399/student_view0/chapter5/chapter_outline.html
Instruction:Viewdocument
Chapter5True/FalseQuizhttp://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0767417399/student_view0/chapter5/true_or_false.html
Instruction:Taketheself-assessment
WebsiteLink
DevelopingasRationalPersons:ViewingOurDevelopmentinStageshttp://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-developingrational-persons.cfm
Instruction:Reviewwebsiteandexamineyourownlevelofrationalthinking.
LogicalFallacieshttp://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/rgass/fallacy3211.htm
Instruction:Reviewwebsite
Assignment

: ExplainLogicalFallacies

(10 Points) Due:03/08/2015

ActivityDescription:
Forthisassignment,locatefoureducation-relatedexamplesoflogicalfallacies.Donotusetheexamplesprovidedinthisassignmentsresources.Then,ina
paper,explainhoweachexamplerepresentserroneousreasoningandunsoundargumentation(equivocation,strawman,generalization,etc).Youmayneedto
findadditionalwebsitesandcurrentliterature(usingtheNorthcentralLibrarydatabases)tosupportyourideasandexamples.
Length:1-3pages,notincludingtitlepagereferencelist.
Yourpapershoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
1.0Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.

Week6:
WeekDescription:
PreparinganAnotatedBibliography
Duringyoureducationaljourney,youwillreadmanytextsandjournalarticles,andthistakestime.Wehavecompiledsomeresourcestohelpyoumakethemostofyourreading
time.(Remember,youarebecomingatimemanagementexpertknowinghowtoreadscholarlyresourceseffectivelywillsaveyoutime!)Whatyoureadnowwillbeusefultoyouin
laterstagesinyoureducation,andmaybeeveninyourcareer.Now,itistimetolearnhowtorecordthatinformationinaconcisewayawaythatgivesyouthemaximuminformation
withtheminimumeffort!Inthisweeksassignment,youwillimproveyourskillsinreadingcomplexmaterialandlearnhowtowriteanannotatedbibliography.Youwillcontinueto
addtoyourAnnotatedBibliographythroughoutyourprogram,andwhenyoubeginyourdissertationcourses,youshouldhaveapproximately100-200entries.Note:Youmust
developahabitofbackingupyourworkfrequentlyonaCD,externalmemorydevice,orweb-baseddatasavingservice.Computerlossesofdatadoandwillhappen!
BeginthisprocessbyreadingaboutannotatedbibliographiesintheConductingResearchandFormsofWritingsectionsintheNorthcentralWritingCenter(clickthelinksonthe
leftsidenavigationareaoftheWritingCenterscreen).
UsetheWritingCenterhandoutasaguidetocaptureyourresearchinaconcisemanner.Formattheannotatedbibliographypertheexampleshownbelow.Asyoucontinue
researchinotherdoctoralcourses,youwillexpandthisbibliographyasarecordofyourthinkingandefforts.
WritinganAnnotatedBibliography
1. FindtheResourcesonAnnotatedBibliographiesintheNorthcentralAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC).
TheNorthcentralAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC)offersawealthofresourcesfordealingwitheveryacademicwritingneed,fromformulatingatopicforapaper,to
preparinganoutline,developinganargument,andpreparingareferencelist.
VisittheAcademicSuccessCenter(ASC)andexplorethelinksunderthetopicheadings,ConductingResearchandFormsofWritingthatexplaintheannotated
bibliographywhichsynthesizesandpresentsresearchinaconcisemanner.Youwillusethisinformationtocreateanannotatedbibliographyforthisactivity.
2. ReviewtheseInstructionsonHowtoConstructanAnnotatedBibliographyEntry.
Youwillseethatinadditiontothepublicationinformation(author,title,etc.),therearefourmainsectionsinanannotatedbibliographyentry.Eachsectioneffectively
summarizesakeysectionofajournalarticleandisessentialtotheoverallformat.

Theassignmentresourceslistedabovegiveadditionalguidanceonwritinganannotatedbibliography.Youwillwritemanyannotatedbibliographyentriesduringyourdoctoral
studies.Theyarethebuildingblocksofyourdissertationresearch.Preparinganannotatedbibliographyisanexcellentwaytotakestudynotesaswellastokeepacarefulrecordof
whatyoureadforyourownfuturewritingsandresearch.
Note:ThematerialinyourAnnotatedBibliographymustbewrittenafteracarefulreadingofthearticleitself,andnotjusttheAbstract.Furthermore,theAnnotatedBibliography
followsthesameAcademicIntegrityregulationsasotherdocumentssoensurethatyouparaphrasecarefully,or,ifyouneedto,usequotes.Poorlypreparedannotated
bibliographiesarethesecondmostfrequentAcademicIntegrityviolationweidentifyatNCU.
ActivityResources:
WebsiteLink
AnnotatedBibliographieshttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
Instruction:Viewwebsite
AnnotatedBibliographyhttp://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/writing/bibliography
Instruction:Viewwebsite
HowtoPrepareanAnnotatedBibliographyhttp://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/research/skill28.htm
Instruction:Viewwebsite
HowtoReadaScientificPaperhttp://www.lib.purdue.edu/help/tutorials/scientific-paper
Instruction:Viewwebsiteforsometipsonhowtoreadaresearchpaperefficiently.
Article/Journal
Shriner,M.(2006).Criticalthinkinginhighereducation:Anannotatedbibliography.http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?
url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=32917499&site=ehost-live
Instruction:Readarticle
Book
Chaffee,J.(2012).Thinkingcritically(10thed.).
Instruction:Optional:Readchapters10and11
Assignment

: PrepareanAnnotatedBibliography

(10 Points) Due:03/15/2015

ActivityDescription:
Thepurposeofthisassignmentistoensurethatyouunderstandthecriticalelementsofreviewingaresourceforscholarlyapplication.Additionally,youmustbe
abletopresentyourfindingsinaconcise,academically-acceptedformat.
First,addtoyourlistofreferencesfromthelibraryassignmentinWeek4byidentifyinganadditionalarticlerelatedtotheresearchtopicyouusedtocreateyour
outlineinWeek4.
Usingtheguidelinesandresourcesyouhavereviewed,createanannotatedbibliographyforthenewreferenceidentified.Youwillgainpracticebycompletingit.If
possible,completethispartoftheassignmentearlyenoughintheweektoallowyourworktositforaday,thencomebackandreadittoassesshowwellyoudid.
Then,createanannotatedbibliographyforthefollowingarticleincludedintheBooksandResourcesforthisWeek:
Shriner,M.(2006).Criticalthinkinginhighereducation:anannotatedbibliography.Insight:AJournalofScholarlyTeaching,159-66.
Youwillsubmittwoannotatedbibliographiesforthisassignment.Yourinstructormaynothavereadthearticlesusedforyourpracticeannotatedbibliographies.
Thiswillgivethemanopportunitytoprovidefeedbackfocusedonyourwrittencommunicationskills,howwellyouconveyyourthoughtsabouteacharticle,andthe
format(includedcomponents)ofyourannotatedbibliography.Forthearticleassignedabove,yourinstructorwillalsoassesshowwellthecontentofyour
annotatedbibliographyappropriatelyreflectsthecontentoftheassignedarticle.
Length:2pages
Yourpapershoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:

2.0Interpretscholarlyresourcesineducationtojustifyapointofvieworconclusion.
5.0Composewrittencommunicationsrelevanttoeducationdoctoralstudyandresearch.

Week7:
WeekDescription:
AreasofResearchinYourSpecialization
Yourspecializationinthefieldofeducationhasmanydifferentareasofinterest,study,researchandpractice.Giventhisdiversity,itisimportanttobeawareofandfullyexplorethese
differentareastoseewhichonefitsyou.Reviewthematerialsprovidedbelow,andthenreviewthefiveareasofresearchwithinyourspecializationthatyouidentifiedduringWeek4.
Thisweek,youwillresearcheachtopicabitfurther.Youwillthenbrieflydescribeeachoftheseareasofresearchinyourownwords,discussyourexperiencewiththetopic,and
identifyhowfurtherstudyineachareawillbenefitthefieldofeducation.
ReviewthewebsitesoftheacademicandprofessionalorganizationsidentifiedduringWeek1forinformationandresourcesrelatedtoyouridentifiedtopicareas.Youmight
considerjoiningoneormoreorganizationstogetmoreinvolvedandnetworkwithotherprofessionalsinthefield.Manyoftheseorganizationshaveheavilydiscountedstudent
memberrates.
ActivityResources:
NoActivityResourceavailable.
Assignment : IdentifyAreasofResearchinYour
Specialization

(10 Points) Due:03/22/2015

ActivityDescription:
Forthisassignment,identifyfivetopicsthatyouwouldliketoresearch.YoumayusethetopicsyouidentifiedduringWeek4.Then,writeabriefsummarythat
respondstothefollowingquestions:
Whydoyouwanttostudythistopic?
Whatdoyoualreadyknoworpresumeaboutthistopic?
Doyouhavepersonalexperiencewiththistopicinawaythatwillcreateobstaclesforyouorbiasyourinquiry?
Howwillstudyingthistopicbenefitthefieldofeducation?
Isthistopicofsufficientinteresttosustainaprolongedfocustocompletethedissertationresearchprocess?
Length:2-4pages
Yourpapershoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
1.0Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.

Section3:LookingtotheFuture
SectionInstruction:
Bythispoint,youhavehadachancetoidentifyandapplythevariousskillsyouwilldevelopanduseduringyourdoctoralstudiestobecomefamiliarwithNorthcentralUniversitys
resources,andtodevelopnewskillstomanageyourtime.
Thelastsectionofthiscourseprovidesanopportunityforreflectionandplanning.YouhavelearnedaboutthemanylearningtoolsatNorthcentral,reviewedaspectsoftheeducation
profession,practicedyourresearchandwritingskills,andestablishedapotentialtopicforyourdissertation.Youhavedoneallofthesethingswithapurposefulfocusoncriticaland
creativethinking.Atthispoint,animportantquestiontoaskis,howdoesallofthisfityou?Whatareyourthoughts,feelings,expectations,andplansregardingfuturecoursesat
Northcentral,aboutbeinganeducationprofessional,andaboutbecomingpurposefullyengagedinresearch?Thefinalactivityinthiscourseoffersyouanopportunitytolinktheseideas
togetherwithaneyetowardthefuture.
Aftercompletingthereadingsandassignmentsinthissection,youshouldbeabletodothefollowing:
LearningOutcomes:1,6,7
Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.
Reflectoninformationlearnedinthiscourse.
Developapersonalskillsinventory.

RequiredReadings:
Seeeachweekforrequiredreading.

Week8:
WeekDescription:
PreparingforDoctoralStudyandDegreeCompletionSuccess
Youareattheendofthiscourse,butatthebeginningofaveryexcitingintellectualjourney--ajourneythatmanybeforeyouhavetaken.Thereadingsforthisweekfocusonadvice
andwordsofwisdomwrittenbypeoplewhohavewalkedsuccessfullyonthepathtoearningadoctorate.YoursuccessasadoctoralstudentatNorthcentralfirmlyestablishesyour
professionalandacademiclegitimacyasaresearcherandforPh.D.students,creatorsofnewknowledge.
Ifyoureadthepreparationarticlesclosely,youwillsensethereisapracticalsidetothedoctoralprocess.Youmustmaintainabalanceinyourprofessional,personal,andacademic
livesnodoubtduringthetoughesttimes,youwillneedareminderregardingwhyyouareundertakingthisendeavor.Thisweeksassignmenthelpsyoutoseehowfaryouhave
comeinyourdoctoraljourney,andyouwillcreatesometools--aguidingnarrativeandagoalwritingworkshopforfuturesuccess--tokeepyourfocusduringthemorechallenging
timesintheprocess.
TheGoalWritingworkshopwillteachyouasystemforwritinggoals.Obtainingadegreewilltaketime.Tomaintainmotivation,itwillbeimportanttobreakthislargetask(thelongtermgoal)intosmallerones(immediateandintermediategoals).Theseimmediateandintermediategoalswillprovidearoadmap,orinterveningsteps,forreachingyourlong-term
goal.
Successfulpeoplehavegoalsandmostlikelyweightheirmostimportantdecisionsbyhowtheirgoalsareaffected.Insuccessfulprofessionalsettings,goalsarethefoundationof
planningandachievement.Specifyingandarticulatingyourgoals,helpsgivepurposetotheeffortoflearning.Remember,mostadultswanttoknowwhytheyneedtolearn
somethingbeforelearningitgoalsgiveclaritytothewhyoflearningbypointingoutadirectionandvalidatingthepath.
Reflectontheseissuesandcommityourselftoanactionplantomanageyourtimeandreachyourgoalseffectively.Remember,personalgoalsarepersonal,butinthecontextof
pursuingyourdoctoraldegree,theyshouldberelevanttocareerandscholarlypursuits,andmeetscholarlystandardsofquality.Scholarlywritingrequiresclear,concise,specific
thoughtthatfollowscommonlyacceptedrulesofgrammarandpunctuation.Yourinstructorwilllookforthesebenchmarkswhentheyreviewyoursubmissions.
PersonalReview
Revisitandreflectonyourprofessional,personal,andeducationalgoals.
OnyourStudentPortalhomepage(intheVirtualCampus),reviewyourProgramofStudy(clickProgramInformationthenDegreePlanintheleftsidenavigationarea).Arethereany
gaps?Doyouhaveanyquestions?
PersonalMotivationalImage
Itisexcitingtomoveforwardtoaccomplishyoureducationalandprofessionalgoals.Asyourecognizethemanyprioritiesinyourlife,itisimportanttofindtherightbalancebetween
themandstayfocusedonachievingwhatyousetouttodo.
Mostadultdoctoralstudentsfindtheuseofexternalmotivatorstobeabighelp,especiallywhentheyarebeginningthejourneytotheirdoctorate.Ifyouask,youwillfindthatsome
studentsusedpositivereinforcementsandothersusednegativereinforcement.Hereareafewideas:
QuotefromAlbertEinsteinonawoodplaque:Ifweknewwhatweweredoing,itwouldntbecalledresearch.
Anegativereportcardfromgradeschoolwithanotefromtheteacher:Youwillneversucceedinschool.
Apictureofaparentwhooncesaid:Peoplecantakeyourhouse,yourcar,yourclothes,yourmoney:Theycantakeeverything,buttheycannottakeyoureducation.

Astatueofaneagletoremindthestudenttosoartonewheights
Allofthesetangiblemotivatorshavebeenseenintheofficesofformerstudentswhoobtainedadoctorate.
Optional:Selectorcreateatangiblemotivatortoremindyouofyourgoalasyougothroughyourprogram.Yourmotivatorcanbeaquote,amemento,apicture,aphoto,anobject,or
anythingelseyoucanusetoreflectonwhenthegoinggetstough.Aconcreteobjectsomethingyouseeeverydaycanbeaneffectivewaytokeepthetrainrunning!
ActivityResources:
WebsiteLink
AttackYourDay!NorthcentralTrainingPortalhttp://ncu.attackyourday.net
Instruction:Accessthetrainingportal
Document/Other
Frederick,H.(n.d.).ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutWritingDissertations.http://learners.ncu.edu/syllabus/download_file.asp?
syllabus_rr_id=123263
Instruction:Viewdocument
Article/Journal
Krueger,P.M.,&Peek,L.A.(2006).Figuringitout:AconversationabouthowtocompleteyourPh.D.http://proxy1.ncu.edu/login?
url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=s3h&AN=20522371&site=ehost-live
Instruction:Readarticle
Book
Chaffee,J.(2012).Thinkingcritically(10thed.).
Instruction:Optional:Readchapter12
Assignment

: DevelopaPersonalReflection

(15 Points) Due:03/29/2015

ActivityDescription:
Forthisassignment,developapersonaldoctoralnarrative.Inthisnarrative,articulatebothwhatyoualreadyknowaboutyourselfandyouraccomplishments,
whereyouintendtogo,andthechallengesthatyouanticipate.Somequestionstoconsiderasyouconstructyournarrativeincludethefollowing:
1. Haveyouexperiencedashiftinthinkingfromthebeginningofthiscoursetothepresent?
2. Howhaveyourgoalschangedorexpanded?
3. Howcanyourunderstandingoftheinterplaybetweenthetheory,research,andpracticeineducationguideyouasyoustrivetobringaboutchangeinyour
presentandfutureprofessionalsettings?
4. Whatareyourperceptionsoftheeducationalprofessionandhowwillthisprofessionworkforyou?
5. Howdoesyourpersonalphilosophyofethicsaffectthewayyoumoveforwardwithyourgoals?
6. Whatareyourthoughtsandfeelingsabouttakingapurposefulapproachtopersonalgrowththroughyourongoingcoursework?
7. Whatadditionalthoughtsandfeelingsdoyouhaveaboutmovingforwardwithdoctoraltrainingineducation?
Forthelastpartofyourpaper,reviewyourprogressinthiscourse,andthenfocusontheskillsyoupracticed.Discussthreeskills:onethatyouhavejustlearned,
onethatneedsimprovement,andonethatyouhavemastered.Someskillsthatyouhavepracticedarelistedbelow:
Visualizingoverallgoals
UnderstandinghowIcanreachthosegoalsatNorthcentral
UnderstandingandapplyingtheAcademicIntegrityPolicy
ApplyingAPAcitation
Readandanalyzecomplextexts
Performanonlinelibrarysearch
Managetime
Formulateactionablegoals
Self-evaluateskillsandprogress
Length:3-5pages
Yourpapershoulddemonstratethoughtfulconsiderationoftheideasandconceptsthatarepresentedinthecourseandprovidenewthoughtsandinsights
relatingdirectlytothistopic.BesuretoincludecitationsforquotationsandparaphraseswithreferencesinAPAformatandstylewhereappropriate.
BesuretoadheretoNorthcentralUniversity'sAcademicIntegrityPolicy.ViewtheNorthcentralAcademicIntegrityTutorialtorefreshyourknowledgeofhowto
achieveacademicintegrity.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.

ActivityLearningOutcomes:
6.0Reflectoninformationlearnedinthiscourse.
7.0Developapersonalskillsinventory.
Assignment

: FormulateActionableGoals

(15 Points) Due:03/29/2015

ActivityDescription:
Considertheimportanceofpayingattentiontotheexperiencesyouhaveinlife,andhowyouthinkaboutandreacttothem.Goalsetting,makingdecisions,and
livingactivelyareallpartsofapurposefulawareness.Chaffee(2012)referstothisaslivinganexaminedlife.Themoreanindividualbecomesawareofhisorher
decision-makingprocesses(themethodsbywhichalternativesaredefined,choicesaremade,conclusionsdrawn,andprioritiesassessed),themorethat
individualwillbeempoweredtobesuccessfulinhisorhervariousendeavors.Suchempowermentisessentialtodoctoralstudy.
Forthissecondassignment,youwillparticipateinagoal-writingworkshop.Theobjectiveofthisworkshopistohelpyouclarifyyourunifyingprinciplesandpractice
writinglong-range,intermediate,andimmediategoals.
a. DownloadtheGoalsWorkbook.
TheGoalsWorkbookisavailableinboththeTimeManagementtabandtheDownloadstabintheAttackYourDay!NorthcentralTrainingPortal.
b. Watchthevideos.
UndertheGoalstab,youwillfindseveralvideos.Notethattranscriptsandaudioclipsareavailableasdownloadsundereachvideo.Thedurationof
eachvideorangesfromabout5to11minutes.Youwillcompletesomeoftheworkbookasyouwatchthevideossohaveyourworkbookhandy.
NowthatyouhavefinishedbothsectionsofAssignment#8,besurethatyousubmitthemforcompletionofthisassignment.
Length:EntireGoalsWorkbookandReflection.
UploadbothsectionsoftheassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
UploadyourassignmentusingtheUploadAssignmentbuttonbelow.
ActivityLearningOutcomes:
1.0Demonstratereadinessforeducationdoctoralstudy.

POSTCOURSESURVEY:
CompletethePostCourseSurveyaftersubmittingyourfinalassignment.ThePostCourseSurveygoesdirectlytotheUniversityandprovidesinformationusedinbothcourseand
Facultyevaluationandassessment.ThePostCourseSurveyislocatedatornearthebottomoftheleftnavigationwhileinthecourse.THERESPONSESAREANONYMOUS.

RECEIVINGYOURFINALGRADE:
ThefinalgradeshouldbepostedbyyourFacultywithinoneweekfollowingthecourseenddate.Theregistrarwillsendane-mailnotifyingyouofyourgrade.Thegradewillappearon
theSchedule&GradesandDegreePlanpageswithinyourStudentPortal.ThegradewillalsoappearwithintheGradeBookforthecourse.Ifyouneedanyassistanceinlocatingyour
finalgrade,pleasecontactyourAcademicAdvisor.
SyllabusEffectiveDate:6/30/201412:00:00AM
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