Consider the following saying: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.” The purpose of this course is to make sure you do know where you are going! To avoid wandering down a random road, you will use the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT) found in the Learning Resources. The DPT is designed to help you think through your doctoral study and how you will complete it.
Discussion: Doctoral Planning Tool
Consider the following saying: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.” The purpose of this course is to make sure you do know where you are going! To avoid wandering down a random road, you will use the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT) found in the Learning Resources. The DPT is designed to help you think through your doctoral study and how you will complete it.
This week, you will begin sharing your goals with your colleagues. As you work through your program, you are likely to revise and refine the DPT. It is not a contract, but a planning tool for your use.
To prepare:
· Review the week’s readings and the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT).
· Complete the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT) document.
· Place your timeline goals on a calendar, and display it in your doctoral workspace.
By Day 3
To complete:
· Post a brief explanation of your motivations for earning a doctorate.
· Explain your goals for the EdD program. What is your projected date for completion of your doctorate? Explain why this is realistic.
· All Discussion board postings should be done in a scholarly voice, impeccable APA style, and faultless spelling and grammar. Your post must be original to you; all materials are subject to review for originality and plagiarism.
By Day 6
Return to the Discussion, and review your colleagues’ posts. Respond to at least two colleagues with a substantive positive comment that is supported from literature or the class readings. Provide at least 2 substantive paragraphs for each classmate.
Submission and Grading Information
Grading Criteria
Single, P. B. (2010). Demystifying dissertation writing: A streamlined process from choice of topic to final text. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
· Chapter 2, “Choosing a topic”
· Duplicate the graph on p. 48 to track your daily writing.
· Chapter 3, “Interactive Reading and Note Taking”
· Section 3.5, “Using a Bibliographic Program to Record Interactive Notes” (pp. 67–71)
Butin, D. W. (2010). The education dissertation: A guide for practitioner scholars. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
· Chapter 2, “A Roadmap From Start to Finish” (pp. 27–31; omit p. 30)
Thomas, G. (2017). How to do your research project: A guide for students (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
· Chapter 2, “Preparing: Project Management, Ethics, and Getting Clearance”, “Just Look at Those Fingernails! Time Management” (pp. 34–36)
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