Syllabus
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
EDU 821 Spring A Dissertation Continuation
Credits - 1
Description
Candidates who, despite continued effort and active engagement in the process, have not made the substantive progress necessary to complete the dissertation, will be approved to take this course. During this one-credit continuation course, candidates need to demonstrate substantive progress toward dissertation completion in a timely way using the Dissertation Completion Timeline and by continual collaboration/communication with their committee, adhering to agreed-upon deadlines and constructing/finalizing a final publishable quality dissertation.
Materials
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Students must demonstrate satisfactory progress through each dissertation completion/continuation course. A mid-term and final evaluation will be provided to document and assess each student’s performance.
Dissertation Completion Phases
Phase 1
This is the first of four dissertation phases designed to support and provide the opportunity for students to continue their journey and complete their dissertations within the 51-credit program. The Dissertation Completion Timeline will help guide students, and their dissertation committee. The ideal outcome of this phase is the final approval of the three-chapter proposal, a Dissertation Proposal Presentation, and submission of the IRB application. The Lead Advisor is responsible for approving and submitting the student’s application to the IRB.
Phase II
This phase is designed to support and provide the opportunity for students to continue their journey and complete their dissertations within the 51-credit program. The Dissertation Completion Timeline will help guide students and their dissertation committee. During this phase, the ideal goal is for the students (once they have received IRB approval) to recruit their participants and begin their data collection.
Phase III
This phase is designed to support and provide the opportunity for students to continue their journey and complete their dissertations within the 51-credit program. The Dissertation Completion Timeline will help guide students and their dissertation committee. During this phase, the ideal goal is for students to analyze their data, report their findings and begin the development of Chapters 4 and 5.
Phase IV
This is the last of four dissertation phases in which students will finalize interpretation of their findings in Chapter 5, finalize the dissertation, and defend their research to include a dissertation presentation. Students are required to revise the dissertation as needed so that it is of publishable quality and organized using the approved Dissertation Outline. Should students so choose, it should also be DUNE-ready so that it can be published on the UNE DUNE site.
Assignments
Candidates will work closely with their Lead and Secondary Advisors who will outline next steps toward dissertation completion.
Candidates will submit weekly updates and reflections as well as a dissertation completion timeline and plan throughout the course.
Candidates will be responsible for meeting Advisor deadlines and will also submit a midterm and final reflection based on their own progress.
Lead advisors will provide candidates with a midterm and final progress report via gradebook.
Grading
Currently the grading system in the one-credit dissertation continuation courses 818-823 is as follows:
- Pass (P): Work that meets all requirements and expectations of the course as outlined, to include demonstration of satisfactory progress, communication with the Dissertation Committee, and ability to meet agreed-upon deadlines.
- Fail (F): Work that does not meet the requirements and expectations of the course as outlined, to include lack of demonstration of satisfactory progress, lack of communication with the Dissertation Committee, lack of ability to meet agreed-upon deadlines.
Schedule
Week 1: Jan 17 – Jan 21
Week 2: Jan 22 – Jan 28
Week 3: Jan 29 – Feb 4
Week 4: Feb 5 – Feb 11
Week 5: Feb 12 – Feb 18
Week 6: Feb 19 – Feb 25
Week 7: Feb 26 – Mar 3
Week 8: Mar 4 – Mar 10
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