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EDU-810

Grounding Research in Literature

This course prepares students to complete a scholarly dissertation by supporting the development of key skills in researching, reading, evaluating, organizing and synthesizing research. Students will examine a problem of interest by conducting an extensive literature search with the goal of identifying a research gap. Students will also examine how theoretical and conceptual frameworks are an integral structure around which they build their research.

EDU-811

Dissertation Advisement I

This course offers an introduction to the dissertation: defining the dissertation, research goals, research guiding questions, and literature reviews. Published dissertations will be explored to reflect on theories and gaps in theories to frame a possible dissertation topic. Students will practice how to construct effective research guiding questions for those topics to begin the literature review process. The dissertation committee for each student will also be formed during this course.

EDU-812

Dissertation Advisement II

This course is designed to guide you in preparing a draft of Chapter 1 of your dissertation and an application for submission to the Institutional Review Board. You will gain deeper knowledge of how to ensure the ethical treatment of human subjects.

EDU-813	Dissertation Advisement III	Developing a comprehensive description of the research approach used for
		the study, including research- guiding questions, null hypothesis, research
		design, and selection of subjects for study, data collection, and data analysis.

EDU-814	Dissertation Advisement IV	Compiling and analyzing data, review of participants or materials used,
		answering research guiding questions, reflecting on the results, constructing
		findings and conclusions, and noting implications for research and practice.

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