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In Orientation, you'll connect with faculty, other students, and your own passion as a scholar-practitioner-activities. Dive into your doctoral studies with a deep look at the EdD curriculum and the doctoral competencies you'll be developing. Reflect on your learning style, time management skills, and self-directed learning. Then, explore Fielding support services including the library, academic technology, academic advising, and financial aid
- Faculty: Catharine Penfold Navarro
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- Faculty: Don Jacobs (Four Arrows)
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- Faculty: Nicola Smith
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- Faculty: Lenneal Henderson
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- Faculty: Kitty Epstein
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- Faculty: Barbara Mink
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- Faculty: Nicola Smith
This course includes required Zoom Classes every other Monday from 4 - 5 pm Pacific Time (with some exceptions). See meeting dates in syllabus.
In this course, you will complete a survey of methods for qualitative inquiry (such as: phenomenology, narrative inquiry, case study, ethnography, and/or contemporary history), including data collection and analysis procedures, and reliability and validity.
Students will design a research plan, using qualitative data collection and analysis methods that align with their dissertation question (or another research question they develop).
Students may write a draft of the Methods section of their dissertation, in close collaboration with their dissertation chair.
In this course, you will complete a survey of methods for qualitative inquiry (such as: phenomenology, narrative inquiry, case study, ethnography, and/or contemporary history), including data collection and analysis procedures, and reliability and validity.
Students will design a research plan, using qualitative data collection and analysis methods that align with their dissertation question (or another research question they develop).
Students may write a draft of the Methods section of their dissertation, in close collaboration with their dissertation chair.
- Faculty: Catharine Penfold Navarro
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- Faculty: Edward Leach
This course is designed to enhance students’ critical thinking, scholarly writing, and APA style skills.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES)
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write using own words and cite sources properly
2. explain plagiarism and how to avoid it
3. use the basic elements of APA style
4. write a clear, succinct, and accurate summary of a journal article
5. write a clear and succinct description of a topic or problem
6. create an annotated bibliography
7. critique journal articles
8. write a descriptive summary of scholarly literature
9. write a critical summary of scholarly literature
10. use critical thinking skills to analyze and make clear and logical arguments
Course Tracks
This course is split into two tracks.
Track 1: First year students
Track 2: Students who are past the first year in the program and/or are working on larger projects such as concept paper, dissertation proposal, dissertation chapter, revising paper from another course in a previous term
Both Track 1 and Track 2 students will have full access to resources on Moodle site.
Please contact faculty if uncertain regarding which Track is most appropriate for your individual learning needs.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES (COMPETENCIES)
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. write using own words and cite sources properly
2. explain plagiarism and how to avoid it
3. use the basic elements of APA style
4. write a clear, succinct, and accurate summary of a journal article
5. write a clear and succinct description of a topic or problem
6. create an annotated bibliography
7. critique journal articles
8. write a descriptive summary of scholarly literature
9. write a critical summary of scholarly literature
10. use critical thinking skills to analyze and make clear and logical arguments
Course Tracks
This course is split into two tracks.
Track 1: First year students
Track 2: Students who are past the first year in the program and/or are working on larger projects such as concept paper, dissertation proposal, dissertation chapter, revising paper from another course in a previous term
Both Track 1 and Track 2 students will have full access to resources on Moodle site.
Please contact faculty if uncertain regarding which Track is most appropriate for your individual learning needs.
- Faculty: Kari Lannon