DOC900: Doctoral and Specialist Programs: Year 1 Colloquium

Credit Hours:
0
Estimated Hours Per Week:
5

Overview

This orientation course is the first step in the JIU doctoral program. Students will explore the challenges and opportunities of online learning, what’s expected of them as doctoral students, what they can expect from the JIU faculty, the structure of a typical JIU course, and the tools and resources available to support doctoral students.

There are no course projects due for this orientation. However, there are several graded assignments that must be completed and submitted to ensure that students are familiar with the doctoral program and tools before beginning their first course.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Access JIU resources and elements within a JIU course.
  • Post a profile and read profiles posted by other members of the cohort.
  • Discuss plagiarism and aspects of the JIU Student Handbook in the Forum.
  • Contact the professors for their first course, their mentor, and their student support counselor, providing an introduction and their reasons for pursuing a doctoral degree.
  • Plan their doctoral program by completing a transition point checklist.
  • Use new technology tools for communication and collaboration with their cohort and instructors.
  • Use support tools to assess and improve their writing.
  • Set up an electronic portfolio to store work throughout the program.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Required Texts
DOC900 texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore