EDU-M710A: Mentoring: Develop a Dissertation Topic I

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Overview

This course introduces and explores the doctoral journey. Candidates develop the clear goals and reflective self-understanding required to develop a dissertation. The course functions in tandem with a candidate’s content courses. Candidates will complete tasks that revolve around:

Establishing relationships that provide support during the next three years of doctoral work.
Identifying a preliminary topic for their work.

To those ends, during this first cycle, candidates will:

Begin an online portfolio
Begin the process of working with a mentor
Begin an online journal

Course Learning Objectives

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

Define and publish clear and professional goals.
Develop a productive and helpful relationship with a mentor.
Begin a journal, which will serve as a source of qualitative data during dissertation development.
Begin to define the subject and scope of the dissertation.
Communicate and share with a Community of Scholars.

ENROLLMENT

To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Required Texts
EDU-M710A texts are available from the JIU/Follett Bookstore