EDU-M721B: Mentoring: Preparing Research Methods II

Credit Hours:
1
Estimated Hours Per Week:
5

Overview

This course provides candidates with tools to craft the first draft of Chapter 3 of their dissertation proposal. The assignments in this course help candidates to fully document the approach they intend to take for their research. Topics covered include: 

  • Detailing the study’s procedures and sample
  • Specifying the data to collect.
  • Selecting methods for analyzing and reporting the findings

The course project, Chapter 3: Methodology, Level 1 (draft), is designed to continue work on the dissertation’s methods chapter.  Working from the outline created in EDU-M721A, candidates describe the work plan for their study in detail.

Learning Outcomes

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

  • Critically analyze with mentor and cohort the strengths and limitations of their chosen research methods.
  • Deepen the explanation of their research by building a step-by-step work plan.
  • Submit a draft of Chapter 3 of their dissertation proposal.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Required Texts
EDU-M721B texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore