RES811 Week
2 Annotated Bibliography: Doctoral Identity Latest 2018 April
Details:
Annotations are
descriptive and critical assessments of literature that help researchers to
evaluate texts and determine relevancy in relation to a particular research
project. Ultimately, they are a note-taking tool that fosters critical
thinking, demonstrates understanding, and evaluates the source material for
possible later use. In this assignment, you will read and annotate three
articles.
General
Requirements:
- Locate the articles by Baker and
Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith and Hatmaker (2014) in the Course
Materials for this topic. - This assignment uses a rubric.
Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar
with the expectations for successful completion. - Doctoral learners are required
to use APA style for their writing assignments. Review the GCU APA Style
Guide for Writing located in the Student Success Center.Note: A title page is required
for this assignment, but a reference page is not required since the
references are included with the annotations. - Refer to the resource,
“Preparing Annotated Bibliographies” located in the Student Success
Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the
appropriate style. Use “Sample APA Annotated Bibliography” example in this
resource. - You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success
Center.
Directions:
Read the articles by
Baker & Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith & Hatmaker (2014).
These articles and the persistent links to them are located in the Course
Materials for Topic 2.
Provide an annotated
bibliography (750-900 words total, excluding the reference notes) of the
articles. Including the following foreach article:
1.
A reference note
formatted according to APA style guidelines. The reference note is not included
in the total word count.
2.
An annotation (250-300
words) of the article. Annotations are descriptive and critical assessments of
peer reviewed articles. Annotations summarize the key concepts and evaluate the
article for its strengths and weaknesses. Why was the study conducted? What was
the population studied? What did the researcher(s) conclude? What other
information about this study do you believe is unique or important to recall?
Are there specific statements made by the author you wish to retain?
RES811 Week
3 & 5 Synthesis Worksheet: Doctoral Identity Latest 2018 April
Week 3
Details:
Synthesis is the act of
creating something new from multiple existing entities. Synthesis of research,
then, is creating a new idea from existing ideas. This assignment is designed
to help you identify how themes can emerge from reading literature and how you
can synthesize this information in a way that creates new knowledge. You will
use your understandings of the Topic 2 readings to complete a synthesis
worksheet.
General
Requirements:
- This assignment will be used as
a pre-writing activity for the synthesis paper in Topic 5. - Locate and download
“Synthesis Worksheet” from the Course Materials for this topic. - Review the articles by Baker
& Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith & Hatmaker (2014)
located in the Course Materials for this topic. - This assignment uses a rubric.
Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar
with the expectations for successful completion. - Doctoral learners are required
to use APA style for their writing assignments. Review the GCU APA Style
Guide for Writing located in the Student Success Center.
Directions:
Complete the Synthesis
Worksheet for the articles by Baker & Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and
Smith & Hatmaker (2014). The completed worksheet will include the following
sections:
1.
An Introduction that
introduces and provides context for the topic, presents three common themes
that emerged from the readings, and provides organization for the paper with a
thesis statement.
2.
A description of the
evidence to support three common themes that emerged from the articles. Since
this is likely your first experience with this depth of synthesis, we have
provided two of the themes found in the articles. Your task is to identify a
third theme and to provide evidence from each article for all three common
themes.
3.
A conclusion where you
will return to your thesis and provide evidence showing you successfully
addressed your thesis statement. Discuss the connections that you made from the
evidence and how each theme emerged from the central topic of doctoral
identity.
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Week 5
Details:
In Topic 2, you were
asked to read three articles on the topic of doctoral identity and to complete
an annotated bibliography to demonstrate their understanding of the material.
In Topic 3, you were asked to take this process a step further and identify
themes found in the three articles and to complete a synthesis worksheet where
the themes were supported by evidence from each article. In this assignment,
you will build on your worksheet efforts and write a paper about the three
themes. The narrative will not only present the evidence from the articles to
support the identified themes, but also will provide an analysis for each theme
by synthesizing the information collected.
General
Requirements:
- Locate the Synthesis Worksheet
you completed in Topic 3. - Locate and download
“Synthesis Paper Template” from the Course Materials for this
topic. - Review the articles by Baker
& Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith & Hatmaker (2014)
located in the Course Materials for this topic. - This assignment uses a rubric.
Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar
with the expectations for successful completion. - Doctoral learners are required
to use APA style for their writing assignments. Review the GCU APA Style
Guide for Writing located in the Student Success Center. - You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success
Center.
Directions:
Using the Synthesis
Worksheet you completed in Topic 3 and considering the themes you developed and
the feedback provided by your instructor, write a paper (1,000-1,250 words)
that synthesizes the three articles. Your paper should include the following:
1.
An introduction that
introduces and provides context for the topic. This includes giving a brief
description of each article and its purpose, identifying the three themes that
emerged from your reading, describing how they will be discussed in the paper,
and presenting a clear thesis statement.
2.
Support for your
identified themes with evidence from each article. Provide analysis of these
findings to strengthen your narrative.
3.
A discussion of the
conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single
entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles?
Title
The title does not
receive bold font, but the rest of the headings do. Provide an introduction
that includes a brief description of each article and its purpose. Identify the
three themes that emerged from your reading and how they will be discussed in
the paper. Conclude the introduction with your thesis statement.
Theme
One
Support your identified
theme with evidence from each article and provide analysis of these findings to
strengthen your narrative.
Theme
Two
Support your identified
theme with evidence from each article and provide analysis of these findings to
strengthen your narrative.
Theme
Three
Support your identified
theme with evidence from each article and provide analysis of these findings to
strengthen your narrative.
Conclusion
Provide a conclusions
that can be drawn can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single
entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles?
The reference list
should appear at the end of a paper (see the next page). It provides the
information necessary for a reader to locate and retrieve any source you cite
in the body of the paper. Each source you cite in the paper must appear in your
reference list; likewise, each entry in the reference list must be cited in
your text. A sample reference page is included below; this page includes
examples of how to format different reference types (e.g., books, journal
articles, information from a website). The examples on the following page
include examples taken directly from the APA manual. The word Reference does
not receive bold font.
References
American Psychological
Association. (2010).Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Daresh, J. C.
(2004).Beginning the assistant principalship: A practical guide for new
school administrators. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Corwin.
Herbst-Damm, K. L.,
& Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival
times of terminally ill patients.Health Psychology,24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute. (2003).Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publication No. 02-2650). Retrieved
from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
health/prof/asthma/asth_sch.pdf
RES811 Week
7 Enhanced Synthesis Paper: Doctoral Identity Latest 2018 April
Details:
Synthesis is the act of
creating something new from multiple existing entities. Synthesis of research,
then, is creating a new idea from existing ideas. Synthesis of research is not
a single innate skill. Rather, it is a process learned through time and
practice. At the doctoral level, writing is a continual process of revision as
learners improve skills and build subject matter expertise.
In Topic 5, you
submitted a Synthesis Paper and received both feedback from your instructor and
a grade for your work. In this assignment, you will expand upon your original
paper with additional research from outside sources, incorporate feedback from
your instructor, and provide a reflection section addressing your revision
process.
General
Requirements:
- Locate the Synthesis Paper you
completed in Topic 5. - Locate and download
“Enhanced Synthesis Paper Template” from the Course Materials
for this topic. - Locate and download
“Enhanced Synthesis Paper Resources” from the Course Materials
for this topic. - Review the articles by Baker
and Pifer (2011), Gardner (2009), and Smith and Hatmaker (2014) located in
the Course Materials for this topic. - This assignment uses a rubric.
Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar
with the expectations for successful completion. - Doctoral learners are required
to use APA style for their writing assignments. Review the GCU APA Style
Guide for Writing located in the Student Success Center. - You are required to submit this
assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success
Center.
Directions:
Select and read two
articles from the Enhanced Synthesis Paper Resources list located in the Course
Materials for this topic.
Locate the Synthesis
Paper you completed in Topic 5. Using the feedback provided by your instructor
and information from the two additional articles you selected, write an
Enhanced Synthesis Paper with Reflection (1,250-1,800 words). Include the
following in your paper:
1.
A Reflection (250-300
words) that discusses your revision process and how you incorporated your
instructor’s feedback into the revised version. Similar to the format of an
abstract, this section will receive its own page following the title page and
preceding the Introduction.
2.
An introduction that
includes a brief description of each article and its purpose, identifies the
three themes that emerged from your reading, describes how they will be
discussed in the paper, and presents a clear thesis statement.
3.
Support for your
identified themes with evidence from each article. Provide analysis of these
findings to strengthen your narrative.
4.
A discussion of the
conclusions that can be drawn when the articles are taken together as a single
entity. What is the overall message of the group of articles?
RES811 Week
8 Literature Review Resources Latest 2018 April
Successful completion of
a doctoral dissertation requires significant amounts of independent reading on
the research topic. This allows the doctoral learner/researcher to become
familiar with the scope of the topic and to identify gaps or tensions within
the existing literature on the topic. These gaps and tensions become the source
of the dissertation research. In this assignment, you will read and annotate
potential sources in your dissertation field of interest. Those demonstrating
the most merit to the best of your understanding of the topic at this time
should be added to your RefWorks list for potential inclusion in the literature
review section of your dissertation.
General
Requirements:
Use the following
information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:
- It is strongly recommended that
you engage in this activity throughout the duration of your program. You
will be adding to this document to begin building a runnnig literature
review. You will have five sources in your list by the end of this
assignment. - Instructors will be scoring
your submission based on the number of unique sources identified in the
list submitted. - Download the resource
Literature Review Resources Tool and use it to complete the assignment. - Doctoral learners are required
to use APA style for their writing assignments. The APA Style Guide is located
in the Student Success Center. - Refer to the resource,
“Preparing Annotated Bibliographies,” located in the Student
Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in
the appropriate style.
Directions:
Read at least five
empirical articles in your general dissertation field.
In the “Literature
Review Resources” document, provide the following for each source:
1.
The APA formatted
citation.
2.
A brief annotation of
the key points of the source.
3.
An indication of whether
the source has been added to (Y) or excluded from (N) your RefWorks list.
