DOC 700 Week 1 Doctoral Demeanor and Student Accountability

Complete the Doctoral Demeanor and Student Accountability worksheet

Earning a doctorate means reaching the highest educational level in your field. As a member of the doctoral community, you assume a privileged role in society. Your behavior, attitudes, and way of thinking all reflect your role—inside and outside of the classroom.

InSAS, the term doctoral demeanor refers to the personal attributes that shape a student’s doctoral identity. For example, doctoral demeanor may entail balancing confidence, competence, and high achievement with the humility that comes from continuous learning. As you progress in the program, your ongoing challenge will be to shape your doctoral identity to accept increasing levels of accountability and leadership in society.

As a member of the doctoral community, you are also expected to demonstrate doctoral-level accountability for the learning process. The following table outlines key aspects of doctoral learning.

Doctoral learning consists of…
Student-Driven Learning   Ø  Taking responsibility for reading the syllabus and meeting all course requirements and deadlines   Ø  Taking initiative to engage others and co-create the class experience   Ø  Using syllabus instructions and course materials to self-assess learning   Ø  Making adjustments to ensure continuous improvement and development	Active and Engaged Inquiry   Ø  Learning how to learn and critically think in a scholarly way   Ø  Providing insightful, original responses and comments from your perspective   Ø  Accepting ambiguity and complexity   Ø  Thinking for oneself, adding new value, and creating one’s intellectual voice

 

Doctoral Learning is not…
Passive Learning   Ø  Asking redundant questions; holding others accountable for one’s own performance   Ø  Expecting the facilitator to dominate the dialogue and provide “all the answers”   Ø  Waiting for the facilitator to provide a score or grade   Ø  Making the same mistakes; blaming others for one’s mistakes	Passive Thinking   Ø  Memorizing facts and concepts without adding original analysis or reflection   Ø  Providing rote answers; making vague, superficial comments   Ø  Seeking only simplistic, familiar, or “black and white” answers   Ø  Reiterating others’ ideas without adding new value or relevance

Answer the following reflection questions, providing substantive responses (150 words minimum, each):

1.      How do you already demonstrate a doctoral demeanor in your personal, professional, and/or community life; and what aspects are you adding to your daily life?

 

2.      What would happen if you were to change your demeanor in your personal, professional, and/or community life?

 

3.      How do you envision your demeanor changing as a result of participating in the doctoral program?

 

4.      What behaviors will maximize your successful entryin the program?

 

5.      What expectations do you have of your classmates and faculty members in the program? What do you think your classmates and faculty members expect of you?

 

6.      What changes do you need to make to move from passive thinking to active- and engaged inquiry?

DOC 700 Week 1 Supplemental Standards

Review the University of Phoenix Supplemental Standards.

Provide a substantive response to the following questions based on the knowledge obtained from the University of Phoenix Supplemental Standards reading:

• How are the affective and dispositional attributes of the University of Phoenix Supplemental Standards commensurate to the professional standards established in your discipline?

• In what ways can you implicitly and explicitly demonstrate the University of Phoenix Supplemental Standards throughout your program?

• In what ways can you implicitly and explicitly demonstrate the University of Phoenix Supplemental Standards in your professional practice?

Post your responses to this week's Supplemental Standards Discussion learning activity.

 

DOC 700 Week 2 Qualifying Scholarly Sources

Review the Scholarly Sources information located in the Week 2 Scholarly Sources and Scholarly Writing activity.

Read the following articles to facilitate completion of the Qualifying Scholarly Sources worksheet:

• Ballinger & Schoorman (2007) - Located in the Week 2 Electronic Reserve Readings.

• Smith (2007) - Located on the LeadershipNow website.

You do not need to read the articles in depth. Instead, focus only on the aspects of each article that indicate its credibility as a doctoral research source. In addition to skimming the articles, you may wish to use an Internet search engine to find out more about the source publication.

Complete the Qualifying Scholarly Sources worksheet.

Click the Assignment Files tab to upload your assignment.

DOC 700 Week 2 Annotated Bibliography

An annotated bibliography is a reference list in which each entry is followed by an annotation or description of the source. Dissertation writers must provide extensive sources from the literature in their initial research proposal.  Begin preparing now by learning the critical skills needed for future success. Scanning, summarizing, and recording the key points in an article, as required for an annotated bibliography, is a critical skill for all doctoral learners to ensure success. 

Create an annotated bibliography using research on a topic you might like to investigate for your doctoral dissertation. Some examples of potential research topics include: "Female Leadership in the Aerospace Industry" or "Multiple Intelligences in Elementary Students."

Your annotated bibliography should include one article from each of the databases below.

For this assignment, you must:

• Follow the formatting as outlined in the Annotated Bibliography Formatting Sample provided.
• Note. You may lose points for failing to the use the correct format.

• Include an APA-formatted title page.

• Include four sources (one from each database listed below). 

• Include a one- to two-paragraph annotation in your own words for each source.
• Remember the length of annotation needs to relate to estimated future value.

• Identify the research method.
• Read the article abstract to find the research method (you might find: qualitative, quantitative, or mixed method).

• State the research question or problem and conclusions.                                     

• Summarize the suggestions for further research.

• List the source and search engine used as a separate entry at the end of your assignment.  Follow this format:
• Barker (2006) - ProQuest Dissertations & Theses database
• Smith (2012) - EBSCOhost
• Jones & Bartlett (2014) - SAGE Journals
• Zinman (2010) - ProQuest

Select an article from each of the following databases to complete the Annotated Bibliography assignment:

Dissertations & Theses @ University of Phoenix

1. Click Books, Dissertations, and Theses under Library Resources. 
2. Click Dissertations & Theses@University of Phoenix. You will be directed to the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.
3. Type in your research topic key words.
4. Click on the box to limit your results to "Full text documents only."
5. Find a dissertation that relates to your topic.
6. Make a note of all necessary information to reference the article in APA format.
7. Download and skim the full-text version of the dissertation.

ProQuest

1. Click General Resources under Library Resources. 
2. Click ProQuest.
3. Click on the boxes that say "Full text documents only" and "Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed."
4. Type in your research topic.
5. Select one article to review, and read the full-text article.

EBSCOhost

1. Click on General Resources under Library Resources.
2. Click EBSCOhost.
3. Click on the boxes that say "Full Text" and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals."
4. Type in your research topic.
5. Select one article to review, and read the full-text article.

SAGE Journals

1. Click Specialized Resources under Library Resources. 
2. Click SAGE Journals.
3. Type in your research topic.
4. Select one article to review, and read the full-text article.

Submit the Annotated Bibliography as a Microsoft^® Word attachment.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

DOC 700 Week 3 Scholarship Practice and Leadership Paper

Review the Materials included with this assignment.

Write an 875- to 1,050-word paper analyzing and evaluating the relationship between information literacy—as described in the literature—and each aspect of the scholar-practitioner-leader model as it relates to your professional context. Your paper should:

• Explain the topic of information literacy as critical to your doctoral success.

• Summarize your analytical framework, as derived from your analysis.

• Describe the findings of your analysis. Note: Pay special attention to the analytical operations mentioned in the rubric.

• Explain the assumptions underlying your conclusions (evaluation).

• Support your conclusions with informed, reasoned judgments that draw upon evidence from the literature.

Consider the questions below as you write your analysis:

• What would a leader in your discipline look like with no scholarly background?

• What would a practitioner in your discipline look like with no leadership skills?

Consider the questions below as you write your evaluation:

• What if scholars in your discipline had minimal access to information literacy materials?

• What is something that you're doing in your discipline that relates to information literacy? How does it connect to the SPL model?

• What is the value of SPL access to information literacy in your discipline?

Include four sources in your paper. Three sources must be from the assigned Electronic Reserve Readings. The fourth source must be from a peer-reviewed source of your choice.

Format your paper according to APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Note. No author's note or abstract is required for this assignment.

DOC 700 Week 3 Mid-Course Reflection

In this course you will engage your thoughts and abilities as a scholar, a practitioner, and a leader to advance your knowledge and personal academic agenda. These reflections help you position yourself as a reflexive thinking scholar, practitioner, and leader. Consider saving these statements, which serve as a critical reflection upon your growth throughout the program.

Create a reflective and applied statement describing how the course's learning has affected your thought processes, development, and professional disposition. This statement should reflect your personal learning process (challenges, moments of discovery, life experiences, and interactions). You may also include questions for the course facilitator regarding material that may still be unclear. Ideally, you will use these reflections throughout the course and the program to document your development as a scholar, practitioner, and leader, and to reflect critically on the changes that occur during this process.

Include a minimum of one reflective question in your response that has emerged as a result of this class.

Format any citations and references in your reflective statement consistent with APA guidelines.

Post your Mid-Course Reflection to this week's Mid-Course Reflection Discussion learning activity.

 

DOC 700 Week 4 Revision Template

Review your facilitator's feedback comments on the Week 3 paper.

Complete the Revision Template.

Revision Template

 

Follow the instructions provided in your syllabus and prepare a response to the feedback you receivedon the Scholarship, Practice, and Leadership Essay to complete the table below. Use Microsoft^® Word formatting features to add rows to the template, as needed.

Student’s Name:

Faculty Feedback (Include comment numbers, as appropriate)	Faculty Feedback in My Own Words	My Detailed and SpecificAction Plan to Integrate Faculty Feedback in My Revised Essay (Include APA manual page numbers, as appropriate)

 

Please list any specific questions you have about the feedback you received.

DOC 700 Week 4 Research Resources Scavenger Hunt

For this assignment you will be introduced to the University of Phoenix Research Hub. This website includes a variety of research resources designed to support your research efforts throughout your program.

Visit the Research Hub.

Complete the Research Resources Scavenger Hunt.

Click the Assignment Files tab to upload your assignment.

Research Resources Scavenger Hunt

 

Visit the University of Phoenix Research Hub.   Answer the following questions by exploring the Research Hub and its resources.

Note: You are not required to become a registered user to explore the Research Hub content. You will be prompted to register at a later time in your program to correspond with your research agenda.

1.      List each name of the available University of Phoenix Research Centers.

2.      True or False?Proposed research activities that utilize UOPX students, faculty, staff, or data must be submitted to the Committee on Research (COR) using a formal Proposal to Conduct Research form.

3.      What is the function of the University of Phoenix Institutional Review Board (IRB)?

4.      Review the information included in the Research Hub Newsroom. Identify one newsroom item that relates specifically to your discipline and briefly summarize its content. How can you leverage the Research Hub Newsroom as you progress throughout your program?

5.      Review the Blog section included within one of the available research centers. Read and briefly summarize the content of one of the blog posts. How can blogs within the research center help you as a doctoral student in your research efforts?

6.      Use the People Search resource to locate two faculty members affiliated with a research center that interests you. List your selected faculty member’s name, research center affiliation, and ongoing/current research.

7.      Which of the University of Phoenix Research Centers do you believe would best support your current and future research efforts as a doctoral student? Why?

8.      Use the University Library to locate a published study in your area of interest. Provide a brief summary of your study. Determine from which University of Phoenix Research Center this study would have originated had it been published by a UOPX faculty member. Justify your determination.

DOC 700 Week 5 ACCESS Learning Portfolio

As a doctoral student, it is critical for you to track, monitor, and reflect on your progress and learning throughout the doctoral program. A learning portfolio will allow you to collect pieces of your work for reflection and evaluation. 

Add the following elements to your ACCESS learning portfolio:

• Week 3: Scholarship, Practice, and Leadership Paper

• Week 4: Revision Template

• Week 5: Revised Scholarship, Practice and Leadership Paper

Complete the Learning Portfolio questions to track and reflect on the pieces you've included in your portfolio.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your portfolio.  

 

DOC 700 Week 5 Revised Scholarship Practice and Leadership Paper

In Week 3, you completed an analysis and evaluation of the literature to inform the development of your SPL paper. In this assignment, you will engage your informed voice to expand upon the Week 3 SPL paper by adding a layer of creative synthesis. 

One important way to develop synthesis is to re-frame from a scholarly perspective to a professional perspective. This can help you to create a new design or professional practice of information literacy. You can also move towards synthesis by asking new key questions about information literacy which have not been asked in the materials you have read thus far. 

Your Week 5 assignment submission should include the following:

• Refine your Week 3 Scholarship, Practice, and Leadership paper by implementing the faculty feedback and the improvement strategies from your Week 4 Revision Template. 
• Differentiate your revisions using a yellow highlight or red font so they are visible to your faculty member.

• Add an additional section to your revised draft in which you add a layer of creative synthesis. To accomplish this, imagine you are in a room with the authors of your course textbooks. Expand on your paper by addressing the following questions: 
• How will you contribute your informed voice to the conversation?
• What new understandings would be created as a result of your contribution?
• What professional practice do you think the authors are missing, that you could add?
• What if you extended the ideas into the future? What is a possible future information literacy model or metaphor or insight?

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment and self-assessment.

Note. Failure to integrate facilitator feedback may result in significant point deductions.

DOC 700 Week 5 End of Course Reflection

In this course you will engage your thoughts and abilities as a scholar, a practitioner, and a leader to advance your knowledge and personal academic agenda. These reflections help you position yourself as a reflexive thinking scholar, practitioner, and leader. Consider saving these statements, which serve as a critical reflection upon your growth throughout the program.

Create a reflective and applied statement describing how the course's learning has affected your thought processes, development, and professional disposition. This statement should reflect your personal learning process (challenges, moments of discovery, life experiences, and interactions). You may also include questions for the course facilitator regarding material that may still be unclear. Ideally, you will use these reflections throughout the course and the program to document your development as a scholar, practitioner, and leader, and to reflect critically on the changes that occur during this process.

Include a minimum of one reflective question in your response that has emerged as a result of this class.

Format any citations and references in your reflective statement consistent with APA guidelines.

Post your End-of-Course Reflection to this week's End-of-Course Reflection Discussion learning activity.