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To Students: In addition to the Learning Resources and facilitated Discussions

provided each week, you are expected to integrate articles from peer-reviewed

journals to inform and support your positions and conclusions in the Application

Assignments. Graduate-level scholarship provides the foundation for your work

and requires a higher level of evidence than lay references such as the

dictionary, Wikipedia, general Internet sites, nursing newspapers, expert opinion,

and the like.

Week 5 Application: Becoming Familiar With the DNP Scholarly Project and

PhD Dissertation (15 points)

Write a 1-page paper summarizing the purpose and key components of either the

DNP Scholarly Project or the PhD Dissertation.

DNP students:

 Review the DNP section of the Walden University website

(http://www.waldenu.edu/doctoral/doctor-of-nursing-practice).

 Summarize the purpose of the DNP Scholarly Project. (6 points)

 Summarize the key components of the DNP Scholarly Project. (6 points)

 Briefly describe a project that would be of interest to you and how you

might go about completing that project. (3 points)

PhD students:

 Review the information presented at the Walden University Writing Center

PhD Dissertation website (http://writingcenter.waldenu.edu/549.htm).

 Summarize the requirements for the Premise, Prospectus, and

Dissertation. (6 points)

 Outline steps for completing the PhD Premise, Prospectus, and

Dissertation and develop a rough timeline. (6 points)

 Submit the main guide document that identifies the processes and

procedures for completing the PhD Dissertation along with your

assignment. (3 points)

Note: Up to 2 points may be deducted for grammar, spelling, and/or APA errors