DOCX 9000. Professional Doctoral Capstone/Project

DOCX 9000: Professional Doctoral Capstone/Project

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Syllabus

Course Information

Support, Guidelines, and Policies

Assignments | Term Plan Submissions & Tracking

Academic Progress Submissions | Capstone/Project Drafts & Activities

Milestone 1: Prospectus

Milestone 2: Proposal

Milestone 3: Final Capstone/Project

Course Information

Welcome to your Capstone/Project Course and congratulations on reaching this critical step in your doctoral journey! Although this classroom may feel familiar, this is not a traditional course. Rather than Weeks or Modules, this course is organized by capstone/project milestones to support progress. As such, the “assignments” for this course are the planning and then executing/tracking of your academic progress for the term and beyond. This planning and tracking are documented on the Term Plan. For this course, required assignments include an initial term plan draft, an agreed-upon term plan (if revisions were required), a midterm progress check, and a final term plan to both plan and then track your progress. Your goal(s) for each term must indicate appropriate academic progress.

Begin by reading the course SYLLABUS.

Next, review the ASSIGNMENTS | TERM PLAN SUBMISSIONS & TRACKING page. Here is where you will submit your Term Planning and Tracking assignments for Chair/Mentor feedback. Once your term goal(s) are approved by your Chair/Mentor, you’ll focus on executing the weekly tasks to meet those goal(s), using the RESOURCES BY MILESTONE section to aid you, along with the Doctoral Research Coach.

Next, review the ACADEMIC PROGRESS SUBMISSIONS | CAPSTONE/PROJECT DRAFTS & ACTIVITIES page. Here is where you will submit capstone/project-related documents to your Chair/Mentor for review and feedback.

Each term, you will establish a communication plan with your Chair/Mentor. The communication plan might include live meetings (e.g., phone, Skype, Bb Collaborate), Groups, Discussions, and/or Journals. While communication plans will vary (depending on Chair/Mentor guidance), course engagement/regular check-ins are required for all students.

Also, each term your progress will be evaluated by your Chair/Mentor of your Capstone/Project Supervisory Committee. If you continue making satisfactory progress in both Planning and Progress activities as defined in the “Grading Guidelines” table shown below, your status will be considered satisfactory (S). If at any time you feel you are falling behind, it is important that you communicate this to your Chair/Mentor so that, together, you can identify the barriers you are facing and overcome them. Again, while the completing of the doctoral capstone/project is the responsibility of the student (and this is a task unlike any you have ever completed), to be successful, you will need to work closely with your Chair.

Final Course Grading Guidelines

To receive an S Grade, you must have addressed both planning and progress activities for the term as specified in your Term Plan. Omission of, or failure to participate in any of the major course/Term Plan expectations (planning or progress) will normally constitute a U Grade.

Planning & Tracking Activities Academic Progress Activities

Complete and submit the term planning assignments:

a) Initial Draft Term Plan,

b) Agreed-upon Term Plan (if revisions were needed),

c) Midterm Progress Check, and

d) Final Term Plan for adequate progress review.

Must include SMART term goal(s).

Must include agreed-upon, appropriate substantive tasks/submissions in the tasks toward term goal(s).

Engage in the course and complete specified tasks/submissions to meet the agreed-upon term goal(s) noted on the Term Plan.

Course engagement/regular check-ins (e.g., discussions, journals, groups, term plan, etc.)

Draft submissions showing substantial progress;

Other activities (e.g., IRB, oral conference, etc.); and/or

Academic coursework/residency attendance.

To determine the final course grade, the chair must answer these questions:

Did the student submit a) an Initial Draft Term Plan, b) an Agreed-upon Term Plan (if revisions were needed), c) a Midterm Progress Check, and d) a Final Term Plan for adequate progress review? Did the student meet the agreed-upon term goal(s) and complete the tasks/submissions specified in the Term Plan? See note below. 1

If the answer is “yes” to both questions, then the grade = S. | If either answer is “no”, then the grade = U.1

1 An S Grade can be assigned when progress is delayed for issues outside of the student’s control (e.g., delays caused by data access, external IRB, review times of committee members or CAO, etc.); however, extended illness requires a Leave of Absence (LOA). Because doctoral education and the research/project process are occasionally unpredictable, the student’s Chair/Mentor is responsible for making a holistic assessment of student progress/the term and the subsequent final grade.

Note: See specific guidance on time to degree completion, LOA, Individual Academic Plans, Disability Services, etc. in the most recent Walden Student Handbook.

Important Links

Please bookmark your program’s website for your references. The materials in these program-specific pages include capstone/project guidebooks, rubrics, checklists, etc. You will need these program-specific materials every term.

DBA Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/dba

DHA Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/DHA

DIT Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/dit

DNP Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/dnp

DPA Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/dpa

DrPH Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/DrPH

DSW Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/dsw

EdD Program | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/edd

Website: Walden University Writing Center

APA Style & Writing in General

The Writing Center has many resources, including tutors and editing services.

Website: Walden University Center for Research Quality

Walden U Research Center

The Research Center provides guidebooks, checklists, rubrics, etc. related to the PhD process.

Website: Walden University Library

Walden U Library Resources

Website: Student Affairs Safe Assign Tutorials

Website: IRB Guidelines and Information

IRB Related

Guidelines for IRB at Walden U, applications, etc.

Website: Document Delivery Service

Walden U Library Resources

This link will provide detailed information on how to procure documents (books, articles).

Research Course Learning Resources | http://studyhall.laureate.net/research/

Please bookmark this website for your references. The materials in this website include all the major videos, tutorials, datasets, and handouts across all six of the CRQ’s research courses. These resources will be available on this website for the duration of your program. Visit and revisit them often.

Doctoral Degree Coach | https://coach.waldenu.edu/

There are many stages to the doctoral capstone or project process. Stay on top of them by using the Doctoral Degree Coach—an interactive, virtual tool that you can use to stay on track, plan, and complete your doctoral capstone or project.

Program-Specific Capstone Resources | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra

Please bookmark this website for your references. The materials in these program-specific pages include capstone guidebooks, rubrics, checklists, etc.

Returning Doctoral Student Resources | https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/osra/returning-doctoral-students

For students returning to Walden to complete their capstone work after extended leave, please bookmark this page and access it for the first term of your return for resources related to returning students.

Academic Residencies

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/residencies

Capstone Intensives

https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/capstone-intensives

Academic Integrity

Walden University considers academic integrity to be essential for each student’s intellectual development. Therefore, students and faculty should familiarize themselves with the university’s Code of Conduct, which includes the policy on academic integrity, as outlined in the Walden University Student Handbook. You should also be familiar with Walden’s Technology Policies.

More information about the Code of Conduct is located on the Support, Guidelines, and Policies page.

A violation of academic integrity is any action or attempted action that may result in creating an unfair academic advantage for the student or an unfair academic advantage or disadvantage for any other member or members of the academic community. A violation of academic integrity can include, but is not limited to:

Plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as use of intellectual material produced by another person without acknowledging its source. Plagiarism includes using the views, opinions, or insights of another without acknowledgment as well as misuse of your own scholarly work.

Cheating. Cheating is defined as fraud, deceit, or dishonesty in an academic assignment.

Providing False Information. Providing false information includes fabricating or altering information or data and presenting it as legitimate as well as providing false or misleading information to an instructor or any other university staff member.

Copyright Violation. Walden recognizes and respects intellectual property rights and requires all members of the university community to use copyrighted materials in a lawful manner.

Misrepresentation of Credentials. Any statements made and documents supplied by a student or applicant regarding past or current academic programs, degrees, or professional accomplishments must be complete and accurate.

Theft or Damage of Property. Theft or damage of property includes, but is not limited to, obtaining a copy of an assignment or exam prior to its approved release by the faculty member.

Alteration of University Documents. Examples of alteration of university documents include forging the signature of an instructor or university official on a document and submitting an altered transcript of grades.

For more information on and examples of the above violations, as well as the review process for Code of Conduct violations, please refer to the Walden University Student Handbook.

Walden University Student Handbook

SafeAssign Policies

Walden University is committed to helping students elevate their writing skills and to teach them about academic integrity. To that end, Walden requires that students use SafeAssign, a plagiarism prevention tool, which gives students an opportunity to be proactive in identifying potential (and often unintentional) issues with plagiarism and improper citation. Additionally, SafeAssign supports Faculty Members as they review work, to ensure students have met academic integrity requirements.

SafeAssign checks your work against all the published material stored in its database to see if your writing contains borrowed passages. The database includes (but is not limited to) websites, books, journals, and student papers. You must ensure that references to outside sources are paraphrased and summarized appropriately. In addition, your assignments must adhere to APA formatting style and must include the proper citing of references.

To review Walden’s policy on academic integrity, visit the Code of Conduct in the Walden University Student Handbook. From the main handbook home page, select the University Policies and Code of Conduct tab on the left navigation bar, and then select Code of Conduct.

Thank you for your commitment to and partnership in maintaining academic integrity. Walden’s Code of Conduct can be located under “University Policies and Code of Conduct” of the Walden University Student Handbook.

Walden University Student Handbook

To submit your Assignments click here

Doc Sharing

As we collaborate with each other throughout the term, you may wish to support other members of the class by sharing documents or other files. Doc Sharing encourages us to collaborate and help each other to be successful.

Click the “Doc Sharing” link to begin sharing files or return to “Course Home” from the slide out menu, and then click “Doc Sharing” from the Blackboard menu!

To participate in Doc Sharing:

Doc Sharing

Webliography

Similar to Doc Sharing, you may wish to share hyperlinks to articles, web pages, presentations, videos, or other items that are already on the Internet. Posting Webliography items is another great way to help each other to be successful.

Click the “Webliography” link to begin sharing hyperlinks or return to “Course Home” from the slide out menu, and then click “Webliography” from the Blackboard menu!

To participate in the Webliography:

Webliography