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Discussion: Doctoral Planning Tool

Consider the following saying: “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do.” The purpose of this course is to make sure you do know where you are going! To avoid wandering down a random road, you will use the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT) found in the Learning Resources. The DPT is designed to help you think through your doctoral study and how you will complete it.

This week, you will begin sharing your goals with your colleagues. As you work through your program, you are likely to revise and refine the DPT. It is not a contract, but a planning tool for your use.

To prepare:

· Review the week’s readings and the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT).

· Complete the Doctoral Planning Tool (DPT) document.

· Place your timeline goals on a calendar and display it in your doctoral workspace.

By Day 3

To complete:

· Post a brief explanation of your motivations for earning a doctorate.

· Explain your goals for the EdD program. What is your projected date for completion of your doctorate? Explain why this is realistic.

· All Discussion board postings should be done in a scholarly voice, impeccable APA style, and faultless spelling and grammar. Your post must be original to you; all materials are subject to review for originality and plagiarism.

ngle, P. B. (2010). Demystifying dissertation writing: A streamlined process from choice of topic to final text. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.

· Chapter 2, “Choosing a topic”

· Duplicate the graph on p. 48 to track your daily writing.

· Chapter 3, “Interactive Reading and Note Taking”

· Section 3.5, “Using a Bibliographic Program to Record Interactive Notes” (pp. 67–71)