WEEK 8 ORG 827 STUDENT RESPONSES

Learner Doctoral Dispositions At Grand Canyon University, doctoral learners:

• Are dedicated scholar-practitioners, passionate about their field, who become leaders in the disciplines and communities they serve

• Commit to producing scholarly research, which is ethical and academically honest

• Are self-directed, able to self-motivate toward their continued pursuit of knowledge and are responsible for their own learning

• Engage in reflective scholarly practice, asking questions of both self and others

• Actively communicate effectively and professionally with peers, faculty, and college staff

• Are accountable for the quality and academic integrity of their own scholarship and research agenda

• Are receptive to the feedback, analysis, and constructive critique from peers and faculty within their scholarly community

• Demonstrate how to design, execute, and present independent, academically rigorous research, that adds to the body of knowledge within their discipline

Learner Expectations Learner Contact Information In Loud Cloud (LC) post contact information on the My Profile page:

• Preferred phone number

• GCU email address

• In the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) on the DC Network post contact information in the Email Forum page (only needed the first time):

• Preferred phone number.

• GCU email address.

• Complete learner profile in the DC Network.

Communication with Chair and Committee • Use the email forum in the LDP for all communications with chair and committee

(except personal phone calls).

• Respond to all chair and committee questions within 48 hours.

• Demonstrate professionalism and a respectful tone in all communications.

• Attend individual Zoom calls 2 times per class with their chair. o It is the chair’s responsibility to create 30-60-minute appointments for

learners to choose from 2 times per class. o It is the learner’s responsibility to select a time slot, make an appointment

with the chair, prepare the agenda, and show up for meetings. § For example, a faculty member may post that they will hold Office

hours on Thursday January 6, 2014, from 5pm to 8pm AZ time and that learners should select their time slot by making an appointment.

• Post a summary of all Zoom calls in the LDP Participation

• Post a minimum of twice per week in the LDP to give status updates, clarify timelines, ask questions, coordinate meetings, etc.

• For attendance purposes, post the following statement once per week in the LC Main Forum: "I am attending class, I am engaged in the writing of my dissertation, and I use my Learner Dissertation Page on the DC Network to communicate regularly with my dissertation chair/committee.”

• If there is not an LDP built for a learner, should post in the LC Main Forum (Otherwise, the LDP is required).

Proactive Measures

• Demonstrate an overall professional and respectful tone with others.

• Involve /copy their chair on any discussions with committee members.

• Embrace and use the feedback from the dissertation committee.

• Use the resources provided by the College of Doctoral Studies to complete the dissertation.

• Develop scholarly writing and research skills appropriate for doctoral level work. It is the responsibility of the learner, and not the committee members or the college reviewers, to ensure the dissertation meets all expectations and standards.

Timely Assignment Submissions and Feedback Expectations

• Submit dissertation artifacts to the appropriate folders on the LDP.

• In Weeks 1, 4, 7, 8, post copies of assignments to the appropriate LC drop boxes on time.

• The chair is to return work within 7 days of the learner’s assignment submission date.

o Major grading of proposals and dissertations can take up to 10 days.

• Review all submissions from the Grammar and Citation tool in LoudCloud and make revisions as needed.

Effective Assignment Revisions

• Chair and committee members will provide qualitative, holistic feedback to support the numerical score awarded for assignment or draft.

• Complete required revisions: o Each revision of a draft should incorporate all of the suggested changes

by the Committee. § Use track changes to make revisions to allow committee members

to see editorial changes o Each draft of dissertation materials should use the appropriate templates,

and the learner should use the embedded rubrics to self-score

• Once a draft is deemed “ready” by the chair for further review, the chair, not the learner should post the draft to the Email Forum in the Learner Dissertation Workspace in a message to the other committee members that they should review the draft corrections where needed

• All draft versions should be turned in and housed on the Learner Dissertation Page in the appropriate folder (Prospectus, Proposal, or Dissertation) and in the LC drop boxes.

Week 8 Assignments in Dissertation Courses • The Week 8 drop boxes in LC serve as a repository for proposal or dissertation

drafts that are ready to be sent to peer review only.

• Only use these drop boxes if the chair indicates the dissertation artifact is ready for a final draft submission of a proposal or dissertation.

• Individual Success Plan o Recommended: Transfer or edit their goals and timelines from the

Individual Success Plan to the LDP Calendar during Week 1 of each class.

Participation Feedback • Discussion Forum Feedback in Loud Cloud

o For grading purposes, faculty members will post grades for the Discussion Forum in LoudCloud within 7 days of each module end date.

§ These grades will not reflect number of posts as previously done, but rather, will be used to make sure learners are posting attendance (at least 1 time per week in LoudCloud) and regularly communicating with their chair via the Learner Dissertation Page (at least 2 times per week).

• Participation grades are published in the LC grade book.

Final Grades • Final grades, as well as grades for assignments, can be found in the LC grade

book. Other Duties Forms, Defenses, etc.

• Follow the Dissertation Milestones Guide as a checklist and communicate frequently with their chair in order to make progress and file appropriate forms.

• Prepare all IRB packages, according to the IRB Checklist for their chairs to review. IRB submissions are made by the chair, not the learner.

• Communicate and coordinate defense call dates and times with their chair and committee.

o Please do not reach out to other committee members for reviews or scheduling of defenses unless the chair has approved such actions.