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Syllabus

Course Overview

Welcome to your Capella University online course, 9960 – Dissertation Course.

This course is delivered in the GuidedPath format.

Your dissertation is a culmination of your abilities to apply the skills of an independent researcher, connect theory to practice within your chosen field, and demonstrate your development as a scholar-practitioner. The dissertation process allows you to expand your research skills as you apply the knowledge and expertise you have gained during your course work. The dissertation is also a demonstration of a level of subject and methodological expertise. Completion of a dissertation serves as a public confirmation that you possess the ability to understand the literature in your field, engage in research and critical analysis, communicate effectively, and complete a scholarly project by following through on tasks and meeting deadlines as expected of a doctoral graduate.

The dissertation courseroom is organized around the 11 remaining milestones that are required to complete the dissertation process. Each unit in the courseroom contains specific studies and assignments with due dates that support milestone completion. You will submit assignments via the courseroom to verify milestone progress. At any time during your dissertation, if you encounter an unexpected situation that will prevent you from completing an assignment within the expected time frame, you should contact both your mentor and your advisor.

Course Participation

Begin participating in your courses from the very beginning. Active participation helps keep you from falling behind and gives you the opportunity to fully benefit from the course. You must participate in the course by completing your Plan of Action Form assignment before the end of week 1 of the course and maintain ongoing participation throughout the quarter.

For Initial Course Participation requirements, you must:

Submit your Plan of Acton Form through the u01a1 assignment area by the end of week 1 of the quarter.

For Ongoing Course Participation requirements, you must:

Complete the assignments identified in your Plan of Action Form.

Note: Communicating with an instructor via courseroom mail, in the Ask Your Instructor discussion board, or outside of the courseroom does not count as initial course participation.

Quarterly Plan of Action Form

Each quarter, you will submit a Quarterly Plan of Action Form (PoA Form) outlining your plans for the assignments that you will complete during the quarter. Your mentor will be responsible for reviewing your PoA Form and determining if you are trying to do too much (or not enough). The PoA Form assignment serves three purposes:

1. Submission of the PoA Form assignment each quarter triggers the release of your financial aid.

2. You confirm to your mentor which assignments you will complete for the dissertation quarter.

3. Your mentor will use your PoA Form to evaluate your progress at the end of each quarter.

Week 10 Progress Report and Grading

During the final week of the dissertation quarter, your mentor will review the progress you made in completing your Quarterly PoA Form. Your grade for the course is based on your mentor's evaluation of your progress in accordance with your Quarterly PoA Form. The assignment of a Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory grade will be based on the progress you made on completing the assignments identified in your Quarterly PoA Form.

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To receive a "Satisfactory" grade, you must complete all assignments identified in your PoA Form that you and your mentor identified would be completed this quarter. If you did not complete all of the identified assignments, you and your mentor will evaluate your progress to determine your grade for the dissertation quarter. If your mentor determines that you did not make satisfactory progress, your mentor will assign a "Not Satisfactory" grade for the dissertation quarter.

Deadlines for Submitting Your Work for Review and Feedback

At the beginning of each quarter, you will work with your mentor to identify the assignments you will complete in your Quarterly PoA Form. Failure to complete the assignments may result in an NS grade. Keep in mind that the revision process is iterative, and plan accordingly. Be sure to work with your mentor to establish a clear timeline at the start of the quarter and check in with your mentor to make necessary adjustments to your Quarterly PoA Form.

School-Specific Materials

The milestone processes and assignments are the same for all learners across all schools; however, each school has unique requirements. Within each milestone, you will find links to everything you need to complete your dissertation, including school-specific guidebooks, forms, and templates. This courseroom gives you one-stop access to all the information you need to successfully meet your school's requirements for your dissertation.

Milestone Assignments

All of the documentation you need to complete a milestone must be submitted to your mentor through the assignment links in each unit. Each assignment has a scoring guide. This is how your mentor will verify that an assignment has been successfully completed. The materials you will submit for each assignment will vary. For some assignments, you will submit specific work products. All assignments successively contribute to milestone completion.

Private Groups

To obtain feedback and direction, check in with your mentor via the Private Feedback discussion under My Groups.

Saving Your Work

This courseroom is not constant and will reset each quarter. Any milestones you completed during the previous quarter will be updated on your milestone transcript, so you will not need to resubmit verification of already completed milestones each quarter. Since the courseroom does refresh each quarter, it is important that you save your work outside of the courseroom. One way to do this is through the use of an E-Portfolio.

Learner Expectations

It is important that you understand the University's expectations for dissertation learners. Questions about the dissertation process should be directed to your mentor. Your mentor has included information concerning preferred means of contact in his or her Welcome Message. You may also contact your Advisor.

Policies and Procedures

The dissertation course is a unique course that requires independent work on your dissertation milestones. You are responsible for reading and understanding the policies and procedures available in the Learner Expectations section of Campus, which include information regarding the Academic Honesty policy, the Learner Code of Conduct and more:

Capella University Policies: 3.01.01 Academic Integrity & Honesty. 4.02.02 Learner Code of Conduct. 4.02.04 Discrimination, Harassment, and Assault. 3.03.05 Conflict of Interest in Research. 3.03.06 Research Misconduct. 3.03.01 Human Research Protections. 3.01.10 Doctoral Learners.

Academic Honesty

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An integral part of dissertation and an important component of ethical research and scholarship is the appropriate use of references and citations to give credit to the ideas and words of others.

You must adhere to Capella University Policy 3.01.01 Academic Integrity & Honesty throughout the dissertation process. You must also use SafeAssign to check your work. SafeAssign is a tool that assists you in conducting a thorough evaluation of your work for proper attribution of your sources. Your mentor uses SafeAssign to as a means to validate appropriate choices of source material, appropriate citation, and appropriate attribution of intellectual property such as ideas, models, or theories. Your mentor will also use SafeAssign to identify paraphrase or summary statements that are close enough to the original passages to be ethically problematic.

The following steps will help ensure your understanding of Capella University's Academic Integrity & Honesty policy, as well as requirements for using SafeAssign :

1. Review Capella University Policy 3.01.01 Academic Integrity & Honesty.

2. Review Capella's Academic Honesty Resources for help in understanding the policy and avoiding common plagiarism mistakes.

3. Review the Campus SafeAssign resources. For more information on using the tool in this course, see the SafeAssign information that follows.

4. Review Capella's APA Style and Formatting resources and find tips for using the APA publication manual.

5. Review the Writing Center module on Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing. Complete the practice exercises to refresh your academic writing skills.

SafeAssign

To ensure the originality of your work and the use of appropriate citations, you should submit your dissertation work through SafeAssign. SafeAssign is a free source-matching tool provided to Capella learners. SafeAssign analyzes your submissions for unintentional plagiarism and improper source referencing. If you have questions about using SafeAssign, review Capella's SafeAssign resources. It is especially critical to understand how to interpret your originality report and how to revise plagiarized or matching text.

As you work through your dissertation, you should use the SafeAssign source matching tool to check drafts of your work. Use the SafeAssign link in the courseroom left navigation pane to submit drafts of your work for analysis as part of your editing process.

Diverse Views

As a dissertation learner, you are expected to be respectful of diverse perspectives and refrain from making inappropriate comments in courseroom discussions, conference calls, and personal interactions.

Accommodations, Assistive Technology, and Accessibility

Capella University is committed to providing individuals with disabilities equal access to University programs and services within the parameters of the law. Capella University offers reasonable accommodations to qualified learners. Those learners needing accommodations should refer to Disability Services information on Campus, email [email protected], or call 1-888-CAPELLA and ask to speak with a Disability Services team member. Learners with any questions relating to accessibility and using assistive technology to pursue any course content, including third party tools, should contact Disability Services.

Learners approved for accommodations will receive a Letter of Eligibility for Accommodations from the Disability Services office.

Learners need to share this letter with the course instructor to receive the accommodations for which they have been approved.

Accommodations should be set up as early in the class as possible, as they cannot be applied retroactively.

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Grading

Grading for this course is Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS). Your course grade will be based on your mentor's assessment of your progress in accordance with your Quarterly PoA Form. A Satisfactory grade requires that you complete the assignment(s) due in your Quarterly PoA Form.

Use of Third Party Services in the Dissertation

Capella has established a set of guidelines for researchers who are considering consulting with a third party, whether for writing support, statistical consultation, or research assistance. Carefully review Capella's guidelines for Use of Third Party Services in Dissertation and Doctoral Capstone Research [PDF], as you are responsible for being familiar with and adhering to these guidelines. Failure to abide by these guidelines could be considered a form of non-compliance or research misconduct. Consult your mentor if you have any questions.

Smarthinking

Smarthinking is a web-based tutorial service that provides free real-time online tutoring and custom critique of your papers. Everyone can benefit from having someone else look over his or her work. This is a critical point in your educational journey, and it is in your best interests to take advantage of every opportunity to improve. You are not required to use the Smarthinking services, but they are free and you are strongly encouraged to take advantage of them. More information can be found at:

Smarthinking.

Right to Change Requirements

Neither the Capella Dissertation Manual, the dissertation courseroom, nor any of the information and requirements contained herein, constitute a contract or create any contractual commitments between Capella University and any student, any prospective student, or any third party. The information and requirements contained in the Capella University Dissertation Manual and in the courseroom are regularly updated and are subject to change without notice at Capella's University's discretion.

Prerequisites

Information regarding any applicable prerequisites is available through the University catalog and your advisor.

Mentor Expectations

It is important that you and your mentor share a common understanding of the expectations for this course. Read the mentor expectations message below and respond acknowledging your understanding of the expectations.

After you have completed this posting proceed to the Day 1 Assignment to begin your course.

Course Competencies To successfully complete this course, you will be expected to:

Prerequisites

Information regarding any applicable prerequisites is available through the University catalog and your advisor.

Grading

Grading for this course is Satisfactory (S) or Not Satisfactory (NS). Your course grade will be based on your mentor's assessment of your progress in accordance with your Quarterly PoA Form. A Satisfactory grade requires that you complete the assignment(s) due in your Quarterly PoA Form.

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Course requirements include the following major independent measures of learner competency.

Learning Activity Weights and Scoring Guides

Activity Scoring Guide

1. Unit Activities  

u01a2: Week 10 Progress Review of PoA Form

Week 10 Progress Review of PoA Form Scoring Guide.

Final Course Grade

S=80-100% NS=79% and below

Course Materials

Required

The materials listed below are required to complete the learning activities in this course.

APA Style Central

Use APA Style Central for guidance in citing sources and formatting your paper in proper APA style. See the APA Style and Format section of the Writing Center for instructions on accessing and using APA Style Central.

Required Internet and External

Please note that URLs change frequently. While the URLs were current when this course was designed, some may no longer be valid. If you cannot access a specific link, contact your instructor for an alternative URL. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

Required Internet and External Resources

[email protected]

Suggested

The following materials are recommended to provide you with a better understanding of the topics in this course. These materials are not required to complete the course, but they are aligned to course activities and assessments and are highly recommended for your use.

Suggested Internet and External

Please note that URLs change frequently. While the URLs were current when this course was designed, some may no longer be valid. If you cannot access a specific link, contact your instructor for an alternative URL. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

Suggested Internet and External Resources

Doodle. (2017). Retrieved from http://doodle.com/

Academic Writer

Capella uses the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association as its style guide for scholarly writing. Using a single publication manual ensures a consistent style across degrees, programs, and schools. APA style is well

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respected and widely used in scholarly works and academic publications.

Capella provides a thorough selection of online resources to help you understand APA style and use it effectively. Capella learners can access the companion website to the APA manual directly at Academic Writer (use Firefox or Chrome). Academic Writer contains the content found in the manual and offers 24/7 access to in-depth tutorials, quick guides, tools, samples, and templates. For more instruction and guidance about APA style and Academic Writer, see the APA Style and Format section of the Capella Writing Center.

Mentor Welcome  One way to ensure success in your dissertation process is by remaining engaged with your mentors and peers, whether you are new to dissertation or continuing work on your dissertation milestones. Now that you have reviewed the syllabus, if you are new to the dissertation courseroom post a brief self-introduction and welcome message, including mention of your research topic and methodology. If you are returning to the dissertation courseroom, post an update of where you are in the milestone process.

Mentor Expectations  It is important that you and your mentor share a common understanding of the expectations for this course. Read the mentor expectations message below and respond acknowledging your understanding of the expectations.

After you have completed this posting proceed to the Quarterly Requirements to begin your course.

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