Week 6 Final Project Peer Review

Week 6 course syllabus 08242020

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Examine the ethical obligations related to action research in the field of education. 

2. Evaluate research articles for scholarship, relevancy, and ethical neutrality using current and emerging digital tools. 

3. Analyze the potential impact of action research on its intended population or setting. 

4. Research the potential outcome of a proposed change in an educational or other organizational setting through the action research process

5. Investigate a proposed action research design for quality, intent, method, and hypothetical application.

Graduate Institutional Outcomes

Ashford University Masters Program Graduates:

1. Synthesize core proficiencies in the major area of study in a manner appropriate to the degree level to important issues within the field.

a. Utilize the relevant skills so that knowledge acquired can be utilized in a manner appropriate to the degree level in the major field and/or career.

b. Provide scholarly support for conclusions related to issues associated with the field and/or career using discipline-appropriate reasoning.

2. Integrate skills from core competencies in order to respond to civic, societal, environmental, and economic challenges.

a. Apply the principles of critical thinking to contemporary issues.

b. Exhibit clear, sustained, and coherent arguments and narratives

c. Utilize information literacy skills appropriate to the graduate degree level, by contributing to, expanding, evaluating or refining the information base within the field of study.

d. Construct and defend solutions to problems through qualitative or quantitative analysis and/or computational skills and practices.

3. Synthesize theories and approaches to the discipline in solving complex problems.

a. Develop problem solving framework and construct solutions to complex unstructured issues and problems through reasoned analysis, including consideration of diverse views.

b. Apply knowledge of commonalities and differences across varying cultural, economic, and geographic populations as part of global citizenship.

4. Construct ethical responses to

a. Evaluate key ethical issues and apply theory-based knowledge to the concerns of society.

b. Demonstrate service to the community in responding to local, national, and global challenges.

c. Evaluate the application of ethical standards in research and practice.

1. Demonstrate lifelong learning skills and self-reflective capacity by engaging in continuous professional and scholarly development. 0. Apply discipline-specific content and skills to produce works appropriate to the field. 0. Evaluate contemporary research within the field. 0. Apply collaborative skills in teams to solve problems. 0. Demonstrate professional dispositions and behaviors appropriate to the discipline. Course Map

Learning Outcome Week Assignment 1. Examine the ethical obligations related to action research in the field of education. 1 1 3 6 · Topic Selection – Discussion · Finding Nemo? No, Finding Research · Review of Ethics – Discussion · Peer Review – Final Project 2. Evaluate research articles for scholarship, relevancy, and ethical neutrality using current and emerging digital tools. 2 2 6 · Action Research Selection – Discussion · Reflection – Journal · Peer Review – Final Project 3. Analyze the potential impact of action research on its intended population or setting. 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 · Working Together to Support Collaboration – Discussion · Review of Ethics – Discussion · Diversity Through 21st-Century Teaching and Learning – Discussion · Visual Interpretation – Assignment · Planning for All: Differentiating Instruction – Discussion · Role as a Teacher-Leader or Teacher-Researcher? – Discussion · Peer Review – Final Project 4. Research the potential outcome of a proposed change in an educational or other organizational setting through the action research process. 3 4 6 6 · Review of Ethics – Discussion · Visual Interpretation – Assignment · Why Educators Should Conduct Research – Discussion · Peer Review – Final Project 5. Investigate a proposed action research design for quality, intent, method, and hypothetical application. 2 2 6 · Action Research Selection – Discussion · Reflection – Journal · Peer Review – Final Project