Residency is coming
So a week and a few days form now, I will be in Atlanta, GA for my 2nd year residency. The class is called, DOC721. According to University of Phoenix, this is the purpose of the course:
This three-day residency course begins the formal development of the learner’s Doctoral Research Study. This development will be ongoing throughout the curriculum and result in the Research Study’s submission at the end of the program. Topics in the course include research study methods, problem statements, research questions, hypotheses and testing, samples and populations, the intended impact of the study on the profession and society. The outcome of this course is a prospectus (or blueprint) that articulates a specific goal and plan that will evolve into the learner’s Doctoral Research Study. This course will incorporate learners from various doctoral programs/disciplines.
I am eager to get going on this course and dig into the meat of my doctoral journey. Even if it is just a little. But what about the physical component? University of Phoenix is well-known for being a distance learning program and this physical class is out of character.
It is a nice place for doctoral students to gather and become a part of a interactive community. Sources inside confirm that. I like the residency portion, do not misunderstand. It does however come with extra cost of hotel, flight, food, time off, etc.
One feeling that is recurring about the nature of a doctoral studies at UOP is one of detachment from ongoing projects (dissertation). One aspect I would like to see implemented is an online, secure, community where doc students can gather independent of the classes to work on, talk about, collaborate, mentor, etc. with other doc students.
UOP, at one time, had a student lounge that was thriving and active. With the new web-based classes, this has gone away.
The thought of residency is exciting, and I wonder how much more exciting and effective it would be if I was working in a community of doc students consistently. That is, with ongoing projects and themes.
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Mike: I agree with your comments about the student louge idea, it would be of great value during the dissertation process as we identify effective methods to getting things completed. The secure component is probably the most difficult. If it is hard to get to/control/ usage might be too low.
I also am at UofP and just completed the 2nd year residency in DC.
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M,
Thanks for reading and posting on the Doc Blog. You bring up some interesting points about the lounge for doc students.
Congrats on finishing Y2 residency!
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Mike,
I am also a UOP doctoral student currently in Res 711. I was looking for some examples of an outline for a literature review as required for class and I found your site. Speaking of residency is the second residency also conducted without sleep? I am hoping that was limited to the first residency. I will bookmark your site and read more later right now I am busy, busy and I know you know all about that.
Phil
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Phil,
First, thanks for coming by the Doc Blog. I hope you enjoy the blog. RES711 seems like forever ago. The class provides some lit review but primarily focuses on the problem statement.
http://mikeberta.us/blog/2007/06/22/problem-statement-revisions/
As for a template, I don’t have one. If you happen to have found one, share it, I’d like to see it. I’ve used mind mapping to outline some of the important areas to the lit review. Another resource is a book.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781591473626&itm=1
Essentially, the lit review requires a few steps:
ID the criteria and categories of literature important to your process
ID literature
Fit into categories
Read once for understanding
Read once critically to find out how/if it fits into your research.
As time goes on you will be able to run this process more quickly but in the beginning, I found this works well for me.
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Mike,
Thanks. I am late in responding but I’m sure you know about “busy”. I made it through and am now in Org 716 Organizational Theory and design. I am in the reading weeks so I don’t even know enough to be confused yet
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