• Your Pre-Residency To-Do List [unit]

    Focus: You will strengthen dissertation readiness by updating your literature base, reflecting on study alignment, and submitting a draft dissertation alignment document for faculty review.

    Required Reading:

    1. The journal articles you are using in your study.
    2. A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Quantitative Research (required if pursuing a quantitative study)
    3. A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Qualitative Research (required if pursuing a qualitative study)
    4. Ten Strategic Points Framework
    5. Carolina University’s Core Designs Handout

    Use this template to create your dissertation alignment document. Follow the format outlined in the provided PDF examples.

     

    Required
    Qualitative Alignment Document Template .docx

    Use this template to create your dissertation alignment document. Follow the format outlined in the provided PDF examples.

    Required
    Quantitative Alignment Document Template .docx
    Required
    qualitative_dissertation_alignment_template_student_fillable.pptx
    Required
    quantitative dissertation_alignment_ppt_template_student_fillable.pptx
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  • Course Syllabus

    Required
    Phd Residency Tier 2_Summer 2026.pdf
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  • Example of a Dissertation Alignment Document

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    Quantitative Example- Dissertation Alignment Document.pdf
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    Qualitative Example- Alignment Document.pdf
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    Aspects of Qualitative Research-Interviews 2023.pdf
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  • PowerPoint Presentations

    Required
    Topic 2- Using the Alignment Document to Write Chapter 1 (Part 1).pdf
    Required
    An Overview of Chapter 2.pdf
    Required
    Topic 1-An Overview of the Dissertation Alignment Document.pdf
    Required
    Identifying the Research Gap.pdf
    Required
    Residency Slide Deck 2 (Theoretical Framework).pdf
    Required
    Research Methodology and Design .pdf
    Required
    Identify the Population, Data Collection Plan, and Data Analysis Strategy.pdf
    Required
    Developing the Problem Statement and Research Questions .pdf
    Required
    IRB Presentation 23.pdf
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