(5 credits)
This course introduces doctoral students to evidence-based inquiry and equips them with foundational skills in finding, analyzing and evaluating potential solutions for their evidence-based project. Students will learn how to systematically locate and critically analyze existing research, explore various potential solutions to a localized educational challenge, and begin formulating a preliminary theory of improvement. The course emphasizes cultivating an inquiry mindset, applying methodological rigor in reviewing the literature, and laying a solid groundwork for future, more in-depth improvement work. These skills will be used throughout the next four specialization courses.
Note: The Main Issue and ultimately the Problem of Practice that you select must be aligned to your degree specialization. For example: If you are in the Early Childhood Education specialization, the Main Issue and the Problem of Practice for your capstone must focus on that educational specialization.