Description
It appears to be a simple matrix with a few columns and a few rowsand it isbut the Design Alignment Tool (DAT) is also a key instrument to require the scholar-practitioner to demonstrate the clarity and strength of their doctoral study. Every element in the study must support each of the others; they must be in alignment.
In this Assignment, you will apply what you have learned about doctoral components to prepare the DAT for your own study.
To Prepare
- Review the Learning Resources.
- Review the DAT.
- Think about the doctoral study you propose to do, either a project study or a dissertation.
- Think through the elements of the doctoral study you propose, and how those elements align.
To Complete
- Complete a draft of the DAT for your proposed doctoral study.
- Recognize that your study may change and evolve as you continue to work on it.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M., & Hitchcock, J. H. (Eds.). (2020). Research designs and methods: An applied guide for the scholar-practitioner. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Chapter 20, Writing the Research Proposal (pp. 309-332)
Laureate Education (2016). Design alignment tool [Handout]. Baltimore, MD: Author.
