Week 1: Discussion 2 – TA
His major is behavioral health
What Would You Like to Explore?
Is there a topic or idea that has been on your mind that you are thinking about for your dissertation or doctoral study? Is there a problem in your work or social sphere that you feel compelled to understand and act upon? Have you read a story or viewed a documentary and thought “I could do something like that�
These are just a few of the ways Walden students become inspired to choose what they would like to study for their dissertation or doctoral study.
Once you have watched this week’s Scholar of Change video found in the Learning Resources, you will have the opportunity to reflect on how that student merged their academic studies with their passion for making a difference. In this Discussion, you have an opportunity to start that journey, to consider a topic you would like to explore.
For this Discussion, you will explore topics in your discipline of interest to you that you want to research using a qualitative approach.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
To prepare for this Discussion:
- Review the Learning Resources related to qualitative research.
- Consider a topic in your discipline that is of interest to you. This could come from a prior course or something from your work or personal setting for which you have a passion.
By Day 4
Based on your initial understanding of qualitative research, post a description of the topic you chose in terms of how it could be conceptualized as a qualitative study. Include:
- What is the phenomenon of interest?
- What experiences or contextual issues might influence how this phenomenon could be studied?
- In what setting(s) could a topic like this be explored?
- What connection do you have to this topic, and why do you think it is important to explore this as a qualitative study?
- What possibilities could the results of this research have for social change?
Be sure to support your main post and response post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA style.
By Day 6
Respond to one of your colleagues’ posts and provide additional insight as to what other opportunities your colleague might want to explore further in their research.
Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Then, repost under your first post your reflections on your choice of topic. Would you like to adjust, re-direct, or start over?
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Week One Discussion Forum Guidelines
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY GRADABLE WORK IN THE FORUMS UNTIL YOU HAVE
READ AND APPLIED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT
In this course, we will use headings and subheadings to help keep thoughts focused and to make sure that each element of a DQ or assignment is addressed. Basically, the headings are just a word or short phrase related to the assignment instructions. They will also be used extensively in your dissertation work. To help you get started, I’ve created headings for the week one task (see below). The heading structure for all tasks in this course will be included in the weekly announcements every Sunday night.
NOTE: Work without the proper structure will be returned for revision and will receive a revision deduction. Just copy-and-paste the below headings into a blank document or discussion forum comment box and then add your relevant and cited content under each one. Also, be sure to use in-text citations in each section (other than reflection sections), and include references at the end. All paragraphs must be more than three substantive and relevant sentences.
Discussion #1 Headings (Due Wednesday)
Interesting Dimension 1 (use in-text citations to support your content)
Interesting Dimension 2 (use in-text citations to support your content)
Interesting Dimension 3 (use in-text citations to support your content)
Historical Context of Qualitative Research (use in-text citations to support your content)
Personal Reflection(your own thoughts related to what you have read and learned. No in-text citation is required in this section.)
References
Response post to classmates is due no later than Friday night
Discussion #2 Headings (Due Thursday)Phenomenon of Interest – I will comment on the appropriateness of your chosen topic as a Walden dissertation topic and may ask you to revise it based on my feedback in the DQ forum. Some examples of inappropriate study participants would include anyone under 18 or over 64, prisoners, people on certain medications, people with current mental health issues, and people known to you (family, friends, coworkers). This is not an exhaustive list. Some exceptions might apply. (use in-text citations to support your content)
Experiences or Contextual Issues (use in-text citations to support your content)
Settings (use in-text citations to support your content)
Topic Personal Connection (use in-text citations to support your content)
Social Change (use in-text citations to support your content)
Significance (use in-text citations to support your content)
References
Response post to classmates is due no later than Saturday night
Please be sure to contact me if you have any questions or need further clarification.
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