Personal Reflection on Course Synthesis Paper

Walden has numerous resources available to doctoral students to assist and support them during the dissertation phase of their program. For this Discussion, visit/review some of the offices and resources available to you (e.g., Academic Skills Center, Center for Research Quality, Academic Writing Center, IRB Office, etc.) and discuss which of those resources you might use at different stages in the dissertation process.

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To Prepare:

Review the Learning Resources available from Walden’s Academic Skills Center, Center for Research Quality, Academic Writing Center, IRB Office, and so on and consider how they might help you and guide you through the different staged of the dissertation process.

BY DAY 3

Post and explain the Walden resources you might use at different stages in the dissertation process.
Required Readings
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association.
- Chapter 1, “Scholarly Writing and Publishing Principles” (pp. 3-26)
WEBSITES

Walden University. (2020). PhD in Psychology: Welcome. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/doctoralcapston…

Walden University Writing Center (2020). Scholarly writing: Overview. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/s…

Walden University Writing Center (2020). Transitioning from coursework to doctoral capstone writing [Webinar]. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/w…

DOCUMENTS
Walden Center for Research Quality. (2020). Doctoral Prospectus Form.https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/research-center…
- Dissertation Prospectus Guide
Note: As you access this site, Psychology students are required to use the PhD Prospectus Form toward the bottom of the page.
Walden University Center for Research Quality. (2020). Doctoral capstone and project resources. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/researchcenter/…
- Dissertation Guidebook
- The Prospectus Checklist
Walden University Writing Center. (2020). Walden templates: doctoral capstone templates. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/t…

Optional Resource

Boote, D. N., & Beile, P. (2005). Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the dissertation literature review in research preparation. Educational Researcher, 34(6), 3–15.