-Explain why these two doctoral competencies are important for researching and completing a doctoral program, (Research/Capstone, Library/Reading) including why these competency areas could be important for the weekly assignments prior to the dissertation.
-Describe how you will use the sources that you located to develop those competencies.
-Appraise which of the other competencies you feel are essential to completing your doctoral journey.
*Scholarly Process and Identity
*Technology
*Dispositions
*Scholarly Writing
*Career/Professional
Sample Answer
In the journey toward a doctoral degree, competencies are not merely checkboxes; they are the scaffolding upon which original scholarship is built. Mastering these areas early ensures that the transition from a "consumer of knowledge" to a "creator of knowledge" is seamless.
1. Importance of Research/Capstone and Library/Reading Competencies
These two competencies represent the Input and Output of doctoral rigor.
Library/Reading (The Input): This competency is about information literacy and critical synthesis. At the doctoral level, "reading" shifts from understanding a text to analyzing the gaps between multiple texts.
Importance for Weekly Assignments: Before the dissertation, weekly assignments require you to build a "Literature Review" muscle. If you cannot navigate scholarly databases (Library) or identify a researcher’s theoretical framework (Reading), your assignments will remain superficial.
Research/Capstone (The Output): This is the ability to design a methodology that answers a specific question. It involves understanding the alignment between a problem statement, research questions, and data collection.