Week 1 = Overview of the Course, Getting Started, Literature Review Overview
EDLE 6000 Introduction to Scholarly Inquiry & Practice Syllabus
EDLE 6000 Canvas Course Organization 

Week 2 = Introduction to the Dissertation Journey & the Literature Review (August 27)
Readings 
Hyatt & Roberts (2024). The dissertation journey (4th ed.). Chapter 1: Personal Considerations 
Machi & McEvoy (2022). The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). Introduction: Doing and Producing a Literature Review: An Overview.
Boote & Leile (2005). Scholars before researchers: On the centrality of the dissertation literature review in research preparation. Educational Researcher, 34(6), 3-15.

Week 3 = The Dissertation Terrain & Selecting a Research Topic (September 3)
All Read
Hyatt & Roberts (2024). The dissertation journey (4th ed.).
Chapter 2: The Dissertation Terrain
Chapter 4: Selecting a Dissertation Topic
Machi & McEvoy (2022), The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). Chapter 1: Step One: Select a Topic: Personal Interest to Formal Research Topic, pp. 23-44. 
Additional Article Resources – Read 1 Article
PhD Students: Ciampa & Wolfe (2019). Preparing for dissertation writing: Doctoral education students’ perceptions. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 10(2), 86-102.
EdD Students: Klocko, Marshall, & Davidson (2015). Developing practitioner-scholar doctoral candidates as critical writers. Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, 15(4), 21-31. 
EdD Students: Ma, Dana, Adams, & Kennedy (2008). Understanding the problem of practice: An analysis of professional practice EdD dissertations. Impacting Education, 3, 13-22

Week 4 = Tools of Argumentation & Scholarly Writing (September 10)
All Read
Machi & McEvoy (2022), The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). Chapter 2: Step Two: Develop the Tools of Argumentation: Making the Case for the Literature Review, pp. 48-64.
Durkin (2021). Writing strategies for the education dissertation. Chapter 1: De-mythologizing the process: Changing one’s mindset, pp. 3-19.

Week 5 = Searching the Literature (September 17)
All Read
Machi & McEvoy (2022), The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). Chapter 3: Step Three: Search the Literature: Search Tasks and Tools. Focus on pp. 73-88, and extract information from the remaining chapter to determine what aligns with your approach.
Hyatt & Roberts (2024). The dissertation journey (4th ed.). Chapter 9: The Literature Review.
Review the Following for Ideas
Mertler (2022). Introduction to educational research. (3rd ed.). Chapter 5: Reviewing Related Research Literature, pp. 5-10 [65-71]

Plano-Clark, V. L., & Creswell, J. W. (2019). Understanding research: A consumer’s guide (2nd ed.). Chapter 4: Literature Reviews: Examining the background for a study, pp. 118-136

Week 6 = Getting Organized: How to Write the Literature Review (September 24)
All Read
Hyatt & Roberts (2024). The dissertation journey (4th ed.). Chapter 6: Organizing & Planning for Success & Chapter 7: Mastering the Academic Style
Machi & McEvoy (2022), The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). Supplement C: Writing a journal, pp. 119-121.
American Psychological Association (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). Chapter 4: Writing Style and Grammar, pp. 110-127 (print-only copy)
Randolph, J. J. (2009, June). A guide to writing the dissertation literature review. Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 14(13), 1-13. (look in Files Menu)

Week 7 = How to Write the Literature Review, Part 2 (October 1)
All Read
Machi & McEvoy (2022), The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). Chapter 5: Step Five: Critique the Literature: Interpreting the Research. Focus on Concept 4, pp. 133-140 & Concept 6, pp. 148-150.
Durkin (2021). Writing strategies for the education dissertation. Chapter 3: Writing Strategies for the Literature Review, pp. 49-66.
Read 1 of the Following Articles
Denney & Tewksbury (2013). How to write a literature review. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 24(2), 218-234.
Mattheson & Warren (2020). Using a crosswalk to organize the literature review. The Qualitative Report, 225(1), 1890-1904.

Week 8 = Write the Literature Review (October 8)
All Read
Machi & McEvoy (2022), The literature review: Six steps to success (4th ed.). 
Chapter 6: Step Six: Write the Review: Write, Audit, Edit. Focus on pp.156-164; 170-174.
Rocco & Plakhotnik (2009). Literature reviews, conceptual frameworks, and theoretical frameworks: Terms, functions, and distinctions. Human Resources Development Review, 8(1), 120-130.

Week 9 = The Doctoral Student Experience / Advice to Doctoral Students (October 15)
All Read
Ciampa & Wolfe (2020). From isolation to collaboration: Creating an intentional community of practice within the doctoral dissertation proposal writing process. Teaching in Higher Education: Critical Perspectives, https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2020.1822313 
Craft, Augustine-Shaw, Fairbanks, & Adams-Wright (2016).  Advising doctoral students in education programs. NACADA Journal, 36(1), 54-65.

Week 10 = The Doctoral Student Experience / Advice to Doctoral Students, Part 2 (October 22)
Choose 1 Article
Fry, Keith, Gardner, Gilbert, Carmona, Schroeder, & Kleinsasser (2019. Entering a community of writers: The writing center, doctoral students, and going public with scholarly writing. The Qualitative Report, 24(11), 2832-2850.
Locke & Boyle (2016). Avoiding the A.B.D. abyss: A grounded theory student of a dissertation-focused course for doctoral students in an educational leadership program. The Qualitative Report, 21(9), 1574-1593.
Maher, Fallucca, & Halasz (2013). Write on! Through to the Ph.D.: Using writing groups to facilitate doctoral degree progress. Studies in Continuing Education, 35(2), 193-208.
Svordik, Hall, Alpine, & Hubbard (2018). The PhD experience: A review of the factors influencing doctoral students’ completion, achievement, and well-being. International Journal of Doctoral Studies, 13, 361-388.   

Week 11 through Week 14 = Focus on the Literature Review with Small Group & One-on-One Group Meetings (October 29 through November 19)

Thanksgiving Break, Finalize Literature Review 

Week 15 = Submit the Literature Review, Literature Review Presentation, Lessons Learned, Doc Student Reflection, Peer Review & Course Evaluation  (December 3)