The purpose of this discussion post is to describe my plan for completing the dissertation, including my timetable for completing and celebrating particular milestone.
Plan
I am a big procrastinator, and the course video mentions the importance to sticking to a regular schedule to complete the dissertation (Laureate Education, Inc., 2012). To help me with that, I plan to use Microsoft Outlook to schedule time into my daily schedule to work on my dissertation and set tasks on what to work on it. I plan to work on my dissertation for two to three hours on Monday-Thursday and at least an hour on Friday-Sunday. Synching my Microsoft Outlook calendar with both my phone and iPad mini allows me to receive alerts when I am on the go, which will remind me to stop what I am doing and pull out my laptop to work on my dissertation. Microsoft Project will be used to place my dissertation task into a Gantt chart as a visual aid. Since I am a procrastinator, I plan to use strategies mentioned by Pannapacker (1999) to be a productive procrastinator, e.g., start writing early; keep current on the topic of interest by reading journal articles and web sites; network by joining scholarly and professional societies and going to conferences; Keep my prospectus open enough to allow for modifications; make my dissertation my priority by finding time to write every day, and set manageable short-term deadlines.
Timeline
Miller (2003) mentions some tips to be mindful of when making my timeline help in completing my dissertation, such as being realistic by setting deadlines that will not make me miserable when they are not met, giving myself a break, and allowing time for revision. I will start my dissertation on June 2nd, and I have drafted the following...
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Works Cited
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012). Looking forward—Challenges related to and strategies for completing the dissertation. Baltimore, MD: Author.
Miller, R. K. (2003, April 1). Finishing the dissertation. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/article/Finishing-the-Dissertation /45136/
Pannapacker, W. (1999, February 19). How to finish a dissertation—without the agony. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/article/How-to-Finish-a-Dissertation /45714/
Walden University, Center for Research Quality. (2012). Dissertation Process Worksheet. Retrieved from http://researchcenter.waldenu.edu/Documents/Dissertation_Process_Worksh.pdf
After reading our mentors notes and analyzing what we have learned through this term, I have read all assignments that were submitted before our midterm exam. This gave me chance to follow up with how I advanced my writing skills from the beginning. As it was interesting to see how I can point out the missing qualities of these essays, it was nice to see our mentor’s notes justifying my points.
Murray, Charles. “Are Too Many People Going to College?” They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter In Academic Writing. Ed. Gerald Graff. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012. 222-242. Print.
The task force recommends that the final scholarly project be called the DNP Project to elude confusion with the term capstone. Additionally, the DNP Project is not a research dissertation, and the authors recommend against this term as well. Although all eight DNP Essentials do not have to be demonstrated in the DNP Project, the authors recommend that students have the opportunity to integrate them into practice. Surprisingly, the task force did not agree with the recommendations of all DNP Essentials. The task force suggests that an integrative and systematic review alone is not considered a DNP Project and does not afford students opportunities to develop and integrate scholarship into their practice. The task force also made clear that a student’s portfolio should not be considered a DNP
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As a student and future professional, I am determined by an ethical obligation to endeavor for excellence in my educational deeds. I look forward to the challenge of developing my past and future learning experiences in an application-based environment. Throughout my college and work experiences, I have developed the discipline necessary to achieve the requirements of this program.
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