Research Paper and Apprenticeship Requirement

The purpose of the Research Paper requirement is to develop your ability to conduct an empirical study and write a peer-reviewed manuscript. This requirement must be completed prior to defending the dissertation prospectus. To meet the requirement, you must: a) have a paper accepted by a peer-reviewed conference or a peer-reviewed journal, and b) be the first author on the paper. If the paper is a conference paper, it must be empirical in nature and it must be a complete manuscript (i.e., not an abstract or extended abstract). If the paper is a journal article, a literature review is also acceptable. In either case, your doctoral committee (Instructional Systems members) will determine whether the paper meets the criteria.

The required Research Apprenticeship (EDF 5906) provides an opportunity you to complete the Research Paper requirement and to develop research/inquiry skills under the direction of a faculty member within the IS program. To complete the apprenticeship, you must find a faculty member within the IS program who will to work collaboratively with you on an empirical study. You register for 3 credit hours (EDF 5906 Supervised Research) with the faculty member.