Discussion: Review Capstone Examples

Think about how great works are produced. As an example, imagine the studio of the great Italian Renaissance artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti, as he begins work on a sculpture. In the center of the studio is a huge block of pristine Carrara marble. Michelangelo positions his chisel and hits it with his hammer. Chips of stone break off and fall to the ground. Each day, for many days and months, chunks of expensive marble fall to the floor as his masterpiece slowly emerges.

Though you are not sending chunks of expensive Carrera marble to the floor, the capstone editing process may make you feel that you are sacrificing excellent material. Like Michelangelo, your task is to remove unnecessary material. Your goal is to narrow the problem so that it is current, meaningful, grounded, and original.

To prepare:

Go to the Walden Library and retrieve this dissertation:

Lyle, V. (2010). Teacher and administrator perceptions of administrative responsibilities for implementing the Jacobs model of curriculum mapping (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=dilley

Then:

· Review the problem statement on Page 14.

· Use the appropriate EdD doctoral Capstone Rubric and checklist (found in the Learning Resources) to analyze the quality of the dissertation’s problem statement.

By Day 3

To complete:

· Explain whether you think this draft meets checklist and Rubric standards.

· Justify for your evaluation.

· Use APA style with citations.

Single, P. B. (2010). Demystifying dissertation writing: A streamlined process from choice of topic to final text. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.

· Chapter 3, “Interactive Reading and Note Taking

· Intro and Section 3.1, “Scholarly Reading is the Foundation of Your Dissertation” (pp. 55–58)

· Section 3.4, “Interactive Reading in Practice (pp. 63–64)

Butin, D. W. (2010). The education dissertation: A guide for practitioner scholars. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

· Chapter 4, “Structuring Your Research” (pp. 63–69)

http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=dilley

Laureate Education (Producer). (2016e). Dr. Research: Refining the problem statement, drafting the purpose statement [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.