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=Steve Watts' Doctoral Journey= == The purpose of this wiki was to record my path as I pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education specializing in eLearning. Included on the various course pages are reflections on courses and my graded assignments (including instructor feedback). Few others may be interested in either the assignments, the journey, or the arrival, but it is important to my family and to me. I am hopeful that those who find this site or are directed to it will gain encouragement, insights, and assistance in the pursuit of their own goals and dreams. The journey may be long or short, but it can be done!

Learning is a ubiquitous experience. Learning occurs all of the time. With so much learning why are there so few remarkable teachers? As I reflect on my lifetime of learning, I realize that the teachers who taught me the most were my parents. Their teachings laid the foundation for a great life, while the dear teacher experience has unfortunately taught me more than I would now choose. I have had hundreds to teachers in my life yet less than two handfuls are remembered, and only one truly revered. Our experience together began in a less than auspicious way – he is the only professor who has failed any of my work, in this case seven times – but he thought enough about me and my potential to encourage me to become the writer that only he could see. Thirty plus years later I've been successfully published in four disciplines. So, this journey is in part dedicated to him.

As a note of caution from the Dean of the School of Education; students are to do their own work, and the papers on these pages are to be used for nothing more than inspiration or example. I did this work on my own, and worked very hard for the grades I received - any use of these resources in your own papers should be quoted or paraphrased and properly cited. (ALL of the papers on this site have been added to the TurnItIn database. ANY use of the resources on this site will be shown as plagiarism unless they are properly quoted or cited. )

Dr. Steve

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 * ==Research== ||  || ==Theory== ||   || ==Ethics== ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * < ==School Work:== ||<  ||< ==Assignment Scores== ||<   ||< ==Annotated Bibliographies== ||<   ||   ||   ||<   ||
 * ==First Semester== ||  || ==Second Semester== ||   || ==Third Semester== ||   || ==Fourth Semester== ||   || == Fifth Semester== ||
 * ==First Semester== ||  || ==Second Semester== ||   || ==Third Semester== ||   || ==Fourth Semester== ||   || == Fifth Semester== ||

Doctoral Candidate Coursework

 * ~ **Course Taken** ||~  ||~ **Deliverable Finalized** ||~   ||~   ||~ **End Date** ||
 * CMP9400E Comprehensive Examination in Education ||  || **Comprehensive Exam** ||   ||   ||> 5 December 2012 ||
 * DIS9401E Professional Doctoral Dissertation Research 1 ||  || CP to Committee ||   ||   ||> 24 March 2013 ||
 * DIS9502E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 2 ||  || CP to Graduate School ||   ||   ||> 18 August 2013 ||
 * DIS9503E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 3 ||  || **Approved Concept Paper** ||   ||   ||> 10 November 2013 ||
 * DIS9504E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 4 ||  || Writing DP ||   ||   ||> 2 February 2014 ||
 * DIS9505E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 5 ||  || DP to Graduate School ||   ||   ||> 18 May 2014 ||
 * DIS9506E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 6 ||  || **Approved Dissertation Proposal**
 * Approved IRB Application** ||  ||   ||> 10 August 2014 ||
 * DIS9507E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 7 ||  || **Data Collection Completed** ||   ||   ||> 9 November 2014 ||
 * DIS9508E PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 8 ||  || **Approved Dissertation Manuscript**
 * Dissertation Defense** ||  ||   ||> 30 December 2014 ||


 * ==**Milestone Met**== || ==**Date**== ||  || ==**Deliverable**== ||   ||> ==Days== ||
 * **Comprehensive Exam Passed:** || 5 December 2012 ||  || Exam not shared ||   ||> 57 ||
 * **Concept Paper Approved:** || 6 November 2013 ||  || [[file:CPF_WattsStephen.doc]] ||   ||> 216 ||
 * **Dissertation Proposal Approved:** ||> 25 June 2014 ||  || [[file:DPF_WattsStephen_v17.1.doc]] ||   ||> 231 ||
 * **IRB Approval:** ||> 3 July 2014 ||  ||   ||   ||> 9 ||
 * **Data Collection Completed:** ||> 8 November 2014 ||  ||   ||   ||> 96 ||
 * **Dissertation Manuscript Approved:** ||> 18 December 2014 ||  || [[file:DMD_WattsStephen.doc]] ||   ||> 40 ||
 * **Dissertation Defense:** || 30 December 2014 ||  || [[file:WattsOralPresentation_v22.3.pptx]] ||   ||> 12 ||
 * **Start to Finish** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||> **604** ||
 * **Start to Finish** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||> **604** ||

**Additional Classes**

 * ~  ||~   ||~ Course ||~   ||~ Link to Assignment Page ||
 * EDU8003-8 ||  || Statistics I ||   || **Statistics I** ||

**First Semester**

 * ~  ||~   ||~   ||~ **Course Taken** ||~   ||~ **Link to Assignment / Reflection Page** ||~   ||~ **Grade** ||~   ||~ **Score** ||
 * 01 || MGT7019-8 ||  || Ethics in Business ||   || **Ethics in Business** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 100.00 ||
 * 02 || BTM7101-8 ||  || Foundations for Doctoral Studies in Business ||   || **Foundations . . . Business** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 100.00 ||
 * 03 || EDU7001-8 ||  || Foundations of Educational Scholarship ||   || **Foundations . . . Scholarship** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.94 ||
 * 04 || EDU7002-8 ||  || Educational Research Methodology ||   || **Educational Research Methodology** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 98.55 ||
 * 05 || EL7001-8 ||  || Principles and Practices in E-learning ||   || **Principles and Practices** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.79 ||

**Second Semester**

 * ~  ||~   ||~   ||~ **Course Taken** ||~   ||~ **Link to Assignment / Reflection Page** ||~   ||~ **Grade** ||~   ||~ **Score** ||
 * 06 || EDU7020-8 ||  || Statistics in Educational Research ||   || **Statistics in Educational Research** ||=   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.79 ||
 * 07 || EL7002-8 ||  || E-learning Instructional Strategies ||   || **Instructional [Implementation] Strategies** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 97.52 ||
 * 08 || EL7003-8 ||  || Instructional Design and Engaging E-learning Activities ||   || **Instructional Design** ||=   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.23 ||
 * 09 || EL7004-8 ||  || The Online Learner ||   || **The Online Learner** ||=   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.85 ||
 * 10 || EDU7707-8 ||  || Planning Dissertation Research in Education ||   || **Planning Dissertation Research in Education** ||=   ||= **A** ||   ||> 97.29 ||

**Third Semester**

 * ~  ||~   ||~   ||~ **Course Taken** ||~   ||~ **Link to Assignment / Reflection Page** ||~   ||~ **Grade** ||~   ||~ **Score** ||
 * 11 || EL7006-8 ||  || Facilitating Adult Learning Online ||   || **Facilitating Adult Learning Online** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 95.97 ||
 * 12 || EDU7702-8 ||  || Research Design - Specifications and Methods ||   || **Research Design** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.25 ||
 * 13 || EDU7006-8 ||  || Quantitative Research Design ||   || **Quantitative Methods** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 93.76 ||
 * 14 || EL7007-8 ||  || Ethical and Legal Issues in an Online Course ||   || **Online Ethical & Legal Issues** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 100.00 ||

**Fifth Semester**

 * ~  ||~   ||~   ||~ **Course Taken** ||~   ||~ **Link to Assignment / Reflection Page** ||~   ||~ **Grade** ||~   ||~ **Score** ||
 * 17 || EDU8006-8 ||  || Statistics II ||   || **Statistics II** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 99.68 ||
 * 18 || EDU8005-8 ||  || Qualitative Research Design ||   || **Qualitative Methods** ||   ||= **A** ||   ||> 95.17 ||
 * 19 || DIS9502E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 2 ||   || **Concept Paper** ||   ||= **S** ||   ||> 100.00 ||
 * 20 || DIS9503E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 3 ||   || **Concept Paper** ||   ||= **S** ||   ||> 100.00 ||
 * 21 || DIS9504E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 4 ||   || **Dissertation Proposal** ||   ||= **S** ||   ||> 95.10 ||
 * 22 || DIS9505E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 5 ||   || **Dissertation Proposal** ||   ||= **S** ||   ||> 96.58 ||
 * 23 || DIS9506E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 6 ||   || **IRB Approval** ||   ||= **S** ||   ||> 100.00 ||
 * 24 || DIS9507E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 7 ||   || **Dissertation Manuscript** ||   ||= **S** ||   ||> 100.00 ||
 * 25 || DIS9508E ||  || PhD Doctoral Dissertation Research 8 ||   || **Dissertation Manuscript** ||   ||= **S** ||   || 100.00 ||


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