EDL 9800:Doctoral Seminar in Leadership

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Completion of doctoral coursework, including all required EDRS courses, with approval of the department chair.
This course will assist the candidate in 1) identifying components of and shaping the conceptual framework of the dissertation and 2) reviewing foundational literature in Educational Leadership. Under the guidance of the instructor and in consultation with the dissertation chair (if chosen), the candidate will emerge from the course with a draft of the conceptual and theoretical framework for the dissertation study that includes purpose and rationale, review of the literature, and preliminary research questions.