Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program of the
Departments of Educational Specialties and Teaching and Learning
This is a course description not a final syllabus for the course.
Fall 2022
Instructor: Chih-Hsiung Tu, Ph.D.: Email Address: Chih.Tu@Nau.Edu
Office address: PO Box 5774 Flagstaff, AZ 86011Phone: 928-523-0671 Fax: 928-523-1929
Office hours: By appointment via e-mail, phone, chat room, or in person
Credit hours: 1
Acceptance in the Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program, ECI 701, ECI 711
Highly suggested to take this course toward later in the program.
Highly recommended to have any existing journal manuscript writing before taking this course.
Here are a few self-check questions to see whether this course would result in more productive.
Do I have existing literature review in writing?
Do I have collected data and analyzed results already? If I don't, I believe that I have a comprehensive literature review (EX: Theoretical/Methodological/Historical literature review), that I can propose a conceptual framework, a model, or a substantial literature review for journal publication.
Not familiar with Theoretical/Methodological/Historical literature review, see: Literature Review: Traditional or narrative literature reviews
If your answers are "Yes" for both questions, this course would prepare you for publication writing. Ideally, you will have a publishable manuscript to submit to selected journal.
This course is to prepare students to turn their existing scholarly writings into journal publications. It is NOT a course to learn to write literature review, to conduct data collections and analysis, nor to learn how to design a research.
This course prepares doctoral students for the process of writing for publication. Writing for publication is a challenging endeavor, and in this course students are guided to become skilled in constructing manuscripts that are organized and well-developed.
The mechanics are preparing writing for publisher’s review are developed.
Also, students gain insights into the knowledge and dispositions of successful writers.
The student, upon successful completion of this course, is able to:
1. Create sustained, coherent arguments or explanations summarizing elements of curriculum and instruction theory and literature with general and professional audiences
2. Examine the significant challenges involved in applying curriculum and instruction theory within the students’ professional venues, clarifying the leading edges, exploring the current limits of theory, knowledge, and practice, and how these appear in practice across socio-political contexts
Manuscript Reviews:
You will be assigned a peer review partner for the course, and you will complete three reviews of your partner’s work (literature review, methods, results/discussion).
Both completing the review of your peer’s work and submitting your own work for review are required components of these assignments.
Reading Assignments:
Each module you are responsible for reading the assigned articles and book chapters,.
Manuscript Development and Article Submission:
Throughout the course you will write a manuscript for submission to a journal. The end goal of this assignment is successful submission of the paper to the journal of your choice.
Obtain a newer edition, if any.
Silvia, P. J. (2015). Write it Up: Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association
Sword, H. (2012). Stylish Academic Writing. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press
American Psychological Association (2020) Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association
Course will be delivered on BlackBoard Learn (BBLearn) at: http://bblearn.nau.edu
This is a course description not a final syllabus for the course.
It is important for those interested in this class to consult their program advisory and the instructor before enrolling. If you have questions regarding this course, please e-mail the instructor, Chih-Hsiung Tu, Ph.D. at Chih.Tu@Nau.Edu or 928-523-0671.
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