Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

EDD 8850 Introduction to Scholarly Practice

This doctoral course is designed to orient students to the foundational principles of scholarly practice including effective strategies for scholarly reading, academic writing, and preparing for doctoral coursework. Students will have opportunities to engage in critical reflection, analysis, and evaluation of scholarly practice, as well as to develop their own skills as scholarly practitioners.

Registration Name

Intro to Scholarly Practice

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

Athens: Fall, annually

Notes

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

1. Identify scholarly practitioner dispositions.
2. Examine basic conventions of scholarly writing.
3. Evaluate scholarly articles for elements of sophistication and clarity.
4. Apply principles of scholarly writing (e.g., synthesis, analysis, application, etc.)