EG 8023 - Capstone Project and Presentations (3)

Members of the cohort, working in teams of two to three, will undertake doctoral research that will extend throughout the year, culminating with a formal written and oral presentation to the client and to a Doctoral committee. The project established and monitored by program staff involves research and analysis of an issue currently being experienced by a local educational, governmental or nonprofit entity. The project will be designed and implemented in coordination with the entity being served and will include the following (or approved variations thereof dependent upon the project):

analysis of the issue and thorough examination of the related research literature;
design of methodology to collect data to be used in formulation of a proposed solution to the issue;
administration of the selected methodology and collection of data;
analysis of the collected data using appropriate quantitative or qualitative methods;
development of recommendations that might assist the educational entity with the issue being addressed;
formal presentation of the research and recommendations to the client and a Doctoral committee;
detailed documentation of the responsibility and contributions of each team member.

EG 8013 and 8023 will be graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory by the Ed.D. faculty adviser. EG 8033 will be graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory by a Doctoral committee (see doctoral research presentation).