The purpose of residency is to provide doctoral students with significant time for sustained participation with peers and faculty members in scholarly/creative activities, Residency is expected to be a vehicle for socialization into the shared community of professional life. Expected outcomes are the acquisition of skills of inquiry, development of research techniques and the incorporation of professional values.
At the heart of the academic community lies a commitment to continued inquiry and intellectual growth that extends beyond the period of doctoral preparation and into the student’s lifetime work.
Residency Research Paper:
a. A written plan, 3-5 pages in length, developed by the student.
b. Plan to include the following:
Problem Specification
Importance of Problem
Literature Review
Relevant Theoretical Implications
Plan of Action with Time Frame
Tools of Inquiry
Faculty Resources
Product (article submitted to a refereed journal or paper presented at a peer reviewed conference)
My topic of choice: The Effects of Social Change with Returning Citizens and their Reintegration into the Community.
NOTE: The topic of choice is an idea of the direction I want to go with my doctoral residency, therefore it needs to be less broad and additional details may need to be added. Please include the population, why the topic of choice was chosen, research questions and hypothesis. Please ensure that the topic is not one that has been done before.
