DMin Project Proposal Seminar

Instructors: Dr. Jeremy Garber and Rev. Dr. Dean Boyung Lee

jgarber@iliff.edu; blee@iliff.edu

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Course Synopsis

This required course in the Doctor of Ministry degree program will prepare students to submit their final project proposal, including scope and methodology of the project; an annotated bibliography and literature review; and attention to the ethics and legality of qualitative research.

Required Reading

Booth, Wayne C. et al. The Craft of Research. 4th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2016. ISBN 978-0-226-23973-6. The e-book is also available by login to Iliff's library

Cameron, Helen and Catherine Duce. Researching Practice in Ministry and Mission: A Companion. London: SCM Press, 2013.

Drake, Pat with Linda Heath. Practitioner Research at Doctoral Level: Developing Coherent Research Methodologies. Routledge: New York, 2011. ISBN 978-0-415-49022-1.

Pipher, Mary. Writing to Change the World. Riverhead Books: NY, 2006. ISBN 978-1-440-67946-9.

Sensing, Tim. Qualitative Research: A Multi-Methods Approach to Projects for Doctor of Ministry Theses. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2011.

Other readings as indicated in the syllabus.

Course Overview

This required course in the Doctor of Ministry degree program will prepare students to submit their final project proposal, including scope and methodology of the project; an annotated bibliography and literature review; and attention to the ethics and legality of qualitative research. 

Course Objectives

1. Students will prepare their final proposal for their DMin project.
2. Students will identify and describe their target research scope, methodology, and tools in preparation for their research project.
3. Students will learn the craft of academic research by preparing and submitting an  annotated bibliography and literature review.
4. Students will learn and identify the legal and ethical ramifications of human qualitative research.
5. Students will learn the discipline of academic writing through a proposed schedule.

 

DateDayDetails
Mar 23, 2021TueInstructor Introductions and Course Overviewdue by 05:59AM
Mar 24, 2021WedAssignment Week One.A: Introductions (Profile)due by 05:59AM
Mar 27, 2021SatAssignment Week One.B: Framing the Project due by 05:59AM
Mar 27, 2021SatAssignment Week One.C: Evaluating DMin Thesesdue by 05:59AM
Mar 27, 2021SatAssignment Week One.D: Exercise 3.4 from The Craft of Researchdue by 05:59AM
Mar 31, 2021WedAssignment Week Two.B: Key Research Questions due by 05:59AM
Apr 03, 2021SatAssignment Week Two.C: Your Faculty Readerdue by 05:59AM
Apr 05, 2021MonAssignment Week Two.A: The Craft of Writingdue by 05:59AM
Apr 06, 2021TueWeek 3 Zoom Discussion, 5:30 - 6:45 pm MDTdue by 11:30PM
Apr 07, 2021WedAssignment Week Three.A: Provisional Research Idea to One Sentence Research Problem due by 05:59AM
Apr 07, 2021WedAssignment Week Three.B: IRB reviewdue by 05:59AM
Apr 10, 2021SatAssignment Week Three.C: Develop Your Writing Schedule and Goals due by 05:59AM
Apr 10, 2021SatAssignment Week Three.D: Methodology & Scope Exercisesdue by 05:59AM
Apr 10, 2021SatAssignment Week Three.E: Learning Agreement due by 05:59AM
Apr 17, 2021SatAssignment Week Four: Project Proposal First Draftdue by 05:59AM
Apr 20, 2021TueSecond Zoom Check-In 5:30 - 6:45 pm MDTdue by 11:30PM
Apr 24, 2021SatAssignment Week Five.B: Mining Texts for More Textsdue by 05:59AM
Apr 24, 2021SatAssignment Week Five.A: Interactive Readingdue by 05:59AM
Apr 24, 2021SatAssignment Week Five.C: Advance your Argumentdue by 05:59AM
May 01, 2021SatAnnotated Bibliographydue by 05:59AM
May 08, 2021SatLiterature Reviewdue by 05:59AM
May 11, 2021TueThird Zoom Check-In 5:30 - 6:45 pm MDTdue by 11:30PM
May 12, 2021WedAssignment Week Eight.A: Find a Model Introductiondue by 05:59AM
May 15, 2021SatAssignment Week Eight.B: Peer Review of Proposal Draftdue by 05:59AM
May 22, 2021SatAssignment Week Nine.A: Ethics of Community Researchdue by 05:59AM
May 22, 2021SatRewriting Your Introductiondue by 05:59AM
May 29, 2021SatFinal Outline and Proposaldue by 05:59AM