DHA-7100

This is an important time to review all of the courses you will be completing in your DHA program. Visit the Course Details on the DHA home page and click on each course for a brief overview of what each course covers and reflect on the coursework in comparison to the results of your self-assessment. Use the results of your self-assessment and the course descriptions as you prepare your Program Road Map and Plan of Action.

By exploring the School of Health Professions AD Center to familiarize yourself with the templates and many resources that will be helpful to you throughout the DHA program. Once you have completed your self-assessment, you can use what you discover from your self-assessment to identify the types of resources that you may want to focus on to support your progress in this course and in future courses as well.

National University has established a standardized approach to writing the applied dissertation that you will follow once you complete your coursework and begin your dissertation journey. While this may seem like a long way off since you are just starting your coursework, it is a good idea to become familiar with the Manual early on and return to review it regularly as you progress in your coursework.

Howells, K. (2023). Questions of Identity in Sport Psychology Scholar–Practitioners. Sports (2075-4663), 11(9), 182.
This is a peer-reviewed academic publication from Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) that provides open-access scholarly articles. This article is from. Pay close attention to the notes in the margin on the cover page that shows the original date the manuscript was submitted to the editors and you will also see that it was returned to the author for revision before it was accepted for publication. This is expected in academic writing and is a great reminder that you will experience the same when you are writing your dissertation. You will also notice that this article discusses the concept of scholar-practitioners in the health-related field of sports psychology and that it presents findings in the context of Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales, UK. When you are reviewing this article, consider where you agree or disagree with the author and where and how the discussions are universally applicable worldwide and in the US. Use this article to further expand on your own perceptions of yourself as a scholar-pracitioner.

Boss, G. J. (2022). The Great Designation: An Editorial Essay on the Necessity of Scholar-Practitioners. College Student Affairs Journal, 40(2), 1–18.
This is an editorial essay by Dr. Ginny Boss that was published in the journal College Student Affairs. Essays published in scholarly journals are the informed opinions of experts in their field of study. In this case, Dr. Boss expanded her view of the scholar-practitioner while she was working on her doctorate degree. You will notice that she discusses the importance of both peer-reviewed academic publications and also published works that may appear in professional trade journals and other practitioner-based sources. In this course, you will explore both types of resources. As you read Dr. Boss’ essay, reflect on your own perspectives and how what this might mean for you, personally, as you begin your doctoral journey.