May 01, 2024  
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HOD-890 HD Comprehensive Assessment

4 semester credits


This course demonstrates a student’s readiness to begin the dissertation and includes a critical analysis of academic literature in one or more Human Development areas and/or in the area of a student’s concentration. Students demonstrate their ability to read, comprehend, summarize, and critique scholarly work. Students develop a comprehensive assessment plan/registration form that is reviewed and approved by the faculty mentor. The student submits the plan and a copy of the mentor’s approval to administration.

The Comprehensive Assessment includes scholarly references, uses APA V.7 format, and is between 20 (minimum) and 25 (maximum) pages in length (excluding the reference list). Two faculty readers review the comprehensive essay with expertise in the area of the student’s essay.  It must be completed and accepted before the student’s dissertation proposal approval can be posted.
Pre-requisites: HOD-810 , HOD-881 , HOD-882 , and at least 20 additional elective credits
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Credit/No Credit Only
Learning Outcome(s):

  • Critically analyze and synthesize theoretical perspectives relevant to the student’s area of dissertation interest
  • Write a scholarly paper that presents a scholarly argument relevant to a human development topic and/or the student’s concentration.



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