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The Big Picture
KnowledgeBase
Mentoring
Opportunities
Supports
Preparing Faculty in Mathematics and Science Education
Research
Teaching
Service
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The Big Picture
KnowledgeBase
Mentoring
Opportunities
Supports
Preparing Faculty in Mathematics and Science Education
Research
Teaching
Service
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The MSE Research Myth
• MSE students are not allowed to engage in research until after they have completed their coursework.
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The MSE Research Myth Truth
• MSE students are not allowed to engage in their dissertation research until after they have completed their coursework.
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Why??
• MSE students are not allowed to engage in their dissertation research until after they have completed their coursework.
Dissertation =
Independent Research
Knowledge of Research Process
Knowledge of Methodological
Options
Knowledge of Analysis
Procedures
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Misinterpreting the Truth
I’m just going to take my classes and I’ll worry about research after that!
MSE Student
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Why this “won’t” work . . .
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Courses Courses Dissertation Proposal/Collection of Data
2 presentations2 manuscriptsDissertation Writing/Defense
Presentation Proposals Due
Job Applications
Is this feasible?
Dissertation Ideas??
ed. vs. non-ed
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The MSE Research Myth Truth
• MSE students are not allowed to engage in their dissertation research until after they have completed their coursework.
Before• With faculty• With fellow
students
After • It’s all you
Research
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A better plan . . .
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Courses Courses Dissertation Proposal/Collection of Data
Dissertation Writing/Defense
Start working with a faculty member – helping them with them with their research.
Proposal submissions and manuscript preparation
Presentations and second manuscript preparation
Presentations and another manuscript (maybe)
Research focus: faculty
Research focus: collaborative (student & faculty)
Research focus: student
Research focus: student
Job Applications
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The key to this plan . . .
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Courses Courses Dissertation Proposal/Collection of Data
Dissertation Writing/Defense
Start working with a faculty member – helping them with them with their research.
Proposal submissions and manuscript preparation
Presentations and second manuscript preparation
Presentations and another manuscript (maybe)
Research focus: faculty
Research focus: collaborative (student & faculty)
Research focus: student
Research focus: student
Job Applications
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How do I get started??
• Talk to faculty • Take advantage of opportunities • Talk to the director
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But don’t get me wrong . . .
• MSE Students rock!!!• A Prize for one lucky individual • MSE Student• First Year Student• Collaboration with faculty member(s) on a research project• Manuscript submission• Manuscript acceptance• Manuscript revise and resubmit• Manuscript appeared in print• Presentation • Award• And the lucky winner is . . .
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General Course Requirements
Teaching Internship (pg. 2)• EVERYONE must complete the teaching
internship.• Work experience may NOT be substituted for
the teaching internship.• A student may NOT conduct internship
experiences within the student’s current work environment.
• The internship experience must occur in the K-12 classroom if the student has no K-12 teaching experience.
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Additional MINIMAL Program Requirements
• Two research presentations (p. 4)• Two manuscript submissions (p. 4)• Grant proposal (p. 5)• Residency requirement (p. 5)
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Preliminary Examination
• Lots of info in handbook (pg. 5 – 9)• Taken during last semester of coursework• Consists of three parts
1.MSE Core
2.Concentration Core: Content
3.Concentration Core: Discipline-based Education
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Preliminary Examination
“A question”• Write an essay . . .• Answer 4 out of the following 5 . . .• One question with multiple parts . . .
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Preliminary Examination
Part 1: MSE Core (p. 8)• Pool of questions• 2 randomly selected questions• Question 1: Educational Research Methodology
– PSY 7280, PSY 7290, SPSE 7010, SPSE 7180• Question 2: Psychology, Learning Theories, &
Technology– PSY 7190, SPSE 7170, SPSE 7220
• Study Guide
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Preliminary Examination
Part 2: Concentration Core: Content (p. 9)• Two questions• Each question from a course in the
concentration core• Student selects the course/faculty member
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Preliminary Examination
Part 3: Concentration Core: Discipline-based Education (p. 9)• Two questions• Based on reading list
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Preliminary Examination
Pass/Fail• must receive a Pass score on all three
components of the exam. • a second opportunity to complete unsatisfactory
component(s) during the next semester• If after the second attempt on the unsatisfactory
components the student has not received a Pass score on all three components of the preliminary examination, he/she will be released from the program.
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Preliminary Examination
TIPS:• Six weeks is not enough.• Six months is not enough.• Start preparing now.• Talk to those who came before you.• As you prepare, write.
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Dissertation Procedures
Prior to passing the preliminary exam:
Lit ReviewMajor
Professor
Research Question(s)
Committee Members
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Dissertation Procedures
Dissertation Committee• Officially formed after passing prelims• Major Professor (p. 9)
– Chair of your dissertation committee– Your course advisor does not automatically become
your major professor. – Must be a doctoral member of the graduate faculty
http://www.mtsu.edu/graduate/faculty/gradfaculty.shtml
• Five faculty members (p.10)
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Dissertation Procedures
After passing preliminary exams . . .
Formally form
Committee
Defend Prospectus/
Proposal
IRB Approval
Data Collection
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Dissertation Procedures
• Prospectus vs. Proposal (p. 11)• Traditional Format vs. Alternative Format
(p. 12 – 13)• TIP: Read a dissertation.• TIP: Get a book like Writing the Winning
Dissertation: A Step-by-step Guide. • TIP: Attend a dissertation defense.
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Forms
• Where are the forms?
www.mtsu.edu/msephd/MSE_forms2.php