Course Description
This course is a written and oral examination that serves as a culminating assessment for the PhD in Music Education. The comprehensive exam will be based on the content of courses taken in the PhD in Music Education program and will include content regarding qualitative research.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Course Guide
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Rationale
It is important that the doctoral student synthesizes knowledge and skills learned throughout the degree. The comprehensive exam allows the student the opportunity to express in both written and oral format a synthesis of various concepts from their degree and professional field.
Course Assignment
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Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Written Exam: Submission Assignment
The student will submit his/her response to the Quiz: Comprehensive Exam Question Download within 5 days of completing the quiz. Each response should be between 3 – 6 pages. The student will use Turabian formatting style to complete this assignment.
Oral Exam Assignment
After submitting the Written Exam: Submission Assignment, the student will schedule the Oral Exam video conference with his/her thesis advisor and reader. The student will present the questions and responses from the Written Exam: Submission Assignment during the Oral Exam. The thesis advisor and reader will review the student’s responses and ask the student questions.
After the Oral Exam, the thesis advisor and reader may request that the student expand on previous answers or answer another question. If required, the student must submit additional written responses to the Written Exam: Submission Assignment link in Canvas prior to receiving a grade for the Oral Exam Assignment and the Written Exam: Final Grade Assignment.
Written Exam: Final Grade Assignment
The student will receive a grade for the Written Exam responses on the Written Exam: Final Grade Assignment. The student will not receive a grade for the written responses until the Oral Exam Assignment is complete and, if applicable, any additional written responses are received from the student.
Quiz: Comprehensive Exam Preparation
After reviewing the course and requirements, the student will acknowledge the requirements, tentatively identify the week in which he/she will do the Written Exam, and provide projected schedule availability for the Oral Exam.
This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 2 short answer questions, and will have no time limit.
Quiz: Comprehensive Exam Question Download
In order to receive the 4 questions the student must answer on the Written Exam Assignments, the student will complete this quiz. The student should only take this quiz when ready to answer all 4 questions within 5 days. This quiz is password protected. The student will reach out to the faculty member to request the password when he/she is ready to take the quiz. The student should review the Quiz Instructions thoroughly before downloading the quiz questions.
This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 4 true/false questions, and will have a 60-minute time limit.
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