DPT 897 - Doctoral Research

The culmination of the research component of the DPT program is the completion of the doctoral project. The scope of the doctoral project should be a unique contribution of high scholarly merit leading to new understanding and applications. The student is expected to use and apply knowledge in innovative ways, or to extend the knowledge and practice of his/her profession. Given that a component of the program mission focuses on evidence-based practice, the student should demonstrate an ability to use the best available evidence to guide the doctoral project content and process. The doctoral project should (1) reveal the student???s ability to analyze, interpret, and synthesize information; (2) demonstrate the student???s knowledge of the literature relating to the doctoral project or at least acknowledge prior scholarship on which the doctoral project is based; (3) describe the methods and procedures used; (4) present results in a sequential and logical manner; and (5) display the student???s ability to discuss fully and coherently the meaning of the results