Residencies

Summer Residency 2010 - Attendance at residency is required for academic progression and graduation (Registration deadline is April 30, 2010) 

Students who have a start date of:

• Fall 2009: September
• Spring 2010: January
• Spring II 2010: March

Are required to attend one of the following weeks of Residency I (Monday through Friday):

• June 7th through June 11th
• June 14th through June 18th
• July 12th through July 16th

Please note:  Each week of Residency I will be capped at 200 students and reservations are on a first come first serve basis.  Grand Canyon University will do its best to accommodate student requests, however once a week is at capacity it will be closed and another week will be offered. 

Students who have attended Residency I and started prior to Fall 2009 are required to attend Residency II and/or Residency III during the following week (Monday – Friday) :

• July 19 through July 23

Accommodations/Cost:

All Residencies will be held at the Grand Canyon University Campus in Phoenix, Arizona.

Cost of Residency $600 includes:

• Room and Board
• Shuttles to and from airport. To make reservations for airport transportation to and from GCU main campus please email flight information* to: reservation@goldrushaz.com or call 623-388-7681 and Please identify yourself as a GCU doctoral residency student.
  *(Please note flights must arrive before 4pm on Monday arrival day and should depart after 2 pm on Friday departure day)
• All Materials

Registration:

To register or for questions regarding the residency please contact: Jessica Pena at 1-800-800-9776 ext 5016112 or email: jpena@online.gcu.edu

If you have specific needs or request assistance or special accommodation, please contact:

1-800-800-9766 Ext: 6396342 at least one month prior to your arrival.

Course Descriptions:

RSD 801 Residency I: Identifying the Topic and Process

This residency orients students to the academic community. The nature of scholarly inquiry is discussed. Sessions address topics such as scholarly discourse, scholarly engagement, and membership in the scholarly community. Major streams of literature in leadership are discussed and areas of opportunity for future research are identified.

RSD 851 Residency II: Dissertation

This residency allows students to begin developing their skills as academic researchers. Residency sessions address topics such as research question development, design, item generation, subscale development and analysis, and basic hypothesis testing. Students will have hands-on experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis software.    

RSD 881 Residency III: Presentation of Progress or Results

This residency will prepare students to present their scholarly work and to thoughtfully critique the work of others. Students will orally present papers developed in their own classes and respond to questions from colleagues. Students will be further prepared to become active members in academic communities by learning how to review papers and provide comments.