Advising practice and scholarship
I attended a private brick and mortar university for my Doctorate in Educational Leadership. The school was small compared to Capella: Capella confers more doctorates in one year than my alma mater will confer in the next 50 years. When I first entered the EdD program, I was assigned a faculty advisor; however, I never thought to schedule an academic advising conversation with my assigned advisor. If I needed advice on an available course or the correct form to file to meet a deadline, I went to the department administrative assistant who knew everything. That is, she knew every course that was offered, not necessarily the best courses for my academic degree. I still cringe when I think about the course on Spirituality at Work that I took one semester, solely because it was offered at half-price. READ MORE
