1 credit

Students in this course are introduced to Walden University and are provided with a foundation for professional development as a PhD scholar practitioner. Students learn professional standards and end-of-program expectations and explore the role of the scholar-practitioner as one who effects positive social change. They engage in course assignments focused on the practical application of professional writing, critical-thinking skills, research, and the requirements for successful participation in an online curriculum. Students also explore the essentials of being a Walden doctoral student, relevant professional and specialty standards of doctoral-level nursing, intra- and interprofessional collaboration, and the process of the PhD dissertation.