Examines the basic principles and techniques of doctoral scholarship and offers an overview of the development of theory and research logic, explores the relationship between theoretical and empirical constructs, and provides a wide variety of specific research methodologies, including the scholarly publication process. Learners study the principles of the scientific method and research design techniques common to qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research, including sampling methods and data collection techniques. Material includes an examination of various research methods including electronic searches and retrieval methods. Students critically review research papers and articles and are introduced to the writing techniques necessary to produce expository and analytical papers to the standards of publishable work.