Workshop: Mock Dossier Review

I really appreciate that the three dossier reviews is one of the requirements in my doctoral program which provides me opportunities to learn and grow towards becoming a qualified novice scholar. The Dossier can be a representation of a scholar's comprehensive capabilities in research, teaching, and service that shows professions and expertise in a field. After the Mock Dossier Review workshop, I got feedback and suggestions in various aspects from my peers. Here's the summary of how to improve my dossier:

Candidate Statement

• Theoretical framework - how do other researchers shape my understanding about my research areas and perspectives on research overall.
• Explain more about how my current and previous research experiences influence on my research goals - more linkage between experiences and three areas (especially research). At the same time, provide my own understanding and arguments about my research topic. 
• Specify my research approaches with my own lens.

Research

• Explain more about why those research competencies are important for my research.

Teaching

• Make a brief statement for my teaching goals.
• Relate literature on my teaching philosophy.
• How my research influences my teaching and how my teaching has changed?
• Describe the teaching artifacts/evidence.

Service

• Evidence for service experiences.
• All the service experiences are in IST. Lack of service experiences at larger levels.

Although I had Dossier#1 review and just got the feedback from my advisors, the feedback from my peers shows me specifically which parts of sentences are not clear enough and how I can improve and support my argument more. Based on the dossier requirements and the expectations from advisors, I think it's always good to have different people review my dossier with critical eyes for improvement.

  

[Super Useful Candidate Statement Structure]

INTRO

• Goal (job)
• Background (what brought me here to pursue PhD, building to SO WHAT for RQ) 
• RQ (Thesis) (So What!) 

RESEARCH

• RQ 
• Theoretical framework 
• Evidence 
• Trajectory (here’s what I HOPE to do) 

TEACHING

• Relate: RQ, Teaching evidence, performance 
• Not related: Teaching philosophy, teaching evidence (how it relates to RQ), performance 
• (here’s what I HOPE to do) 

SERVICE

• Professor: These are service elements you need to be successful in the field 
• Here are the people I want to Impact, here’s how I’m doing that, here’s the evidence, (here’s what I HOPE to do) 

Overview of how all three areas (research, teaching, service) work together

• Revisit RQ. Provide summary. 1-2 paragraphs
• Breadth and integration. Minor. Relates to IST