They are ensuring that the research itself has a foundation that is backed by other scholarly sources. The research topic involves a question or questions that associate with the topic of research. To have reasoning behind the question and research being conducted, and the overall research backs the end results. Yes, I believe the information provide covers scholarly research as it covers the very foundation needed to begin a dissertation. Have a foundation, have questions associated with the topic to research, ensure the work researched is backed by credible sources, the research conducted relates to the topic and supports it, and ensure the references are in APA style format. By conducting scholarly research through the entire program, it will get me in the mind set of doing research not only correctly but, will afford me the opportunity to start collecting references and articles that can be utilized in my dissertation. References
Banaszewski, C. (2014). Effective research. In DiVincenzo (Ed.), Find your purpose: The path to a successful doctoral experience. Phoenix, AZ: Grand Canyon University. Retrieved from