It appears to be a simple matrix with a few columns and a few rows—and it is—but the Design Alignment Tool (DAT) is also a key instrument to require the scholar-practitioner to demonstrate the clarity and strength of their doctoral study. Every element in the study must support each of the others; they must be in alignment.
In this Assignment, you will apply what you have learned about doctoral components to prepare the DAT for your own study.

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ASSIGNMENT: DAT (DESIGN ALIGNMENT TOOL)
It appears to be a simple matrix with a few columns and a few rows—and it is—but the Design Alignment Tool (DAT) is also a key instrument to require the scholar-practitioner to demonstrate the clarity and strength of their doctoral study. Every element in the study must support each of the others; they must be in alignment.
In this Assignment, you will apply what you have learned about doctoral components to prepare the DAT for your own study.
To Prepare
· Review the Learning Resources.
· Review the DAT.
· Think about the doctoral study you propose to do, either a project study or a dissertation.
· Think through the elements of the doctoral study you propose, and how those elements align.
learning RESOURCES
·   Burkholder, G. J., Cox, K. A., Crawford, L. M.,