YOUR COACHING RESEARCH
OVERVIEW
The purpose of the Coaching Research Task is to provide you with the opportunity to explore a particular topic or concept in depth. By the time you come to this task you will have most likely finished most of your classes and have a well developed knowledge of coaching, your potential coaching niche and some of the ways you plan to use coaching after you graduate.
PARTICIPATION
1. COURSE READINGS
Listen to the audio overview, download the Worksheet, and review graduate portfolios. These will prepare you for the creation of your own Coaching Research.
2. YOUR COACHING RESEARCH
This portfolio piece must be completed by the time you join Observed Coaching. It can either be
- a Research Paper
- a Case Study
- an Expert Interview
3. SUBMISSION
Post to the forum, and record the forum URL in your graduation checklist. You will also be required to upload a copy (in a word doc) when you apply to graduate.
OVERVIEW
COACHING RESEARCH
Conduct Research into a specific area of interest that is relevant to you and your coaching practice.
WORKSHEET
AUTHENTICITY
Your coaching portfolio is an opportunity for you to document and share your coaching knowledge and expertise. It is unique to you and communicates who you are as a coach, who you will coach, and the problems you solve. Your work will be assessed for uniqueness.
When creating your Research Paper we encourage you to draw on your learning, reflections and third party research. But it's important that you don't over rely on 3rd party content, or inadvertently include other people's words, ideas or work without referencing.
ICA runs all portfolio work through a checker such as Grammarly. We encourage you to do the same prior to submission.
- It's OK to research and refer to previous studies or content (make sure you reference)
- It's OK to use images sourced from the internet (if you have the creator's permission)
- It's not OK to cut / paste the work of others into your portfolio pieces
- It's not OK to use trademarked images or models without permission.
GRADUATE RESEARCH PAPERS
The following portfolio pieces has been selected as good examples of the way in which you might present your coaching research. You can also read other graduate's coaching research (English and Italian) via the ICA blog
