Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) – GCU Technical Support

The Learner Dissertation Page is a virtual workspace that provides a central and private area for learners and their committee to work together.

If you have any questions or concerns about the LDP, reach out to your Dissertation Chair.

When do you get a Learner Dissertation Page (LDP)?

Learners are assigned a chair and methodologist in DNP-801A (DNP), RES-885 (EDD), DBA-885 (DBA), or PSY-825 (PhD). At that time, the learner is to identify and confirm their Content Expert. For more information on the sequence of courses, please see the Program Overview page and search for your degree program. The process for having an LDP created is:

Learners confirm their Content Expert to their chair.
Learners who are in a Developing the Research Proposal course will be sent the D-10 form to their my.gcu.edu email address. This is initiated by the Student Services Counselor.
Only one signature is required by the content specialist to set up an LDP.
The CDS works with IT to create an LDP.

Finding a Content Expert

For more information regarding finding a content expert, locate the Finding a Content Expert folder under the Dissertation folder at https://dc.gcu.edu/dissertation.

Student Services Counselor

Student Services Counselors initiate the D-10 form for learners to begin the process of setting up your LDP. Please note, all Student Services Counselors have the ability to set this up and assist Doctoral Learners with every step in the process from application to graduation.

How to access your Learner Dissertation Page (LDP)

Log on to the DC Network™ (https://dc.gcu.edu) using your GCU username (not including @my.gcu.edu) log on information.
After logging in, click My Dashboard in the upper right corner.
Under the My Spaces header, select your Committee.
You will then be taken to your Learner Dissertation Page.

Accessing Doctoral Text Books in the Learner Dissertation Page (LDP)

To access your Doctoral Text Books, locate the My Dashboard option on the upper right corner.

Under the My Spaces header, select your Committee.

Once you are on the Learner Dissertation Page, locate Important Links in the column on the left side of the page.

Your textbooks will be available under, GCU Doctoral Text Books.

NOTE Your GCU Doctoral textbooks are not downloadable. After opening your textbook, you can bookmark the page for quick access.

If it has been longer than 5 weeks since your course ended in Halo Learn, you can still access your previous doctoral textbooks from your LDP.

Communicating in LDP

You may have some questions that you want to ask during your dissertation. Determining the best place to ask your question will make sure you get the best answer as soon as possible. In the DC Network the Email Forum serves as a communication channel between you and your committee member, such as your chair or content expert, while the Community Forums create an open space for anyone in the forum to ask and answer questions.

Email Forum

You can access the Email Forum from the navigation bar in your LDP.
From here, you can add a topic or reply to existing topics within any of the forums.
Selecting + Add a topic button will take you to a page where you can create your post.
When you are ready to post, click Publish.
To reply to a forum, select the topic, scroll to the bottom of the comments section, and type your reply in the box. Once done, click Post Reply.

Community Forums

The Community forums can be accessed by clicking on Doctoral Programs and selecting your program from the dropdown menu on the left-hand side of the dc.gcu.edu homepage.
Once on your community page, click Ask a question under Community Forums to navigate to your forum.

NOTE If you selected DNP Community, choose Q&A from the navigation bar to access your forum.
From here, you can add a topic or reply to existing topics within any of the forums.

Uploading Files

Any files uploaded to your LDP will need to be in one of the five dissertation folders. Select a folder for your file.
Select Add Files.
You can either drag the file over or use the Select files from your computer button.
Select the file to upload. After selecting the files to upload, click Publish All.

File Upload Restrictions

If you experience any problems with uploading the files, there maybe restrictions in place for the upload. Make sure that you meet the following criteria before uploading to your LDP:

Have less than 20 attachments for the post.
Make sure the file size does not exceed 2GB.
The file type is an acceptable file type for the LDP. Any file type that is not listed in the table below is not an acceptable file type.

css	odp	potx	txt
csv	ods	ppam	vsd
doc	odt	ppsm	vsdx
docm	oth	ppsx	xls
docx	otm	ppt	xlsb
dot	otp	pptx	xlsm
dotm	ots	rtf	xlsx
dotx	ott	rtx	xltm
html	pdf	sgm	xltx
msg	potm	sgml	xml

Login Issues

If you are unable to access or locate your LDP after logging into the DC Network, you may not have a Learner Dissertation Page set up. Some reasons you may not have a Learner Dissertation Page (LDP) include:

The D-10 form has not been completed.
Content Expert has not been confirmed with your Chair.

If you do not have a dissertation page, please contact your Student Services Counselor.

Content Missing from the Learning Dissertation Page (LDP)

If you are an inactive student for 90 days (3 months), meaning you are not participating or taking classes, your committee is removed from your LDP and many of the dashboard functions may be missing. If you are missing information from your LDP, please contact the College of Doctoral Studies directly.

NOTE You should have access to all past and future doctoral text books; regardless of if you have taken the course.