丁香园AV

Faculty of Education
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Doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees signify the acquisition of advanced knowledge in a field of specialization and advanced competence in conducting significant and original education research. This program develops highly qualified educational technology researchers and designers in academia, research and development labs, corporations, school boards or other settings. The program is organized in close conjunction with the master in educational technology and learning design program.

This program requires successful completion of a minimum of 20 units of course work culminating in a comprehensive examination and a doctoral thesis.

丁香园AV Requirements

See graduate general regulation 1.3 for University admission requirements. In exceptional circumstances, applicants who do not meet these requirements may be considered if superior scholarly or professional achievement is demonstrated.

Graduate education admission is granted to a specific degree and to a particular program or specialization. Updated application information is available beginning November 15 from the . All applications are reviewed once a year. Completed applications must be received by January 15.

Admitted students satisfy all requirements for the master in educational technology and learning design. Applicants are welcomed from a variety of educational and technical backgrounds, although they may be required to complete courses from the master of arts (MA) program before beginning course work on the PhD.

Program Requirements

Students complete both of

• EDUC 931-4 Group and Organizational Learning Technologies
• EDUC 932-4 Learner-Centred Design

and one of

• EDUC 901-5 Seminar in the History of Educational Theory
• EDUC 902-5 Interdisciplinary Seminar in Contemporary Educational Theory

and one of

• EDUC 866-5 Advanced Qualitative Methods in Education*
• EDUC 975-4 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Educational Research*

and one graduate elective course of a minimum of three units, as approved by the supervisor and co-ordinator of the program. The supervisory committee may require further work in the Faculty of Education or other faculties. Students are encouraged to complete additional courses from related units outside of the Faculty of Education.

*prerequisites must also be satisfied, either prior to admission or during enrolment (see EDUC courses for prerequisites)

In addition to the course requirements listed above, students must also participate in the Educational Technology Program Institute each term.

Comprehensive Examination

All candidates also complete a comprehensive examination by enrolling in

• EDUC 983-5 Doctoral Comprehensive Examination

This course is a prerequisite to EDUC 899 Doctoral Thesis. Normally, the comprehensive exam is completed in the term in which course requirements are completed, or the term immediately following.

Thesis

Normally, before the fourth course, a thesis research plan is presented to the tenured or tenure track Faculty of Education member whom the student proposes to be senior supervisor. Following the supervisor鈥檚 approval and at least one other faculty member chosen in consultation with the senior supervisor, the supervisory committee is formed and the student proceeds to the thesis by completing

• EDUC 899-10 Doctoral Thesis

Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations

All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the graduate general regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.

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