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Educational Technology and Learning Design
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 23 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 November 15 at . 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 all of
Focus on critical analysis of quantitative research in education. Research studies examined will be based on exploratory and confirmatory data analysis, including group comparisons and correlations. Students will use calculators and computers for data analysis and display. Prerequisite: EDUC 810 or 864.
This course introduces students to qualitative research in education and examines topics such as identifying problems, using conceptual frameworks, coding, data analysis, drawing interpretations, and constructing arguments. Prerequisite: EDUC 864 (prerequisite not required for students in M.Ed. in Educational Practice stream).
An advanced class engaging candidates in research toward social and organizational factors and designs. Projects are determined through student study plans and faculty research.
Examines a new paradigm for designing learning environments that integrates research on the experience of learning complex material with the rigor of systematic design processes. Students will design and carry out a learner-centred study and will be expected to contribute to the development of this new design paradigm in class discussions and in reflective writing. Prerequisite: 丁香园AV to ETLD program.
and one of
Students will study in depth various qualitative methodological approaches to educational research, will develop competence to contribute significantly to knowledge in their particular field of study, and will engage in intensive practice of various methodological approaches to qualitative research introduced in EDUC 867. Prerequisite: EDUC 864 and 867.
Methods for analyzing multivariate data in educational research, meta-analytic methods, and applications and frailties of advanced quantitative analysis. Illustrations from educational research are used throughout. Prerequisite: EDUC 863 and 864 or permission of instructor. Students with credit for EDUC 865 may not take this course for further credit.
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
In addition to the course requirements listed above, students must also participate in the Educational Technology Program Institute each term.
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prerequisites must also be satisfied, either prior to admission or during enrolment (see
Comprehensive Examination
All candidates also complete a comprehensive examination by enrolling in
The examination is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
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
Prerequisite: EDUC 983.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the (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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