Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Information Technology

Information Technology Education Specialization

School of Business and Technology

For postsecondary IT instructors seeking advancement, or IT professionals who want to teach or consult, this doctoral specialization offers advanced study to help achieve your goals. It combines in-depth analysis, critical thinking, research, and scholarly writing with skill development in advanced teaching techniques and curriculum design. The specialization was developed with input from participants of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group for Information Technology Education (SIGITE).

Residency Requirements: As a doctoral learner you will attend residential colloquia in addition to your online courses. At specific milestones in your program, you will attend three colloquia, each one week in length. See residential colloquia details.

Up to 48 quarter credits may transfer into this program.

ENROLL NOW FOR CLASSES BEGINNING : Program starting soon! COST PER QUARTER: $4,176 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment) TOTAL QUARTER CREDITS: 120 credits ONE WEEK COLLOQUIUM TUITION: $1,395

Core courses:

• TS8004 - IT Research and Practice
• OM8301 - Survey of Research Literature in Information Technology Management Infrastructure - 4 credits
• OM8302 - Survey of Research Literature in Information Technology Planning and Delivery - 4 credits
• OM8303 - IT Technical Foundations - 4 credits
• OM8304 - Information Technology Delivery - 4 credits
• OM8305 - Information Technology Strategy and Management - 4 credits
• TS8306 - Advances in Information Technology - 4 credits
• OM7080 - Statistical Research Techniques - 4 credits
• OM8022 - Survey of Applied Research Methods - 4 credits
• OM8025 - Advanced Qualitative Research - 4 credits OR
• OM8026 - Applied Multivariate Modeling - 4 credits OR
• OM8027 - Survey Research Methodology - 4 credits
• TS8950 - Teaching Practice Seminar in IT Education - 4 credits

Specialization courses:

• TS8951 - Survey of Research Literature in IT Education - 4 credits
• ED851 - Principles of Instructional Design - 4 credits
• ED7700 - Learning Theory and the Educational Process - 4 credits
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  ED8444 - Higher Education Curriculum Development and Teaching - 4 credits OR
• ED8600 - Effective Online Course Design, Delivery, Facilitation, and Assessment - 4 credits
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  ED7211 - Designing Online Instruction - 4 credits

Upon completion of all required course work:

• TS9984 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination I - 4 credits
• TS9985 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination II - 4 credits
• TS9996 - Dissertation Research I - 4 credits
• TS9997 - Dissertation Research II - 4 credits
• TS9998 - Dissertation Research III - 4 credits
• TS9999 - Dissertation Research IV - 4 credits

Eight elective courses:

• Choose any graduate courses.

Review of this specialization is pending in FL and GA. Please contact an enrollment director for additional information regarding this program.

Register now for a course, or call 1-888-227-2736.