Any opinions on this programme?

Tom Dunne

I am looking to keep the grey matter engaged and came across this. It's a part-time doctorate in education.

It certainly looks interesting. Anyone know anyone doing it? Or have any opinions on it? Or, do you know of any other programmes in a similar vein?

Gandalf23

Hmmm... looks interesting all right. I'll ask some people what they think and post back.

Hitchhiker's Guide to...

does look interesting, and the fees are very affordable.

problem is that; is it really a doctorate? doesn't seem to have the weight of a normal doctorate. it is only 50,000 words thesis. would be a bit worried that it wouldn't carry the full weight of a normal phd - a bit like the DBA. although it would be great from the pov of being the director of a department given the pedagological training.

Tom Dunne

Roundtower2 wrote:

doesn't seem to have the weight of a normal doctorate. it is only 50,000 words thesis. would be a bit worried that it wouldn't carry the full weight of a normal phd

I reckon it is due to the fact it is a taught doctorate. There are several (six, I think) written assignments - perhaps that accounts for it? What is the norm for a PhD thesis?

Roundtower2 wrote:

- a bit like the DBA

What's the DBA?

Tom Dunne

Bump.

Interested in getting opinions on this - the thread seems to have got lost over the Christmas.

dingding

Bump.

I would be interested in hearing more about this.

Tom Dunne

Continuing my investigations, I have discovered TCD do a practically identical Doctorate - details here.

Nobody seems to know anything about either, though.

dingding

http://www.uea.ac.uk/edu/edd.html

http://prospectus.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course.php?CourseID=1018

http://prospectus.leedsmet.ac.uk/main/detail.htm?&p=32&course_id=2794&attendance=2

http://www.tcd.ie/Education/DEd.htm

http://www.spd.dcu.ie/main/courses/e_dd.shtml

These are also in a similar vein. Might be worth looking at also.

Cheers

dingding

I found out a bit more info.

http://www.spd.dcu.ie/main/courses/e_dd.shtml

This one will be advertised in June and start next January.

http://www.tcd.ie/Education/DEd.htm

TCD one has a closing date in the next couple of weeks for a start next academic year.

And the Sheffield course in the original link is starting Sept 12 months (must start every 2 years only.

Currently very interested in the dcu one but I will have to carry out further enquiries.

Tom Dunne

As did I.

We had a mini-seminar at work the other day where PhD holders gave us a talk on what was involved in completing such a program. The general feeling was that there was a certain amount snobbery against these types of doctorates, but that this snobbery would reduce in time.

They are apparently a type of professional doctorates, though they are still classed as a ten on the academic scale - equivalent to a PhD. More on wiki.

I notice the one in Drumcondra is more geared to the primary sector, though, that would put me off it. An acquiantance knows someone he works with who is doing one - I will post here when I get talking to him.

dingding

Looking forward to your update on that. I think the Trinity one needs 60% for each of the taught modules. You could be stopped from progression to dissertation stage. Also you need a well docummented proposal for research.

I will email dcu over the next couple of days and see if I find out more.