Revised 12/13/11
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction
with an emphasis in
Educational Computing, Design & Online Learning (ECDOL)

The credits required for each category or coursework are the minimum number of credits.
Doctoral students are encouraged to take what courses they need to in order to become expert in their field.

ALSO PLEASE NOTE:
"Up to 30 hours of coursework may be accepted from a MS program and applied to PhD program with an approval of the student’s supervisory committee. The nature of the courses and the length of time since MS program completion will be considered in accepting coursework."

*Online research courses from other universities: It may be helpful to you as you design your doctoral program to take research courses that are offered closer to you or online. One place you may find such courses is the University of Nebraska: http://extended.unl.edu/gradprograms/catalog.shtml. Remember that you may transfer into your KSU program about nine hours (three courses), and these should be first approved by your advisor.

 
 
Category Course Number When
completed?
  √ Prerequisites/deficiencies (not to be counted as part of 30 hrs post-masters coursework)
 
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EDCI 718 Learning Technologies (must be taken before EDCI 887/888) __________
 
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EDCI 803 Curriculum Development __________
 
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EDCEP 816 *Research Methods & Treatment of Data __________
12 cr
Research Requirements (C&I)   
 
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EDCEP 817 Statistical Methods in Education or 817/917 equivalent course sequence from WSU year 1
 
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EDADL 838 *Qualitative Research in Education or Qualititative Research in Education (UNL) year 1 or 2
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Advanced Quantitative Research Options
Experimental Design (EDCEP 917), Survey Methods (UNL), Mixed Methods (UNL)
year 2 or 3
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Advanced Qualitative Research Options
*Adv Sem/Qualitative Research in Education (EDADL 986) or Advanced Qualitative Research in Education (UNL), Action Research in Education (EDCI 760)
year 3
16-17 cr
ECDOL Courses and supporting coursework* (more ECDOL electives are available in the MS program)
 
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EDCI 887 Proseminar I semester 1
 
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EDCI 888 Proseminar II semester 2
 
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A cognition course:

EDCEP 829 Learning Principles OR

EDCEP 912 Psychological Bases of Educational Thought and Practice
year 1 or 2
 
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A foundations course:

Several seminars may meet this requirement. One such seminar is offered during Fall:

EDCI886 Sem/Philos In Educ or EDCI 886 Sem/Hist of Education

year 2
 
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An elective (with advisor's approval) ____________________________  
 
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Preliminary Exam
 
 
No course work required. This exam can be taken 2/3 through coursework. Most take it in the summer after all coursework is completed. It takes roughly 3-5 months to prepare for this exam given by all committee members. Once the Preliminary Examination has been passed, then the student becomes a Candidate and is allowed to develop a dissertation proposal and take Dissertation hours.  
 
30 cr
Dissertation Research
 
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EDCI 999

Doctoral Research (30 cr., offered every semester). Candidates must be enrolled in at least one hour each fall/spring semester until the completion of the Dissertation. Dissertation hours are not required in the summer.

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*Courses that count toward ECDOL specialization
(in addition to any ECDOL courses)
Courses that complement the Ph.D. program in your field (Engineering, Veterinary Medicine, Horticulture, Journalism, etc.), chosen with the advice of Dr. Talab
CIS (Computer & Information Sciences) course
EDSP 778 Technology for Special Education
Transition points
(Full-time students are expected to finish in 7 or 8 semesters and all students must complete COE online surveys sent to them while in the program)
___ Proseminar I and II completed Year 1
___ Program of Study filed (after at least 6 courses completed) Year 1-2
___ Two-thirds or more coursework completed Year 2-3
___ Preliminary Examinations taken and passed Year 2-3
___ Dissertation proposal written and approved by committee Year 3  
___ Dissertation research completed, dissertation written, defended Year 3-4