Revised 6/24/10
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. The basic course work includes up to 30 hours from a master's degree, a minimum of 30 hours of coursework for the Ph.D. and 30 dissertation hours.

Some coursework may be transferred from other universities with advisor approval, as long as they are taken from approved colleges or universities.

Sixty percent or more of doctoral coursework must be 800 and above (not counting dissertation hours).

Taking courses from other universities*: It may be helpful to you as you design your doctoral program to locate some 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 only 10 hours, and these should be first approved by your advisor. The survey research course is no longer available from KSU. It should be taken from the University of Nebraska.

 
 
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 Should be completed before entering EDCI 887/888 sequence
 
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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 (can also be taken at University of Nebraska Lincoln) year 1
 
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EDADL 838 or other approved course that is similar Qualitative Research in Education or Mixed Methods (either can be taken as a University of Nebraska distance course) (does not need to be taken after 817) year 1 or 2
  EDCI 917 or other approved course that is similar Experimental Design (or University of Nebraska distance course) must be taken after 817 (can be optional, but SPSS is learned in this course) year 2 or 3
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EDADL 986 or other approved course that is similar
Adv Sem/Qualitative Research in Education (or University of Nebraska distance course) (can be optional, but a dissertation proposal is developed in this course)
year 2-3 (often taken while readying for Preliminary Examination)
Other research courses as recommended - depending on the kind of research you plan to do___

EDCI 886

University of Nebraska distance courses or Wichita State University f2f courses



Seminar courses include Narrative Inquiry (Kim) (fall), Ethnographic Research and Scholarship (Murry)(fall)

*Survey or Mixed Methods Research (University of Nebraska distance course)

 

year 2-3
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

EDCEP 715 Principles of Assessment

year 1 or 2
 
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Research courses

The bulk of courses taken for the Ph.D. will come from research courses.

year 1 or 2
 
Preliiminary Examination
 
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    year 1 or 2
 
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_____________ ____________________________  
 
30 cr
Doctoral Research   

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EDCI 999 Doctoral Research (30 cr., offered every semester)

year 2, 1-3 hours may be taken each semester after EDCI 888 until final defense (total of 30 hours).

*Courses that will count toward ECDOL specialization
(in addition to any ECDOL courses)
Mass Communications (audio/video/multimedia)
Art 820 Graphic Design/Visual Communication
CIS (Computer & Information Sciences) course
EDADL 885 Technology Leadership for Administrators
Other courses as determined appropriate
Transition points
(Full-time students are expected to finish in 7 or 8 semesters)
___ Proseminar I and II completed Year 1
___ Program of Study filed (after at least 6 courses completed) Year 2
___ Preliminary Examination taken (after at least 60% of coursework has been completed) Year 2-3
___ All coursework completed Year 3
___ Dissertation proposal written and approved by committee Years 3-4 
___ Dissertation research completed, dissertation written, defended Year 4