PhD in Info Technology? Any PhD's out there?

I wanted advice on a PhD in the computer field. I hate programming and instead like networking and operating systems. I have many Microsoft, Cisco, and CompTIA certifications and want to excel in the teaching field. Specifically I want to become a full time faculty at a University but it requires a PhD to be successful. I currently have an MBA and 21 additional credits in computer science.

Where do I start?

What makes a good PhD school?

Is an online PhD bad?

Thanks for any advice.

 

The Ph.D. in Technology Management with a specialization in Digital Communication Systems offered by Indiana State (and other universities, in a consortium) might be a good fit for you. That link takes you to the page describing this specialization, but it has links to general information and a FAQ.

There are many other programs that could be along the lines of what you're looking for, but this is one might be a good starting point in your search. You might want to check http://distance.gradschools.com/, but be careful since they list unaccredited schools along with the legitimate ones. Due to your interests, you should probably look for programs in technology or information systems. I'm not really qualified to answer your other questions, but hopefully someone else will chime in.

 

You may want to try the PhD in IS from Charlest Sturt or the DBA in IS from USQ.

What makes a good PhD school? If I were you, I would do a search and find out how many PhDs from the prospect school are teaching at the university level.

Is an online PhD bad? In fact, any PhD will require 80% of independet work, so if it is DL or not, I don't think it would make a difference, for your reference, most of the PhDs in Australia or UK would fit the DL designation since you will have to work independently with little course work.

 

PhD in IT

NSU (www.scis.nova.edu) has a pretty good and fairly well-regarded program.

Several options, RA, and well-known.

borisdarling

 

NSU doctoral programs from the School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS) offers computer related Ph.D.'s in several areas both is residence and through their short residency program. They include Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Science (for librarian types), and Educational Technology (Ph.D. or Ed.D.).

http://www.nova.edu

John