Great EdD program at Edith Cowan University

I've been in the Ed.D. program at Edith Cowan University for the greater part of a semester now. The program may be completed entirely externally. As an external student, I am not required to physically attend ECU. I communicate with my mentor/instructor via the phone and e-mail. In this program, I'm required to complete six units (classes) and a doctoral portfolio. The portfolio is made up of two to three small-scale research papers resulting from work the student does in his/her place of employment. As a student, the school requires that I be employed and working in a school environment. I was also assigned a research partner who is also in the Ed.D. program. I'm a community college professor, she's a grade school teacher. She has really been lovely to work with. At the conclusion of my portfolio development, the school will send my work out to be independently reviewed by experts in my field of expertise. The tuition is just right too! I paid about $2,100 (U.S. dollars) in tuition this semester. If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at [email protected]

I LOVE Edith Cowan University's Ed.D. program!

 

Sounds great! Welcome aboard, Orval. I think Tom Nixon did or is doing his doc at ECU; if so, you're in good company.

 

ECU.... One Problem

Take a look at their website. That is enough to quickly turn off any prospective student. They might indeed have a fine distance Ed.D. but there isn't any word of that off the website.

 

It's there...

The information about the Doctor of Education program at ECU is on the website. Apparently you didn't look in the right spot... Not so sure what to think of the "tone" of your reply. I will post additional information later this week. In my enthusiastic response I forgot to state all of the entrance requirements for the Ed.D. program. The entrance requirements are specific and will not apply to everyone who is interested in gaining entry to the program. Best of luck to those who are interested!

 

Re: ECU.... One Problem

Try looking at their "careerfinder" page.
http://www.ecugreatcareers.com
It's there.
Jack

 

In my professional circles, I have only heard very complimentary things about Edith Cowan U.

Tony Pina
Faculty, Cal State U. San Bernardino

 

Re: It's there... (where???)

Well, I searched all over and only after many many clicks did I find anything on that site. If I were a prospective student, I'd be quite frustrated by that site... and would move on to something else. So I guess that is "tone" - heck, a messed up website is "tone" too. Isn't it? I'm just curious.. I'd say, if it was great, open it up for all of us to see! Here it is, so enjoy my search: http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/educ/courses/Eddoc.html

 

Additional information cut and pasted from the ECU website:

Faculty of Community Services, Education and Social Sciences. ECU.edu.au Semester 1, 2002. 15 June 2004. <http://www.ecu.edu.au/ses/educ/courses/Eddoc.html

Doctor of Education
(EdD@ECU)


Knowledge and information skills have now emerged as critical determinants of opportunities and outcomes in contemporary society. These changes are having a profound impact on traditional education providers: universities, education systems/sectors; TAFE colleges and schools.

As nations undertake the transition from an industrial society to a knowledge society, educational leaders are placed under intense pressure. Yet, the transition also provides new career opportunities for those with the right kinds of qualifications and attitude of mind.

The Doctor of Education in the School of Education at Edith Cowan University (EdD@ECU) is a forward looking course with strong orientation towards the development of skills required by education institutions at the cutting edge of educational and social change. The course has an overall aim to prepare EdD students for leadership roles in the knowledge society.

The Doctor of Education is a high status degree and will engage education professionals in the scholarly analysis of contemporary education issues. Where possible students participate in study with like-minded colleagues, expanding their professional network.

Entry Requirements
To qualify for enrolment in the Doctor of Education applicants must have completed a relevant Masters degree or equivalent. Evidence of professional writing skills may also be required.
Edith Cowan University has provision to recognize prior learning for entry into this course, we can in some circumstances recognize non-credentialled learning.

Course Structure
The course will normally require three years of full-time study or its part-time equivalent. However, prior learning can be recognized so that some students may be able to complete the course in less than three years.

The course consists of six, six contact hour, semester-long units. Each unit consists of three hours of tuition and a minimum of three hours supervised inquiry.
A theme of study is chosen early in the course, in consultation with the course coordinator, is revisited each semester, and leads to an examinable portfolio presented in the final unit.










The six units in the Doctor of Education are:

EDU7101 Methods of Investigation
EDU7102 Learning in the Knowledge Society
EDU7103 The Governance of Education Institutions
EDU7104 Education and Globalisation
EDU7105 Curriculum and the Knowledge Society
EDU7106 Constructing the Portfolio

For unit descriptors visit: http://139.230.169.16/newcourses/eddoc

Assessment
Each coursework unit is assessed by the lecturer responsible for the unit. Generally the assessment in these units will involve sustained participation together with the production of quality papers which may ultimately be publishable.

A student must pass all six units to be granted the award.

In the final unit, students have to “put it all together” in the form of a portfolio which will be examined externally. The theme and structure of the portfolio would have been determined in consultation with the course coordinator. The portfolio will make a contribution to professional knowledge in the area of study.

Time Limits
The Doctor of Education requires a minimum of three years full time or five years part time study.

Costs 2003
This is a full fee paying course.
$1700 per semester for Australian students (internal)
$2200 per semester for International and Overseas students (external mode)

Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme
For information about interest-free loans for postgraduate students http://www.hecs.gov.au/pels.htm

Further Information
Contact:
Office of Higher Degrees
Edith Cowan University
2 Bradford Street
Mount Lawley
Phone:61 8 9370.6496
Fax: 61 8 9370.6032
Email: [email protected]

Doctor of Education (EdD)

This course commenced in Semester 1, 2002. The second cohort (10-15 students) will begin Semester 1, 2003.

The EdD is a feepaying course with fees of $2,000 per unit for six units.

Aims

Knowledge and information skills have now emerged as critical determinants of opportunities and outcomes in contemporary society. In all sectors of industry, including the
education sector, workers are being challenged by the shift from industrial to knowledge-based employment. Competitors are overtaking organisations that are unable to
respond and communities and geographic regions that are bypassed by these changes drift to the margins of the knowledge society, with the prospect of grave economic
consequences. Citizens without the information skills face social and economic exclusion.

These changes are having a profound impact on traditional education providers: universities, technical colleges and schools. Until recent times these institutions have been
perceived as the guardians of the Western canon, monopoly providers of credentials, institutions with guaranteed public funding. This scenario has now radically changed.

In every Western country educational institutions now operate under deregulated and competitive regimes that encourage the entry of private providers into the education
market place. New kinds of educational institutions are emerging. Innovation and flexible delivery are encouraged with new forms of teaching and learning emerging. As
nations undertake the transition from an industrial society to a knowledge society, educational leaders are placed under intense pressure. Confusion about the sources of this
pressure, coupled with a shortfall in the skills required to managing information, generates unproductive resistance. Yet, the transition also provides new career opportunities
for those with the right kinds of qualifications and attitude of mind.

The Doctor of Education, in the professionally oriented School of Education at Edith Cowan University, is a forward looking course with a strong orientation towards the
development of skills required by education institutions at the cutting edge of educational and social change. The course has an overall aim to prepare students for leadership
roles in the knowledge society.

Objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate:

1. an understanding of the theoretical bases that underpin the construct of a knowledge society;

2. an understanding of the how markets and globalisation affect educational provision;

3. an understanding of the changing role of government and the changing nature of work and its relationship to education;

4. an understanding theories of learning and communication associated with the application of the new information technologies in traditional and non-traditional education
settings;

5. information collection, analysis and representation skills utilising appropriate technologies;

6. the skills required to synthesise complex bodies of information and represent them in comprehensible formats;

7. the skills required for the application of appropriate evaluation methodologies and models;

8. the skills required to communicate research findings in technical and lay terms.

Course Entry

Entry will require the completion of a relevant Masters degree or equivalent.

Course Duration

The course will normally require three years of full-time study or its part-time equivalent. However, relevant prior learning will be recognised so that some students may be
able to complete the course in less than three years.

The Study Programme

The course consists of six, six contact hour, semester-long units. Each unit will consist of three hours of tuition and a minimum of three hours supervised inquiry. Tutors
will assist students to identify an overall theme of study. This theme is to be chosen early in the course in consultation with the tutor and course co-ordinator and will lead to
an examinable portfolio to be constructed and presented in the final unit.

The six units in the Doctor of Education (EdD) are:

EDU 7101 Methods of Investigation

EDU 7102 Learning in the Knowledge Society

EDU 7103 The Governance of Education Institutions

EDU 7104 Education and the Global Economy

EDU 7105 Curriculum and the Knowledge Society

EDU 7106 Constructing the Portfolio

 

Doctor of Education Entrance Requirements at ECU

The prospective student must be proficient in English.

The prospective student must submit evidence of professional writing (6,000 - 10,000 words). This can take the form of previous academic writing at the postgraduate level, professional journal publications, textbooks, or an examined master's thesis.

A masters degree in education or a related field. Other master's degrees can be considered but must relate to the field of education.

Evidence of professional involvement in an educational setting may be used to enhance an application for admission. Bridging units at the Master’s level may be required for students not meeting relevant educational study criteria.

Because the doctoral portfolio requirement must address a major component or aspect of education, the prospective student must be involved with an education institution where he/she will conduct research.

Students are expected to enter and exit the program with the same group of people they started with. In other words, the program is cohort-based. Students take courses and work on coursework projects collaboratively. Students work on the doctoral portfolio independently.

 

Wrong Tom. Tom Head, my sometime writing partner, is doing his PhD at Edith Cowan. Different sort of system, though. No classes and dissertation only.




Tom Nixon

 

Re: Doctor of Education Entrance Requirements at ECU

Orval, thanks for the email. Now, I think their website is horrible; HOWEVER, they got back to me within hours with information on the program. I had given up on a doctorate... until I saw this. I wouldn't do it for the tiny $1800 raise it would give me, but it sounds like FUN. And, it isn't that expensive. So... THANKS!!!!