Initials for Doctor of Information Technology

Hi

Are the correct initials for the above a DSc or DS?

If one has one, can 'Dr' been used in front of the name, or does that apply only to PhD?

Regards

 

What's the school? Initials for degrees will vary by school.

Yes, if you have such a doctorate, you are Dr So-and-So. Good taste will dictate when you use the title, but you are certainly as entitled (sorry) as the holder of a PhD or DA or ThD or DMus or whatever.

 

If a person were to earn a Doctor of Information Technology then the abbreviation would be DIT or maybe ITD.

If he earned a Doctor of Science with a concentration in Information Technology then he'd have a DSc or ScD.

If he earned a Doctor of Philosophy with a specialization in Information Technology then he'd have a PhD or PhilD.

I guess it would be possible to earn a Doctor of Arts in Information Technology in which case you'd have a DA.

If you have an earned doctorate then it is proper for you to be referred to as "Dr." -- it is generally considered pretentious to refer to yourself as "Dr." in a social setting unless you are an MD.

It would be proper to write "Dear Dr. Smith" and to sign with "John Smith, DSc"

 

As has been said, your school should know how to properly us the initials.

Of course you can be called "Dr.". As Janko has said, good taste, etc will dictate. If you are in a setting where everyone is referred to as Mr., Ms, Col, or Mrs. then you should be referred to as "Dr.". If everyone is referred to as Fred, Guillermo, Chuy, or Josefina and you are insisting on being called "Dr.", then you look at little pompous.

As an aside, I knew an EdD that insisted on being called "Dr." even with other parents (kid's highschool organization). That was a little overboard. Also, I think Steve Levicoff, PhD mentioned once that when his medical doctor referred to him as "Steve" he felt free to call him by his first name.


North

 

The chair of our IT department has a Dsc from George Washington in something technical, not sure on the exact major.

 

For what it is worth here is the list of doctorates equivalent to the PhD from the US Dept of Ed/National Science Foundation. It lists abbreviations. There is a "DIT" (Doctor of Industrial Technology). Does not mean that yours could not also be a DIT.
Interestingly, it lists the Doctor of Ministry abbreviation as DMin or DM. I have never seen it abbreviated as DM.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-research-doctorate.html

North

 

I'd suggest using whatever abbreviation your school uses. If I remember correctly, I've seen this degree abbreviated as both DIT and DInf.

 

Several Australian schools offer this degree and abreviate it as DIT.

 

Re: Re: Initials for Doctor of Information Technology

DIT will likely not be adopted as a title of respect in Vietnam.

 

Yeah.

Or this? "Lost another loan to DITech."

 

Uncle Janko: "Yeah.

Or this? "Lost another loan to DITech."



Cehi: This, makes me laugh. I am looking forward to more laughter all day. Thank you, Uncle Janko.