The Ph.D. in Technology Management at Indiana State & Consortium

http://www.indstate.edu/distance/technology-phd.html

Has anyone on this board tried this program? If so, what are some thoughts, experiences, etc. that you can share?

basrsu

 

I looked at the program and talked to a few people who were in the program as well as some of the faculty. The program is structured very well and, in my opinion, is a model for other schools to build DL doctorate programs.

The only negative for me was the specializations...none of which interested me. The school did say that if they had enough interest in other specializations, they may add more....but as of last year they had no plans to do so.

 

Technical Management

I took my undergraduate degree at ISU and I was happy with the quality. I was able to complete many online and satellite delivered classes. The ISU program takes full advantage of the IHET system and uses technology to provide quality education. The PhD program and the university is growing rapidly.

 

I wish ISU would expand this type of doctoral program into other fields as well. Four of the five consortium members (Indiana State, Bowling Green State, Central Missouri, and East Carolina) offer undergraduate and graduate-level CJ or Criminology degree programs. If they were to get together and create a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice or Criminology program and run it similar to how the Technology Management doctoral program is set up I have no doubt that it would be successful.

Oh well, Indiana State recently added an M.P.A. to their distance degree offerings so maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised someday!

abnrgr275

 

Which specialization are you thinking of choosing for your D.Sc. at Dakota State?

 

I've chosen the specialization that they call "Decision Support, Knowledge and Data Management".

 

Thanks, that specialization was the one that looked the most interesting when I looked at their web site.

What is the estimated cost for the D.Sc. at Dakota State? What are the residency requirements?

 

Cost is ~$270 per hour (I think...it may be a few bucks higher). As of right now, there are no residency requirements but they are looking at ways to add some residencies to the program. I do believe there is a 1 weekend a month residency requirement for a few of the courses in the security specialization.

 

The program requires 88 semester credit hours (27 credit hours which may be waived for students with an MSIS degree). If they accept my MSCS the cost would be $270 * 61 semester credit hours = $16,470 (12,046 in euros). That is pretty affordable.

Any reason you choose Dakota State over Nova Southeastern University?

 

Cost was a big reason for choosing Dakota State but also the Nova residency requirements, which would have required much more travel to campus than I could do.

 

It looks like a really great program. Is it acceptable to use the abbreviations D.Sc. and Ph.D. interchangeably?

 

Is this insulting to Ph.D. graduates?

 

Only if they are actively seeking a way to feel insulted.

 

I don't think it is acceptable either. The degrees are equivalent, but not in name.

 

No. One is Doctor of Science and the other is Doctor of Philosophy.

 

Most people understand what a Ph.D. means. Some people such as potential employers, family members, bosses, co-workers, etc. might not understand what a D.Sc. means. When explaining a D.Sc. to them it might help to use Ph.D. as a reference even they are not the same degree

 

I don't see any problem with using the PhD as a way to describe a DSc (e.g., the DSc is just like a PhD) but I wouldn't use PhD on a resume instead of DSc.

 

My wife tells people I am working on a PhD even though this is not technically correct. When I hear her say it I cringe, but I know she does it because she does not want to get into an explanation of the DSc.