Nova Southeastern- Conflict Analysis Ph.D.

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  1. TL007

    TL007 New Member

    Anyone lurking about with recent experience in NSU's Ph.D. program in Conflict Analysis & Resolution? There were some previous threads relating problems with disorganized class delivery and limited support from faculty. Anyone care to comment on improvements?

    The curriculum appears sound and they have faculty with extensive scholarly publication. It looks as though the hybrid portion of the program may be a bit of an after thought.
     
  2. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    Sullivan University will be offering a PhD program in this area in 2009. The program will be available online.
     
  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

  4. makana793

    makana793 New Member

    Dr. Pina, keep up posted on this program. I'm curious myself, particularly about the cost and any residencies attached.
     
  5. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    At this point, I'm not exactly sure about the cost, but the coursework will be available online. The residency would be more like a conference (rather than coming to campus to attend classes), where students will establish professional networks, meet with dissertation committee members and participate in presentations with leaders in the field.

    Preparation of the dissertation will be integrated within (and supported by) the coursework (which will help prevent ABDs) and, for those who plan to become faculty, there will be elective courses in instructional design and teaching methods (something woefully lacking in most doctoral programs).
     
  6. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

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    Really? Interesting. Sullivan is talked about a bit in my circles because of their extensive hospitality/culinary offerings. They are 1 of only 2 colleges (I think) that will take your 2 year culinary/hospitality degree as a "block" toward an online bachelor degree- in fact they require it as a prereq. They are pushing a lot of programs online, it looks like since my husband and I last checked them out, that they have added even more online options. They seem to be growing pretty quickly.
     
  7. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    While running the risk of being seen as a shill for my own institution, I have to say that I am proud of the fact that Sullivan was the only culinary school selected to be the official caterers for the U.S. Olympic Team in Beijing. The B.S. in culinary management is available fully online. One of the difficulties is that this degree requires a culinary-related assoicates degree and Sullivan does not offer one online (so we had to get our students either from our face-to-face programs or from other schools). In 2009, Sullivan will offer an A.S. degree in beverage management, which will be our first online culinary-related program.

    Currently 18 of our 40 degree programs are available online and at least four new online programs are under development (including the conflict management Ph.D.) so, yes, we are definitely in growth mode.
     
  8. makana793

    makana793 New Member

    Awesome Dr. Pina! It's good to hear positive news in light of our present economic situation. I'll keep checking in from time to time on the development of the Ph.D in Conflict Resolution Program. It might be worth looking into. Thank you very much doc.
     
  9. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

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    Yes, I know your school well. I think the AS in beverage management online will be really nice. That's an area that isn't supported right now. Without being Debby downer- I would say that it would be really really nice if there were business transfer courses included in that curriculum so that when the grads want to go on for their BS restaurant management degrees they are not faced with 4 more years. (sorry, it's my soap box)
     
  10. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    The online A.S. in beverage management (and the on-campus hospitality/culinary degrees) and the B.S. in hospitailty mangement are articulated with each other into a 2+2 program. The students graduating with the A.S. are admitted as juniors into the B.S. program, so they can complete the bachelors in two (rather than four) years.
     
  11. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

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    Yes, but you know what I'm going to say... that plan only works if they enroll at your school for another degree :) So, judging by your answer, I'm guessing there are no business transfer courses.

    If that student tried to go anywhere else for a bachelor's degree, the best case scenario would be .5 + 3.5 which = >6 years of full time education for a bachelor's degree in business... sigh

    Again, it's nothing personal against you or your university, it's a pet peeve of mine and it's an industry-wide issue. These kinds of programs just take advantage of the student who thinks he is really making a good targeted choice for his future to boost his income. The worst part, is that the student population these programs serve are low paid individuals who will not significantly improve their income, and will likely only take 3-6 credits per semester since the business requires their presence on the job >40 per week. No CLEPs for applied tech classes either. It's just sooooo wrong.

    Anthony, you have helped me with important personal decisions twice (thank you!), and I think you are awesome- so, I'm sorry you are the recipient of my rantings on this issue. Someday I'll be in a position to fix the problem, until then I just whine to anyone who will listen. LOL.
     
  12. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    Hi Jennifer,

    Actually a large chunk of the B.S. program consists of business, economics and math courses that could be taken anywhere and transferred into the program. There are also elective concentrations (marketing, management, hospitality, human resource leadership) that could be taken elsewhere. SACS requires that a minimum of 25% of the courses must be taken at Sullivan, but if your associates coursework matched the lower division (100-200 level) courses required for the B.S., it would be entirely possible for someone to complete the remainder of the degree in two years.

    I can't imagine a scenario where someone with an associates degree related to culinary, hospitality or business would need to start this B.S. degree at the beginning.
     
  13. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

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    Hmmm... I don't think I explained myself well. My argument isn't that your BS students (or any associate degree holders) would have any delay at completing their BS at Sullivan, my argument is that they can only efficiently go into a BS degree at Sullivan. To take the 2 year AS Beverage Management into Your State University won't be 2 years, it will be 3.5 or more.

    My program is guilty of this in a more severe way. We offer a 3 year AAS culinary degree that has 12 general education credits- none - none- none of my students have ever understood the implications of that if they were to go on for a bachelor degree- which I encourage. I know they don't know, because I talk about this with them a lot. (Yeah, I missed the employee of the month by *that* much.)

    If you ask hospitality/culinary students what they want to do with their degree, there is a very strong representation of students who want to eventually own their own business. I think we are missing the mark by giving them a terminal associate degree, no business training and no way to get it. (7 out of 10 restaurants will fail in the first year)
     
  14. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    I see what you mean and your point is well-taken. It is true that most career-based associate degree programs are not designed to articluate well into bachelors degree programs at other institutions (due primarily to reduced general education requirements). Most culinary degrees would fall into this category. Associate degrees in nursing would usually be an exception, since many A.S.-to-B.S.N. program exist.

    The transferability problem is why most community colleges tend to offer an associate of arts degree based on the lower division general education requirements of universities with which they have articulation agreements. When I worked for a California Community College, we had A.S. degrees in career areas and A.A. degrees based on the gen ed requirements for the California State University and University of California systems. A student with an A.S. could still transfer to a four-year, but would have to take more gen ed courses at the unviersity.

    Sullivan uses a "stair-step" approach for many of its programs that includes a 9-12 month certificate program that can be articluated into an A.S. program that can be articulated into a B.S. (and, in some cases, an M.S.) program. It is, most deinfitely, designed for maximum advantage and articulation to students who decide to remain with us for future degrees. Of course, this is not unique to my institution. Most universities have good articulation between different degree levels within the same discipline.
     
  15. jayncali73

    jayncali73 New Member

    Hi Dr. Pina:

    I don't want to put you on the spot but can you give us any update on when/if this program is going to come to fruition at Sullivan? I am scheduled to start the MS in Conflict Management on June 29th and am looking at what my next step will be after I complete the program.

    Thanks!
     
  16. Anthony Pina

    Anthony Pina Active Member

    I know that our Provost and V.P. have been in meetings with SACS regarding our moving from Level 5 to Level 6 status, which would allow us to offer more than three doctoral programs. The curriculum plan for the program has already been done and the courses are in the process of being developed, but I do not know when we will be authorized to offer the program. I'll need to chat with our senior administration to see if there is any news.
     
  17. Ike

    Ike New Member

    I received my PhD from Nova Southeastern University. However, I studied Computer Information Systems. I don’t know much about the Conflict Resolution program. Although the thread has evidently drifted, I still hope that someone will pop in and answer your question.

    Thanks.
     
  18. LadyExecutive

    LadyExecutive Member

    Nsu's phd/conflict resolution

    I spent (wasted) an entire semester in NSU's Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis & Resolution program and didn’t like it for a number of reasons. In addition to being too costly, the whole NSU episode truthfully - left a 'bad taste in my mouth', in addition to a deep hole in my purse.
     

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