University of the Cumberlands Online PhD in Information Technology

Congrats on victory! The grade situation is interesting, but glad everything worked out for you in the end!

Out of curiosity, did they make you align to the new template that came out last month? I was about to send my Chapters 1-4 for review but have had to re-align with the new template (which had significant changes). Not to mention that my dissertation looks like a worthless hot steaming pile that absolutely nobody will ever care to read and now I don't even want to bother submitting it, but that's beside the point.

 

Wait, What !!!

What are the major changes

 

I used the same template I started using in 736 in the Summer of 2023. They made substantial changes to the template prior to me starting with the template in use in the Summer of 2023. I did not know they changed it again, less than a year later.

 

At least for quan, significant portions of Chapters 3 and 4 (especially Chapter 4) got moved into Chapter 5. Definitely encourage you to download the new template off the Doctoral Research site and compare those chapters in particular.

 

I reached out to my chair yesterday. His reply was, "When you have a chance, migrate your content to the new one. " So, thanks for the heads up.

 

No problem at all. I groaned a little when migrating but I find the new format to make much more sense than the old one, so everything at least flows much more properly now.

 

Thanks for this example.
Keep us updated about the Youtube channel videos. I'm sure that will be a nice supporting addition to prospective students, me included!

 

Looks like we now have a new program director. I wonder what, if any, effects this will have.

 

Are you only allowed to take one class at a time during the research and dissertation phase? I just registered DSRT 734 for fall 2024, and I am nervous.

• DSRT 734 - Inferential Statistics in Decision-making
• DSRT 736 - Dissertation Seminar
• DSRT 837 - Professional Writing and Proposal Development
• DSRT 839 - Advanced Research Methods
• DSRT 850 - Qualitative Research Methods
• DSRT 930 - Dissertation
• DSRT 931 - Dissertation *
• DSRT 834 - Advanced Statistical Applications

 

You must take DSRT 930 and DSRT 931 by themselves. All other DSRT courses can be paired with other courses: https://www.degreeinfo.com/index.php?threads/university-of-the-cumberlands-online-phd-in-information-technology.51422/page-26#post-600635

 

Wingshot's correct. You can take other courses all the way up to DSRT-839. Keep in mind that 839 is absolute brutality in comparison to any other course. I cannot overstate how difficult 839 is.

Also note the sequence of the courses taken. I believe everything pre-736 can be taken in any order, but the final four courses much be taken sequentially in this order: DSRT-736, DSRT-839, DSRT-930, and DSRT-931. That means your actual dissertation takes a minimum of four semesters.

 

My Chapters 1-4 just got sent to QC1.

 

I think I want to take one class at a time; it does not matter whether it is a 16 or 8-week course. In this case, I have time to breathe while accommodating my busy lifestyle.

 

QC puts you through the wringer for those wondering.

 

It seems the University of the Cumberlands does not allow to have a year gap anymore. I withdraw my classes in Fall 2024, I was told that I must return to Spring 2025 otherwise I have to reapply to the program. I thought you are allow to take up to a year break.

 

I had also heard of this one year gap. Surprising. I'll need to see when I need to re-register.

 

Yeah, you might check. If you are not allowed to register...it means you need to reapply.

 

If you reapply, does that mean you have to start over again, taking courses you'd already finished?

 

DSRT-931 has started. While I was very hopeful I'd be done this year, I had more than my fair share of real-life setbacks in 930 that have raised the possibility of a delay. I've even thought of just giving up entirely, but I'm staying in it. I can't stress enough how important a support network of some kind, even if it's just one person, is. The mental toll this process can take when coupled with the uncertainties of real-life is crazy.

Also, QC is brutal when you can't focus 100%, and the more QC checks you go through, the more delayed everything is.

Anyways, hoping to finish getting through QC in time to defend by the end of the year. I just want to get this done. When it's all done, I'm throwing my dissertation into the trash and moving on with life. If anyone ever asks about my dissertation, my response will be "I've moved on from my inconsequential school project and I don't talk about it."

 

Just registered for another course. I registered for ITS 535 - System Analysis and Design for the second bi-term in October.

Completed:

• ITS 831 - Information Technology's Importance in Strategic Planning
• ITS 832 - Information Technology in a Global Economy
• ITS 834 - Emerging Threats and Countermeasures
• ITS 835 - Enterprise Risk Management
• ITS 833 - Information Governance
• ITS 836 - Data Science & Big Data Analytics

Upcoming:

• ITS 535 - System Analysis and Design

To Do (Content Specialty Area):

• ITS 532 - Cloud Computing (need to retake, ran out of time)
• ITS 631 - Operational Excellence
• ITS 632 - Introduction to Data Mining
• ITS 630 - Organizational Leadership and Decision Making
• ITS 536 - Human Computer Interaction and Usability
• ITS 535 - System Analysis and Design
• DSRT 837 - Professional Writing and Proposal Development
• DSRT 734 - Inferential Statistics
• DSRT736 - Dissertation Seminar
• DSRT839 - Advanced Research Methods
• DSRT930 - Dissertation
• DSRT931 - Dissertation