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Doctor of Education (Three-year Full-time & Four-year Part-time)

Programme Director: Dr Marina W Y Wong

This is a taught postgraduate programme leading to the award of the degree of Doctor of Education (EdD). The programme aims to enable professionals in the field of education or related disciplines to contribute to their professional practices from an informed and robust research perspective.

The aims of the programme are:

1. To demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of their chosen focus area in education or related disciplines; 2. To comprehend current research paradigms and the nature of research enquiry in education or related disciplines; 3. To critically evaluate research and practice in their own professional area; 4. To conduct independent research of an original and robust nature; and 5. To contribute to the development of knowledge and practice in their area of professional endeavour.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I) Core Courses 15 units II) Advanced Content Courses 6 units III) Elective Course 3 units IV) Thesis 42 units     ───────     66 units

Requirements

For graduation, students must complete a total of 66 units and satisfy the requirements of the thesis within the specified duration of the programme and obtain:

1. Grade C- or above in all courses; and 2. A cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher

Students who, for whatever reasons, are leaving the Programme and have satisfied all the coursework requirements and completed at least 27 units with an overall GPA of 2.5 or above and Grade C- or above in all courses, are eligible to be awarded a Master of Education degree as an interim award.

I. Core Courses 15 units   EDUC 7520 Research Methods in Education 3 units   EDUC 7610 Data Analysis for Education 3 units   Either         EDUD 7010 Advanced Applications of Qualitative Methods )     Or   ) 3 units   EDUD 7020 Advanced Applications of Quantitative Methods )     EDUD 7030 Development of Research Proposal & Thesis 3 units   EDUD 7040 Colloquium on Reflective Practice in Education 3 units           II. Advanced Content Courses 6 units   Pedagogy, Curriculum and Assessment     EDUD 7050 Issues & Research in Mathematics Education 3 units   EDUD 7060 Critical Issues in English Language Assessment 3 units   EDUD 7070 Emerging Issues & Research in Technology in Education 3 units   EDUD 7080 Curriculum Development for the 21st Century: Global Perspectives 3 units   Educational Administration, Leadership & Policy     EDUD 7090 Language Policy in the Global Age 3 units   EDUD 7100 Educational Leadership & Administration: A Global Perspective 3 units   EDUD 7110 Education System & Policy: A Comparative Perspective 3 units   EDUD 7120 Communication & Marketing in Education 3 units   Child & Adolescent Development     EDUD 7130 Issues in Child & Adolescent Development Research 3 units   EDUD 7140 Promoting Child & Adolescent Development in School Settings 3 units   EDUD 7150 Advanced Study of the Moral Development of Children 3 units   EDUD 7160 Psychology of Human Relationships: Theory, Research, & Issues 3 units   EDUD 7170 Leisure Education & Youth Development 3 units           III. Elective Course 3 units   Students are required to choose the elective course either from the list of advanced content courses, advanced research method courses or courses offered in other taught postgraduate programmes.           IV. Thesis     42 units   EDUD 7181-2 Doctor of Education Thesis I & II 42 units         ──────         66 units

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