E9Z Professional Doctorate in Education – Launceston as at 14th May, 2002
Professional Doctorate in Education – Launceston
Abbreviation: EdD
Course code: E9Z
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6324 3396
Introductory comments
The Professional Doctorate in Education will normally be three years full time or five years
part time. The maximum periods of candidature will normally be four years full time or
eight years part time.
In appropriate circumstances, and following recommendations by the candidate’s
supervisor, the EdD Program Committee may consider an application for extension of the
time by which the dissertation must be submitted. This extension will normally be no
longer than one year.
It will be possible for candidates to complete the coursework components as full-time
candidates in four semesters, and then complete the EdD dissertation as part-time
candidates. This will be particularly attractive to interstate and overseas students.
Delivery modes will include an appropriate mix of weekend schools, block release
periods, summer schools and winter schools to meet the 45 contact hour requirements per
unit per semester.
Admission & prerequisites
Normally, applicants may be considered eligible for admission to the award if they have
been admitted to an appropriate master degree by research or course work offered by the
University of Tasmania, or a degree deemed to be equivalent.
A coursework master or master with honours degree in education will be accepted as
eligible for admission providing applicants have completed successfully at least one
research methodology unit at master degree level and can demonstrate, through
documented evidence and by interview, a commitment and potential capacity to meet the
research requirements of the program.
Applicants who possess such other qualifications and professional experience deemed by
the EdD Program Committee to provide a preparation for study equivalent to that
indicated above may be accepted into the award.
In addition, applicants normally will be required to possess at least two years of
appropriate professional experience.
Course objectives
The EdD will serve the needs of professionals in the field of education who wish to
undertake doctoral level study so as to improve the quality of their services as educators
and leaders, and to expand their theoretical understanding of educational practice.
The course will provide predominantly course based study at the doctoral level. The focus
will be on the systematic review of educational research in relevant areas of professional
practice and the improvement of professional practice in education. The course includes
an original research component accounting for one-third of the program.
This professional doctorate will be distinguished from other similar courses by:
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(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
targeted assignments within generic areas to help candidates pursue their own
interests;
the extensive use of practical and problem based learning;
a direct relationship with the leading research programs of the Education Faculty;
and
flexible delivery modes attractive to part-time, full-time and overseas students.
Career outcomes
The course is designed for mid-career educators who wish to prepare for a major
leadership role in the field of education. Successful completion of the doctorate provides
graduates with a substantial theoretical and practical background that should enhance
promotional opportunities within the educational arena.
Course structure
The program will have two stages. Stage 1 will require satisfactory completion of eight
approved units in Education of semester (or equivalent) length and a comprehensive
examination. The units are:
1
2
The Political Economy of Education in International Perspective
Learning and Development: Practices and Theories
3
Intellectual Foundations of Education
4
Research Methods
5
Curriculum and Assessment
6
Governance and Leadership
7
Teaching and Assessment
8
Educational Policy and Professional Practice
The eight coursework units encompass the principal foundational and applied areas of
professional practice in education. They are simultaneously the basis for understanding
and appraising critically the present educational processes and practices and developing
informed and effective reforms.
Stage 2 will require a research project in an applied area of education, the defence of a
research proposal, and the preparation of a dissertation consisting of approximately 40,000
words.
The program structure is contained in Schedule A. Part-time study as well as full-time
study are options. The detailed content of the units is provided in the appropriate section
of this handbook.
Candidates wishing to pursue specialised study in particular areas of the National
Curriculum will have an opportunity to do so within the various units.
The distribution of assignment totals yields a 67:33 ratio for coursework to research
dissertation.
Students may be permitted to take an elective unit which will substitute for one of the
following units: Curriculum and Assessment, Teaching and Assessment, School
Governance and Leadership, or Educational Policy and Professional Practice. Substitute
units may be selected from master degree programs across the University, subject to the
approval of the EdD Program Committee.
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Articulation
On the grounds of demonstrated equivalence to a prescribed unit(s), and on the
recommendation of a unit coordinator(s), an applicant may be granted exemption from a
coursework unit(s), providing that:
(a)
the unit(s) has been completed successfully in an EdD Program at a recognised
university elsewhere;
(b)
(c)
the unit(s) has not been counted towards the award of any degree elsewhere; and
that exemptions do not total more than one third of the requirements of the EdD.
Administration and location of the course
The course will be administered and taught as a cross-campus program.
The course will be administered by a subcommittee of the Faculty of Education – the EdD
Program Committee, which will take responsibility for ensuring that appropriate
resources and facilities such as library, class materials, research laboratories, computing
etc. are available to candidates on a cross-campus basis. An academic supervisor will be
appointed to each EdD candidate.
Teaching and supervision
Extensive but not sole use will be made of problem-based learning to teach the eight units.
Problem-based learning has been a developing feature of teaching in the Faculty of
Education for some time. Problem-based learning is an instructional strategy with two
variants; problem-stimulated learning and student-centred learning.
Whatever the combination of teaching methods, major and contemporary problems of
practice and policy will be in the foreground, so that students
(a) obtain research-based knowledge from foundational disciplines,
(b) select and employ a range of disciplinary perspectives, and then
(c) develop, present and defend appropriate plans and proposals.
A feature of the program is a structured, careful supervision program for each candidate
which will implement the University’s Code of Conduct in Supervision and Code of Conduct in
Research. (See Research Higher Degrees Handbook.)
An academic supervisor will be appointed to each candidate at the beginning of the
course.
Assessment methods for the dissertation
The dissertation will be examined by a minimum of two appropriately qualified examiners
external to the University of Tasmania. At least one of the examiners will be an
educationist of international repute. Examiners will be appointed by and report to the EdD
Program Committee.
Application procedures
Applications should be forwarded on the appropriate application form attainable from:
The EdD Coordinator, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Locked Bag 1-307,
Launceston, Tas 7250, Australia.
Schedule
Unit title
campus-sem
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Year 1
ESF910
Curriculum and
L1
25%
Assessment
ESF901
Teaching and
L1
25%
Assessment
ESF902
Educational Policy L2
25%
and Professional
Practice
ESF911
The Intellectual
L2
25%
Foundations of
Education
Year 2
ESF905
Research
L1
25%
Methodology
ESF912
The Political
L1
25%
Economy of
Education in
International
Perspective
ESF904
Learning and
L2
25%
Development:
Practices and
Theories
ESF900
Governance and
L2
25%
Leadership
Year 3
ESF903
Dissertation
6
50%
Note: The following information is NOT included in the printed edition of the Course and
Unit Handbook
Contact
Launceston: Kaye Garwood ph 6324 3038 fax 6324
3048<Kaye.Garwood@utas.edu.au>Kaye.Garwood
Additional Information
The following information answers some frequently asked questions.
Note, however, details should be confirmed with the appropriate authority
Responsible faculty or school | Faculty of Education
Campus(es) offered | Launceston
Mode of delivery | Full time | Part time
Course duration | 3 years minimum (6 semesters) | 4 years maximum (8 semesters)
Costs (course fees only – annual) | HECS: NO | Australian residents: $850 per
unit | International students: $12,500
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 18 | Total students
enrolled this year: 12 | International students last year: 9 | International students this
year: 6
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Approximate student-staff contact hours | approx 8 hrs full-time (negotiable coursework
component) 26 wks
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