Phase 1 is 2-3 years of academic coursework… After completing phase 1 you will now need to prepare for your candidacy examination, form a Candidacy Examination Committee, and write a research proposal that will express your research interests.
“The candidacy examination is a single examination consisting of two portions, written and oral, administered under the auspices of the Graduate Studies Committee in conjunction with the student’s candidacy examination committee and the Graduate School.
The candidacy examination is a test of the student’s comprehension of the field, allied areas of study, capacity to undertake independent research, and ability to think and express ideas clearly….” Learn more about OSU’s candidacy exams
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Candidacy Research
1. Educational Technology research on:
- Mobile technology & devices, web technologies, eLearning, mLearning, learning environments, online engagement, literature review of past 60 yrs of ed tech, vision for future directions, etc.
- Relationships between ed tech, ed psych, and higher ed.
2. Educational Psychology research on:
- Scholarship on Self-regulation, Self-regulated learning (SRL), Self-efficacy, Self-efficacy for SRL, and Metacognition.
- Relation of above concepts & models with each other, with educational technology, student success, and future directions.
3. Higher Education research on:
- Scholarship on student engagement, student success, student retention and attrition.
- Relation of above concepts with each other, with educational technology, educational Psychology, and future directions
Candidacy Committee
Anika Ball Anthony, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Educational Administration
- Associate Vice Provost, Academic Affairs Administration | Teaching and Learning Institute
Richard Voithofer, Ph.D.
- Associate Professor, Learning Technologies
- Program Chair, Ed Studies, Department of Educational Studies
Anita Woolfolk Hoy, Ph.D.
- Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology
Susan R. Jones, Ph.D.
- Professor, Higher Education and Student Affairs
After completing two & half years of coursework (phase 1) and one year of candidacy (phase 2), you will have to do many steps to reach your dissertation defense & graduate. Below is a simplified list of examples on some of those steps:
- Dissertation Committee: form a committee (not as simple as you may think)
- Dissertation research proposal: write a detailed proposal giving justification, need, research methodology, research instruments, research questions, etc
- Committee Approval: edit & revise proposal until approved by committee
- IRB Proposal: write an IRB proposal & get it approved by the university
- Conduct the Research: follow the approved IRB procedures to collect the data
- Analyze the data: quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods, this process will take time
- Dissertation Chapters: chapter outline, structure, following APA standards & university requirements, etc
- Dissertation Chapters Drafts: edit & revise… edit & revise… edit & revise…
- Committee Feedback: meet with individual committee members & make updates to dissertation as needed
- Committee Approval: one day the dissertation drafts will reach final quality and be approved
- University Approval: gain approval of final dissertation meeting university requirements
- Schedule an oral defense
- University checklist: apply for graduation, pay all fees, etc
- Presentation: make a comprehensive presentation that summarizes the 347 page dissertation
- Defense: present and defend the dissertation
- Pass Defense
- Submit final Dissertation: follow university protocol to submit final draft & required forms
- Graduate: you can get some sleep now
The above may sound simple (or not), yet each step takes time and has more details involved. Welcome to the world of a PhD 🙂
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Below was a short recruitment video for my dissertation research survey: University Students Mobile Technology Experience (SMTE) Survey.
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“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs
to the people who prepare for it today.”
~ Malcolm X