Education PhD Courses
Required Courses
Description:
This course considers the final stage of research production, the representation of research to various audiences. The course prepares students to report their research and engage with various stakeholders of educational research, including funding agencies, other researchers, journal editors, policy makers, and the public. Students prepare various knowledge translation artefacts that mobilize knowledge through academic and non-academic constituencies and bridge the research/practitioner divide.
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SeminarNotes:
- Students who have received credit for EDUC 808 may not take this course for credit.
Prerequisite/Corequisite:
Description:
This course critically examines foundational theories from seminal thinkers in education and examines paradigm conflicts and their implications for educational research and practice. Students explore current debates and contemporary trends in North American educational research and movements. They also learn to discuss theoretical frameworks in sophisticated ways while reflecting on their own biases.Component(s):
SeminarNotes:
- Students who have received credit for EDUC 809 may not take this course for credit.
Description:
Ideally within two terms after the successful completion of the Comprehensive Examination, students should submit a dissertation proposal to their thesis supervisor and supervisory committee. The dissertation proposal must include a sound rationale for the proposed research, situate this research within the relevant literature, describe the intended research methods, and discuss the overall research agenda towards the completion of a dissertation. The dissertation proposal must be orally defended.Component(s):
Thesis ResearchNotes:
- The proposal may be accepted, returned for modifications, or rejected. The rejection of a proposal results in the student being withdrawn from the program.
Description:
The doctoral thesis must be based on extensive research in primary sources, make a significant and original contribution to knowledge, and be presented in a manner that conceptually and formally accords with scholarly standards. The thesis must be defended in an oral examination in accordance with the thesis regulations specified in the relevant section of the graduate calendar.
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Thesis ResearchDescription:
Ideally within two terms of finishing coursework, students must successfully pass an examination based on their research areas and interests to advance to candidacy. The committee for the examination is the student's supervisor and supervisory committee, who create a question for the student to answer in writing over a one-month period. The written response must be orally defended. It is compulsory to finish the examination before submitting the thesis proposal. Students should consult the handbook regarding specific examination procedures and requirements.
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Thesis ResearchNotes:
- Failing a second time results in the student being withdrawn from the program.
Tutorials
The content and format of a tutorial may vary from year to year, depending on the number of students and the availability of faculty members. All tutorials involve directed reading, research, seminar presentations, and discussion sessions on selected topics within that problem area.
Description:
The discipline specific tutorial is planned with the student’s thesis supervisor or committee member and is intended to respond to a particular need unfulfilled by the required classes. It can take various forms, namely a directed readings program, a specific project within a research group, an elective course (including a masters level course) or a research or creation internship. The disciplinary tutorial must be defined in a specific agreement between the thesis supervisor or committee member and the student, which is approved by the graduate program director and added to the student’s file.
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TutorialPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Permission of the department is required.Description:
The research methods tutorial is organized by the doctoral student’s thesis supervisor or committee member. It is intended to respond to a particular research method need unfulfilled by course offerings. It can take various forms, namely a directed readings program, a specific project within a research group, an elective course in another department or university, or a research or creation internship. The research methods tutorial must be defined in a specific agreement between the thesis supervisor or committee member and the student, which is approved by the graduate program director and added to the student’s file.
Component(s):
TutorialPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Permission of the department is required.Description:
The advanced research methods tutorial is organized by the doctoral student’s thesis supervisor or committee member. It addresses a student’s need to acquire knowledge about advanced or specialized research methods that is unfulfilled by course offerings. It can take various forms, namely a directed readings program, a specific project within a research group, an elective course in another department/university, or a research or creation internship. The research workshop must be defined in a specific agreement between the faculty member and the student, which is added to the student’s file. The research methods tutorial must be defined in a specific agreement between the thesis supervisor or committee member and the student, which is approved by the graduate program director and added to the student’s file.
Component(s):
TutorialPrerequisite/Corequisite:
Permission of the department is required.Description:
The advanced discipline specific tutorial is planned with the student’s thesis supervisor or committee member. It is designed to address the exceptional needs of doctoral students who require advanced knowledge and skills prior to undertaking the comprehensive exam. It can take various forms, namely a directed readings program, a specific project within a research group, an elective course (including a masters level course) or a research or creation internship. The disciplinary tutorial must be defined in a specific agreement between the thesis supervisor or committee member and the student, which is approved by the graduate program director and added to the student’s file.