Journal of Academic EthicsGilbar, O, Winstok, Z, Weinberg, M, Bershtling, O (2013) Whose doctorate is it anyway? Guidelines for an agreement between adviser and doctoral student regarding the advisement process and intellectual property rights. Journal of Academic Ethics 11: pp. 73-80...
This work examines policy documents related to doctoral reform from these countries in order to offer a critique of their functionalist underpinnings. Central to doctoral reforms is the growth of the professional doctorate, which is proposed as an alternative to conventional PhDs that better prepares ...
Some research indicates that only about half of doctoral students go on to finish their degree, and a main reason is that many never finish and successfully defend their dissertation "Many of them are in programs that permit them to earn a master’s on the way to a doctorate," Harpool,...
Student loan debt numbers for graduates with professional doctorate degrees jumped into the six figures in both categories. Students at public schools graduated with an average of $142,600 in debt, and those at private nonprofit institutions graduated with an average of $221,800 in debt. Professio...
A Professional Doctorate is considered equivalent to a PhD but geared less towards training in academic research and more towards allowing experienced professionals to carry out research relating to their current professional field. The Professional Doctorate often contains a larger taught element. While ...
What is a doctorate? A doctorate is any qualification that awards a doctoral degree. In order to qualify for one you need to produce advanced work that makes a significant new contribution to knowledge in your field. Doing so earns you the title 'Doctor' – hence the name. ...
In some subjects (such as Science and Engineering) students may go straight to doctoral study after an undergraduate degree.Studying a Masters degree Doing a Masters is a big step up from a Bachelors — more focussed, more intense and also more flexible. You can study a Masters part-time ...
Do we write doctoral degree or doctorate degree? What is the difference between a Ph.D. and an M.D., and when should the credentials appear in our writing? We’ll address such questions to provide direction you can apply. What Is a Doctor? Doctor is an academic title that originates ...
While these discussions are driven by a desire to select the right PhD program, the first questions candidates should be asking themselves are: “Why do I want a doctorate?” and “What will the degree allow me to do ...
Johnson explains that there is an important distinction between the types of statistics jobs someone can obtain if he or she has a doctorate in the field compared with employment options for those without that credential. People with only a bachelor's or master's in statistics "will often be ...