Residency Requirement:

• All students in the Consortium PhD program are required to complete COT 709, Residency Seminar (3 semester hour credits) during their residency year.

Dissertation / Research (18 Credits):

• Research hours (maximum of 3 hours) to partially meet the 18 hour requirement may be registered for during the semester the candidate sits for the Preliminary Exams.
• Dissertation courses can be registered only after being admitted to candidacy.
• The distribution of the 18 credits of dissertation / research are:
  • 9 credits from Indiana State University.
  • 9 credits from Home University, location of major advisor.

Note: Candidates must maintain continuous registration within the Consortium once advanced to candidacy and until graduation date.

Research / Dissertation & Residency Schedule:

* The introductory research course at the masters degree may be recognized as meeting this requirement by the program planning committee.

Research / Dissertation & Residency Course Descriptions:

Study on the use of introductory qualitative and quantitative research design. Included will be developing a research proposal, problem statement, instrumentation, design, and analysis of data. Introductory statistics including sampling, distribution, measures of central tendency, correlation, and t-tests. Requirement can be met by ECT 698 Research in Electronics and Computer Technology, ITE 698 Research Methods in Industrial Technology Education, or MCT Research in Industrial Technology. Previous master courses in introductory research from other universities and programs can be used to meet this requirement.

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Indiana State University (ISU)
COT 702: Advanced Technological Research Methods (3 hours)

Advanced methods of applied technological research applicable to industry, government agencies and social/industrial organizations. Methods will include simulation, modeling, experimental and quasi-experimental designs and use both qualitative and quantitative methodology. Statistical procedures using computer applications and software will be used to demonstrate principles of advanced research.

Indiana State University (ISU)
COT 703: Advanced Statistical Analysis in Technology (3 hours)

Advanced approaches to statistical analysis are applied to problems in research. Factorial experiments, analysis of covariance, repeated measures and tests of other parameters. Includes sampling distributions, multiple correlation and regression. This is continuation of COT 702 and includes the interpretation of data as explored through statistical analysis.

Prerequisite: COT 702 - Advanced Technological Research Methods

Indiana State University (ISU)
COT 709: Residency Seminar (3 hours)

Executive Seminar focusing on development leadership topics common to technology management. Requires two sessions during the semester declared as residency. Each session is five days and requires attendance on the Indiana State University Campus.

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Indiana State University Dissertation Credit (ISU)
COT 899: Dissertation (1 thru 9 hours)

Nine credits is required of all doctoral students who are admitted to candidacy. Offered by arrangement with the Chairperson of the Dissertation Committee. Registration must be for a total of 18 semester credits with 9 from Indiana State University and 9 from the Home University.

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Home University Dissertation Credit
899: Dissertation (1 thru 9 hours)

This is required for all doctoral students. Offered by arrangement with the chairperson of the dissertation committee. Registration must be a total of 18 semester credits with 9 from Indiana State University and 9 from the Home University or Consortium University of the Chair of the dissertation. Select the course identifier of the appropriate university for registration.

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