Doctor in Information Technology
The Doctor in Information Technology (DIT) program is a three-pronged postgraduate course designed to equip candidates with knowledge and skills needed to become agents for societal and organizational change through the planning, management, and implementation of IT in ways that are theoretically grounded, relevant, innovative, critical, and ethical.
The course seeks to bridge professional relevance (practice) with conceptual grounding (theory) and aims at developing a breed of professionals who can seamlessly link three domains: social and organizational knowledge, technical expertise, and ethics. A key assumption of the course is that changes in society are most effectively achieved by working through reshaping its most significant institutions. In this course, emphasis is placed on equipping students to understand, plan, and manage IT interventions in business, academic, and government settings.
In the course of taking the program, students will depart from popular and oversimplified models that view the IT processes as linear, predicable, revolutionary, utopian, and deterministic. They will increasingly understand that technology is complex, socially shaped, value-laden, and capable of being harnessed for diverse goals, which in turn are not equally desirable in terms of their normative implications. At the end of the program, successful candidates can then become change agents in different capacities: as policy makers, chief information officers, high-level lecturers or researchers, heads of organizations, or officers in charge of large departments.
Admission Requirements
The program accepts applicants who have a relevant Master’s degree and two years of relevant work experience. Master’s degrees from the following fields are considered ideal (others may be considered on a case-to-case basis):
- MSIT/MSCS/MCS/MIT
- MBA/Master in Public Administration/Master in Education
- Master of Science in Engineering, Math, Science, or Statistics
Note:
- All applicants must have middle-level management, teaching, or research experience.
- For those with non-CS or non-IT master degrees, applicants must have some background in IT specifically in information systems development and information systems planning.
- Since the program will be administered in English, students are expected to demonstrate a strong grasp of the language. Applicants may be required to submit their TOEFL results.
Degree Requirements
The DIT degree is obtained primarily through supervised research. It is awarded upon fulfillment of the following requirements:
- completion of all academic courses
- pass the oral comprehensive examination
- submission of a doctoral dissertation based on an independent, original research
- successful defense of the doctoral dissertation
- one (1) local and one (1) international publication, or two (2) published and presented papers related to the dissertation topic before final defense
- fulfillment of residency and other University requirements
Academic Program Components
Remedial/Bridging courses (12 units)
- Project Management and IS Development
- IT Strategy and Governance
- Innovation, Organizational Change, and Entrepreneurship
- IT Service Management
Foundation courses (9 units)
- An Overview of IT in Society
- Social, Organizational, and Ethical Theories and Applications
- Theoretical Approaches to IT
Specialized/Required courses (9 units)
- Internet and Information Infrastructure
- Enterprise Architecture
- Data Science and Data Analytics
Elective courses (3 units)
- Special Topics in Disaster Management
- Special Topics in Healthcare Informatics
- Special Topics in Business Process Innovation
- Special Topics in Game Development
Case Study and Immersion (3 units)
Methods of Research (3 units)
Dissertation Writing and Defense (12 units)
Total: 39 units