Doctor of Education (EdD)

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Overview

The Doctor of Education / Doktor Pendidikan programme is a doctoral programme in the Education Sciences programme. It has compulsory courses such as Seminar in Education and Academic Writing. It also has core courses on educational disciplines such Assessment and Evaluation in Education and Education in Multicultural Society. Besides that, the program also has elective courses. Students need to choose an elective course, i.e., either courses on School Leadership, or Management of Higher Education Institutions, or Teaching English as a Second Language, or School Discipline Management. Also, it includes the writing of a 60,000 – 100,000-word thesis as required by MQA. The programme has 80 hours of graduation credit.

Career Prospects

Types of occupations / positions suitable for graduates of this programme: Executive, Head Coach, Preschool Assistant Teacher, Preschool Teacher, Day Care Centre Teacher, Child Care Centre Teacher, Teacher, Coach, Education Coordinator, Education Specialist, Preschool Specialist, Quality Control Officer, Academic Advisor, Registrar, Educator, Preschool Director, Principal, Assistant Dean, Assistant Preschool Teacher, Assistant Coach, Assistant Registrar, Assistant Principal, School Administrator, Education Officer, Administrator, Resource Development Coordinator, Special Education Coordinator, School Program Coordinator, Clinical Researcher, Researcher, Industry Consultant, Education Consultant, Tutor, and Entrepreneur.

Contact Person

Dr.Abu Bakar Mohd Sheikh
Coordinator of Doctoral Degree Programmes,
(EdD & PhD in Education & PhD in Social Sciences),
Faculty of Education and Social Sciences,
University Selangor, Malaysia.
Phone: 017-2023798
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/unisel.edu.my/dr-abu-sheikh-unisel/home
Revised Date: 26th. January 2022

Duration of Course / Programme Study Plan

Full-Time Study Scheme (3 YEARS) – APPENDIX A;
Part-Time Study Scheme (4 YEARS) – APPENDIX B

Tuition Fees

Local Student — RM27, 520
International Student — RM52, 272

Learning Outcomes At the end of this Doctor of Education programme, scholars can:

Synthesizing current knowledge and knowledge arising from research related to teaching and learning in meeting the challenges of the dynamic curriculum on the various core and elective disciplines of education.
Creatively design and develop studies or research to address educational issues that demonstrate knowledge mastery, as well as incorporating art state analysis of the various core disciplines of education and electiveness from the education discipline.
Demonstrate mastery of practical skills, technical skills, and scientific skills in various educational and elective disciplines core educational disciplines.
Demonstrate advanced leadership skills and abilities to bring effective cooperation with various partners.
Deliver convincing and ongoing information, insights, ideas, problems, and problemsolving to friends and the public in the field of expertise.
Use existing instruments or develop appropriate instruments and methodologies to support and enhance research activities.
Conduct critical assessments of numerical and graphic data.
Demonstrate leadership, professionalism, management skills, and fully responsible for self-work and for the work of others in the research team/organization/project/ work.
Integrate knowledge for lifelong learning in terms of development of new ideas, solutions, and systems, as well as initiate and lead entrepreneurial projects.
Identify emerging ethical and professional issues, their complexity, and implications for research progress in various sub-policies of their education and social impact.

Entry Requirement

(a) Master’s Degree, as accepted by the Senate of the University; OR
(b) Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s Degree, as accepted by the Senate of the University.

English Language Requirement

International students are required to achieve a minimum score of IELTS 5.0 OR it’s equivalent. my/drabubakarchool-com/home

Table 2.1: Programme Components and Its Values

No	Course Classification	Credit Value	Percentage (%)
1	Compulsory Courses	12	15
2	Core Courses	21	26.25
3	Elective Courses	15	18.75
4	Thesis	32	40
	Total Credit Value	80	100

Programme Content

1. Compulsory Courses
(1) EPE2313 Advanced Quantitative Research Method (3 credit)
(2) EPE1123 Academic Writing (3 credit)
(3) EPE1333 Advanced Qualitative Research Method (3 credit)
(4) EPE2143 Seminar in Education (3 credit)

2. Core Courses
(5) EPE1213 Sociology of Education (3 credit)
(6) EPE1163 Assessment and Evaluation in Education (3 credit)
(7) EPE1373 Entrepreneurship in Education (3 credit)
(8) EPE2183 Psychology of Education (3 credit)
(9) EPE1353 Staff: Development and Professionalism in Education (3 credit)
(1) EPE1113 Education in Multicultural Society (3 credit)
(2) EPE2123 Special Education (3 credit)

3. Elective Courses
3.1 Leadership in School: OR
(3) EPE1133 Leadership in School (3 credit)
(4) EPE1343 Responsibility of School Leaders (3 credit)
(5) EPE2153 Principle-Centred Leadership (3 credit)
(6) EPE2363 Curriculum and Implementation in School (3 credit
(7) EPE2273 Organizational Behaviour in School (3 credit)

3.2. Management of Higher Education Institutions: OR
(8) EPE1183 Managing Higher Education Institutions (3 credit)
(9) EPE2193 Organisational Behaviour in Higher Education Institutions (3 credit)
(1) EPE2213 Communication in Higher Education Institutions (3 credit)
(2) EPE1323 Financial Management in Higher Education Institutions (3 credit)
(3) EPE2333 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Institutions (3 credit)
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3.3 Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL): OR
(4) EPE2243 Language and Communication in the New Learning Environment (3 credit)
(5) EPE1153 Second Language Assessment (3 credit)
(6) EPE2163 Second Language Literacy Development (3 credit)
(7) EPE2373 Literature, Culture, and Language Education (3 credit)
(8) EPE1383 Teaching Literacies: Research, Theory, and Practice (3 credit)

3.4 School Discipline Management:
(9) EPE1193 Smart School Discipline (3 credit)
(1) EPE2113 Juvenile and Legal Systems in School (3 credit)
(2) EPE2323 Behaviour Psychology in School (3 credit)
(3) EPE2233 Student’s Discipline Assessment in School System (3 credit)
(4) EPE1393 Counselling and Behaviour Modification in School (3 credit)

4. Thesis
(5) EPE3132 Thesis (32 credit)

Lecturer / Supervisor

The faculty and supervisor of the thesis for the programme consist of qualified lecturers in related fields at the Masters and Doctoral degrees. A total of 14 of them graduated with a doctorate. Two lecturers hold professors, seven Associate Professors, while the other is Senior Lecturers in the field either locally or overseas.

For further information, please contact:

Deputy Dean (Research & Postgraduate)
Name : Tuan Syed Lamsah bin Syed Chear
E-mail : syedlamsah@unisel.edu.my
contact : 018 – 4684247

Programme Coordinator
Name: Dr. Abu Bakar Mohd Sheikh
Email: abu_sheik@unisel.edu.my
Contact: 017-2023798