Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Education
School of EducationTraining and Performance Improvement specialization
Gain increased credibility as a leader in training and performance improvement through this PhD specialization that also includes valuable certification in ROI Methodology™ from the ROI Institute™. Based on the American Society for Training & Development's (ASTD) Human Performance Improvement model, the specialization is designed to deepen your understanding of strategic and tactical issues that are critical to the success of performance improvement interventions, and provide you opportunity to advance the field through your own doctoral research. People who choose this specialization are often pursuing chief learning officer, director-level, consulting, or higher education faculty positions in training, performance improvement, instructional design, or career counseling.
This specialization is not designed to satisfy licensure requirements for P–12 public school teachers or administrators.
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Residency requirements: Three 4-day weekend experiences
- Learn about the residential colloquia experience.
- In addition to your online courses, you will complete 3 residential colloquia, each of which includes a 4-day weekend experience, at specific stages in your program. These energizing residencies provide you with insights and knowledge that will be valuable during your PhD studies and beyond.
Doctoral colloquia each have 3 steps:
Step 1: Colloquium Courseroom (opens approximately 2 weeks prior to Weekend Experience)
Step 2: Weekend Experience (4-day residency)
Step 3: Colloquium Courseroom—Assessment and evaluation (completed the week after the Weekend Experience)
What is the cost to attend?
The price for each colloquium is $1,495 (pricing is subject to periodic adjustment), but doesn’t include costs for evening meals or travel. You’ll be responsible for making your hotel reservations and travel arrangements.
- Learn more about residency requirements.
- Get more detailed information and learn how the residency experiences will enrich your learning at Capella University. Speak with an enrollment counselor at 1.888.227.3552.
Core Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- ED8002 - Foundations of Theory and Practice in Doctoral Studies
- ED8112 - Educational Research Methods
- ED8117 - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods*
- ED8122 - Statistics for Educational Research I*
Specialization Courses (each course 4 quarter credits unless noted)
- ED7631 - Introduction to Training and Performance Systems
- ED7641 - Needs Assessment: Models and Procedures
- ED7662 - Designing Training and Performance Solutions
- ED7672 - Delivery Systems for Training and Performance Improvement
- ED7652 - Evaluating Training and Performance Improvement Systems
- ED7675 - Return on Investment in Training and Performance Improvement*
- ED7677 - Survey of Training and Performance Improvement Research
- ED9919 - Doctoral Comprehensive Examination*
- ED9920 - Dissertation Courseroom* - non-credit
- ED9921 - Dissertation Research 1* - 5 quarter credits
- ED9922 - Dissertation Research 2* - 5 quarter credits
- ED9923 - Dissertation Research 3* - 5 quarter credits
- ED9924 - Dissertation Research 4* - 5 quarter credits
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- In addition, choose three from the following courses:
- ED7830 - Coaching for High Performance
- ED7391 - International Aspects of Adult Education
- ED5802 - Principles of Instructional Design
- ED5804 - The Delivery of Distance Education
- ED7673 - The Future of Corporate and Technical Training: Issues and Trends
- ED8111 - The Historical and Social Foundations of Education
Ten Elective Courses
- Recommended elective course
- ED8123 - Statistics for Educational Research II*
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- Choose any graduate courses.
* This course has a prerequisite. Contact an enrollment counselor for more information.
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