PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The Doctor of Information Technology is an intensive course of study that focuses on research with a doctoral level course work. The program culminates with the writing of a dissertation that embodies a significant contribution of new knowledge towards the improvement of professional and industry practice in Information Technology. The DIT curriculum is based from the Policies and Standards (PS) for the graduate program of the Information Technology Education issued by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and is benchmarked from the curriculum of leading international academic institutions offering this program. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AMA s Doctor of Information Technology program aims to produce globally competitive computer educators who will be professionally competent, morally upright, and socially responsible contributors to national development. Specifically, in three to five years after graduation, Doctor of Information Technology program alumni shall: 1. have advanced their career as top level managers (executives) or leaders in the area of information technology for the advancement of society; 2. continuously promote professionalism in the area of information technology; and 3. have demonstrated global competitiveness by building on best practices in their field. PROGRAM OUTCOMES a) An ability to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of scientific and scholarly research methods and their application in the area of computing and their specialization; b) An ability to critique and evaluate scientific research papers in their area of computing and their specialization; c) An ability to design and conduct research in their area of their specialization; d) An ability to communicate the results of their research in a clear and effective manner; e) An ability to understand and demonstrate concern for the high ethical standards in computing research, teaching, and related areas; f) An ability to solve computing related complex problems through integrating computing at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office. 1/5
principles, theories, insights, and practical knowledge; and g) An ability to work effectively with other people from various cultural, educational, and work experience backgrounds. at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office. 2/5
PROGRAM STRUCTURE FIRST YEAR ATTENDANCE First Trimester TITLE DIT 100 Management of Information Technology 2 1 3 NONE DIT 101 Advanced Systems Analysis and Design 2 1 3 NONE DIT 102 Advanced Database Management Systems 2 1 3 NONE Second Trimester TITLE Auditing in Information Technology 2 1 3 Specialization Course 1 3 Specialization Course 2 3 DIT 100, DIT 101, DIT 102 Third Trimester TITLE DIT 104 Information Technology Consulting Practice 3 0 3 Specialization Course 3 3 Specialization Course 4 3 NOTE: After completing the required 27 academic units and obtaining a GPA of 1.75 or better, students must pass the comprehensive examination prior to enrolment of dissertation. at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office. 3/5
SECOND YEAR ATTENDANCE First Trimester TITLE DIT800A DIT Dissertation 3 Second Trimester TITLE DIT800B DIT Dissertation 3 Third Trimester TITLE 3 3 DIT800C DIT Dissertation 6 6 Total Academic Units 3 at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office. 4/5
LIST OF SPECIALIZATION S Students must choose courses from each specialization tracks. A. Database Technologies Specialization TITLE DIT 200 Advanced Data Warehousing 2 1 3 DIT 201 Advanced Software Engineering 2 1 3 DIT 202 Advanced Data Mining 2 1 3 DIT 200, DIT 201 DIT 203 Advanced Knowledge Management 2 1 3 DIT 200, DIT 201 B. Web Technologies Specialization Advanced E-Business Models, Service and DIT 300 Communications Advanced Object-Oriented Software Design DIT 301 and Implementation 2 1 3 2 1 3 DIT 302 Advanced Content Networking 2 1 3 DIT 300, DIT 301 DIT 303 Web Information Retrieval 2 1 3 DIT 300, DIT 301 at the office of the Academic Affairs Department (AAD). The user should secure the latest revision of this document from the AAD office. 5/5