Doctor of Information Technology (DIT) (Quarter)

For students beginning their program on November 28, 2022 or after.

Specializations

Minimum Degree Requirements

Doctoral Writing Assessment (0 cr.)
Foundation course (5 cr.)
Technical core courses (30 cr.)
Research sequence (14 cr.)
Specialization seminar/leadership courses (20 cr.)
Completion of Doctoral Study
- Three Doctoral Study Seminar courses (1 cr. each)
- Doctoral mentoring course (0 sem. cr.)
- Doctoral study completion course (5 cr. each term for a minimum of four terms; taken continuously until CAO approval)
Two academic residencies

Curriculum

Foundation Course (5 cr.)

DITC 8000 - Foundations and Communications for Information Technology

Technical Core Courses (30 cr.)

DITC 8225 – Technology Innovation and Change Management♦
DITC 8240 – Advanced Database Systems♦
ITEC 8255 - Cyber Crime Prevention and Protection♦
ITEC 8665 - Predictive Analytics for Decision Making♦
ITEC 8250 - Requirements and Quality Engineering♦
ITEC 8425 - Strategic Technology Management♦

Research Courses (14 cr.)

DITC 8427 - Applied Research Methods—Qualitative and Quantitative♦
DITC 8437 - Quantitative Decision Making for Strategic Analysis♦
DITC 8447 - Qualitative and Case Study Research for Strategic Analysis♦

Specialization Courses (20 cr.)

These courses are dependent upon the particular specialization. Please see the course list on each specialization page. Changing specializations may increase a student’s expected time-to-degree completion and cost.

Completion of the Doctoral Study

DITC 8930 – Research Questions and Frameworks
DITC 8940 – Methods and Alignment
DITC 8950 – Transition to the Capstone
DITC 8100 - Doctoral Study Mentoring
DITC 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion

Residency Requirements

Complete Residency 1 as soon as you begin your program; required in order to advance into DITC 8427.
Complete Residency 2 during your research methodology courses; required in order to advance into specialization courses and DITC 8100.
Optional: Complete a DIT Doctoral Study Intensive during DITC 9000. Contact Student Success Advising to register.

Course Sequence

The recommended course sequence is as follows:

Quarter	Course	Credits
1	DITC 8000 - Foundations and Communications for Information Technology	5 cr.
1	DITC 8225 - Technology Innovation and Change Management♦	5 cr.
	Complete Residency 1 as soon as you begin your program; required in order to advance into DITC 8427.
2	DITC 8240 - Advanced Database Systems♦	5 cr.
2	DITC 8255 - Cyber Crime Prevention and Protection♦	5 cr.
3	DITC 8665 - Predictive Analytics for Decision Making♦	5 cr.
	DITC 8427 - Applied Research Methods – Qualitative and Quantitative♦	4 cr.
	DITC 8930 - Research Questions and Frameworks	1 cr.
	Complete Residency 2 during your research methodology courses; required in order to advance into specialization courses and DITC 8100.
4	DITC 8250 - Requirements and Quality Engineering♦	5 cr.
	DITC 8437 - Quantitative Decision Making for Strategic Analysis♦	5 cr.
	DITC 8940 - Methods and Alignment	1 cr.
5	DITC 8425 - Strategic Technology Management♦	5 cr.
	DITC 8447 - Qualitative and Case Study Research for Strategic Analysis♦	5 cr.
	DITC 8950 - Transition to the Capstone	1 cr.
6	Specialization Course 1	5 cr.
6	DITC 8100 - Doctoral Study Mentoring	0 cr.
7	Specialization Course 2	5 cr.
7	DITC 8100 - Doctoral Study Mentoring	0 cr.
8	Specialization Course 3	5 cr.
8	DITC 8100 - Doctoral Study Mentoring	0 cr.
9	Elective	5 cr.
9	DITC 8100 - Doctoral Study Mentoring	0 cr.
10	DITC 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion	5 cr. per term for a minimum of 4 terms; Continuous enrollment until completion of Doctoral Study*
	Optional: Complete a DIT Doctoral Study Intensive during DITC 9000. Contact Student Success Advising to register.
11	DITC 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion	5 cr. per term for a minimum of 4 terms; Continuous enrollment until completion of Doctoral Study*
12	DITC 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion	5 cr. per term for a minimum of 4 terms; Continuous enrollment until completion of Doctoral Study*
13+	DITC 9000 - Doctoral Study Completion	5 cr. per term for a minimum of 4 terms; Continuous enrollment until completion of Doctoral Study*

* Students take this course for a minimum of four terms and are continuously enrolled until completion of their doctoral study with final chief academic officer (CAO) approval.

To complete a doctoral study, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the chief academic officer. Students must also publish their doctoral study on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the doctoral study process in the DIT Process Guide.

Doctoral Writing Assessment

Students who start or readmit to doctoral programs at Walden University in the university catalog for academic year 2017 or later will complete the university’s required doctoral writing assessment. Designed to evaluate incoming doctoral students’ writing skills, this assessment aims to help prepare incoming doctoral students to meet the university’s expectations for writing at the doctoral level.

8-Year Maximum Time Frame

Students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral degree requirements (see Enrollment Requirements). Students may petition to extend the 8-year maximum time frame, but an extension is not guaranteed.