The Doctor of Technology (D. Tech.) is an industry-facing doctorate intended to primarily serve those already employed in a significant organizational position and to help them build on, and enhance, their core competences to enable them to accelerate their career trajectory.  The D. Tech. program is designed to meet the current and future needs of industry practitioners by providing them with advanced technology research and development skills along with innovation and leadership competencies.  The curriculum design creates clear career paths to ensure the well-being of the graduates in their career journey as IT leaders in the digital transformation age.

Degree Requirements

Coursework.  A total of 72 units are required for the degree before credit transfer.

Transfer Credit.  Credit may be given for coursework taken at other institutions and other courses may be transferred per the University’s policy on transfer credit.

Time to Degree. The University’s Time to Degree policy applies, including a reduction of time due to transferring units (see the current Policies and General Information Bulletin) for applicable policies.

Grade point average.  Students must comply with the Satisfactory Academic Progress policies of the University.

 

Core TNDY Courses (8 Units)

Student may choose from the courses listed below. Additional courses may satisfy this requirement as developed:

• TNDY 310- Communication and Collaboration in Transdisciplinary Work
• TNDY 407X - Leading Change and Innovation
• TNDY 313 - Leading Through Crises
• TNDY 315 - Principles of Project Management for a Complex World

Core D. Tech. Courses (8 Units/2 courses)

• IST 601 - AI for Digital Transformation
• IST 602 - Introduction to Use-Inspired Basic Research

D. Tech Elective Courses (8 Units)

Student may choose from the courses listed below. Additional courses may satisfy this requirement as developed:

• IST 611 - Data Science Management and Analysis
• Any CISAT course that falls under the student’s area of focus, must be approved by their Faculty Advisor.

Elective CGU Courses (8 Units)

Student may take any course(s) from the CGU catalog. It should be approved by their Faculty Advisor.

D. Tech Research (16 Units)

In addition to the two courses listed below, students should complete one additional practicum offered by CISAT and an Applied Dissertation course (both are 4 unit courses)

• IST 697 - AI for Digital Transformation Practicum
• IST 698 - Design for Good Incubator (Doctoral Practicum)