The document summarizes Royal Roads University's Doctor of Social Sciences program. The 3 year interdisciplinary program is designed for working professionals and focuses on applying social science research to real-world problems. Students take online courses and participate in intensive on-campus residencies. They conduct applied research projects under the supervision of both internal and external faculty committees. The program aims to produce researchers, professors, and consultants who can apply their learning to public and private sector careers.

1. EncuentroNacional de Doctorados de TiempoCompartido Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja 06 de mayo del 2011 Allan Cahoon PhD President & Vice Chancellor

2. Royal Roads UniversityVictoria, BC. CanadaAt Royal Roads University, we take a different approach to learning. We blend online distance learning with dynamic, on campus residencies to provide a unique learning experiencewww.royalroads.ca

4. DSocSci focuses on the interdisciplinary applications of the social sciences to complex, real-world problems of direct concern to organizations, communities, and society in general.

5. The program of study builds candidates’ knowledge of a range of applied social research methodologies and their understanding of their relevance to specific practical social purposes.

7. Academic Framework 1. Interdisciplinary Applied Research 2. Blended Learning: Residencies and Online Classes 3. Intensive Teaching 4. Distance Supervision 5. Faculty – Core faculty, adjunct professors/professors under contract

9. Students 1. Career professionals with considerable experience (10 + years in senior professional positions) 2. Working full time 3. Masters degree or equivalent 4. profile – public and private sector, university faculty, private consultants

10. Research Areas 1.conflict and peacemaking – international and local 2. Environmental Sustainability and Education 3. Information Technology and Distance and Lifelong Learning 4. Education Leadership and Innovation 5. Aboriginal Peoples and alternative ways of knowing

11. Course Delivery 1. Four courses in two residencies 2. Online courses – including a directed study 3. Courses include: globalization and sustainability; epistemology; quantitative and qualitative methods; interdisciplinary theory; directed study 4. Candidacy exams directed toward research program 5. Dissertation model – writing directed at a wide audience – directed at public policy 6. Writing camp model for support of courses and dissertation 7. four year program

12. Supervisory Model 1. supervisors from inside and outside the university 2. outside supervisors on contract with RRU and with students 3. quality of external supervisors assessed by several levels of administration 4. committee members – both academic and community professionals 5. contract models sets timelines for completion

13. Typical Goals of Graduates 1. researchers pursuing news careers late in professional lives 2. professors 3. public sector employees – federal and provincial – 4. consulting credentials 5. new military perspective on education

14. Student Funding 1. office of research services – mandate devoted to student and faculty research – one of the most important elements of the degree 2. national and international competitions 3.Selected International Student Awards 4. Self-funding

15. Collaborative Initiatives 1. Supervision from faculty in other universities 2. On site residencies – shared residencies 3. Cooperative delivery of programs