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 TiempoCompartidoUniversidad Tecnica Particular de Loja06 de mayo del 2011Allan Cahoon PhDPresident & 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

3. Doctor of Social Sciences ProgramThe Doctor of Social Sciences (DSocSci) program is Canada’s first applied research doctorate designed exclusively for working professionals. An alternative to traditional doctoral programs,

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.

6. Doctoral programs of study must therefore be consistent with the research areas of emphasis in one or several of the FSAS schools: the School of Communication and Culture, the School of Environment and Sustainability, the School of Leadership Studies, and the School of Peace and Conflict Management.Doctor of Social SciencesRRU – a special purpose public university with a particular focus on preparing global professionalsInterdisciplinary/integrative doctorateFocus -contemporary, social, economic, environmental issueProblems/challenges at the organizational, community and society level

7. Academic Framework1. Interdisciplinary Applied Research2. Blended Learning: Residencies and Online Classes3. Intensive Teaching4. Distance Supervision5. Faculty – Core faculty, adjunct professors/professors under contract

9. Students1. Career professionals with considerable experience (10 + years in senior professional positions)2. Working full time3. Masters degree or equivalent4. profile – public and private sector, university faculty, private consultants

10. Research Areas1.conflict and peacemaking – international and local2. Environmental Sustainability and Education3. Information Technology and Distance and Lifelong Learning4. Education Leadership and Innovation5. Aboriginal Peoples and alternative ways of knowing

11. Course Delivery1. Four courses in two residencies2. Online courses – including a directed study3. Courses include: globalization and sustainability; epistemology; quantitative and qualitative methods; interdisciplinary theory; directed study4. Candidacy exams directed toward research program5. Dissertation model – writing directed at a wide audience – directed at public policy 6. Writing camp model for support of courses and dissertation7. four year program

12. Supervisory Model1. supervisors from inside and outside the university2. outside supervisors on contract with RRU and with students 3. quality of external supervisors assessed by several levels of administration4. committee members – both academic and community professionals5. contract models sets timelines for completion

13. Typical Goals of Graduates1. researchers pursuing news careers late in professional lives2. professors3. public sector employees – federal and provincial – 4. consulting credentials5. new military perspective on education