DMIT Program Steps

1. Complete the application Doctoral Application Form (PDF) including:
   • Official transcripts from all community colleges and universities attended
   • English proficiency results (where applicable)
   • Three letters of recommendation
   • Professional resume
   • Handwritten statement of purpose
2. Attend a Diagnostic Evaluation Interview
3. Coursework - complete 36 credit hours of coursework.
4. Comprehensive Examinations - take written and/or oral examinations upon completion of the courses in the major and research methods tracks.
5. Dissertation

• Register for the dissertation proposal course DIS8013
• Submit and present your research proposal to the dissertation committee
• Register for the dissertation credit hours as determined with the supervisor
• Perform research and write dissertation
• Defend dissertation
• Apply for graduation

Selecting DMIT Coursework

All major and research methods track courses are required coursework unless transfer credits apply. Minor coursework provides the opportunity to focus on a cognate area of interest. Since the D.M.I.T. follows a cohort approach major and research methods courses are scheduled for each cohort. The cohort schedule is available from the D.M.I.T. Office at the start of each cohort’s program. 

Major track coursework focuses on the body of knowledge of IT management, dealing with the management and technical perspectives of IT processes within the context of the business processes of the enterprise, IT resources, and the managerial and technical competencies required to provide leadership for IT initiatives within the enterprise.

Major track courses are:

MIS8013 IT Life Cycle Processes
MIS8023 Advanced Data Management
MIS8033 IT Leadership and Management      
MIS8043 IT Systems Architecture
MIS8053 Advanced Topics in IT          

The Research Methods coursework consists of 4 courses. This track of the curriculum is designed to provide students with a mastery of research philosophy, design and methodology and covers methods and techniques relevant to the managerial and technical IT life cycle processes. The courses are at the graduate level, and include methods, techniques, notations and computer-based tools for performing information technology research, development and implementation.

Research methods courses are:

MIS7813 IT Research Methodology
MIS7823 Quantitative Methods I          
MIS7833 Quantitative Methods II   
MIS7843 Modeling and Simulation                  

Courses in the minor track are electives serving to complement a student’s knowledge in the cognate area designated for dissertation research. The field of IT has interdisciplinary relationships with many other fields of business, management, science and engineering. The nine credit hours of coursework in this track should address a coherent body of knowledge interfacing with the selected research field. Minor courses should be selected in a cognate area from the accepted fields of study in business management (accounting, finance, management and organizational behavior, management science, marketing, and operations management) or other interdisciplinary field. A student may petition to include a special minor field in his/her curriculum outside of business management provided it is adequately justified and appropriate to the student's program of study.

DMIT Comprehensive Examinations

A student must demonstrate competence in the major and research methods fields by successfully completing a written comprehensive examination for each track. All coursework in a track must have been completed before a student is eligible to apply for the comprehensive examination in the track. Students should take comprehensive examinations at the earliest comprehensive examinations session for which they are eligible, unless they petition to take them at the next scheduled session. 

DMIT Dissertation

Each candidate must complete a dissertation based on a dissertation proposal which is prepared under the supervision of the dissertation supervisor when registered for DIS8013. The dissertation proposal must plan research work on an appropriate applied research topic with the rigor and sophistication expected of doctoral level work. The proposal must be submitted to the student’s dissertation committee for review and defended by the student in a formal proposal defense session. The research should demonstrate innovation and applicability of state-of-the-art theory and principles in the chosen field to real-world problems of present and future interest, i.e. should have relevance to contemporary enterprises. The dissertation committee consists of two members of the D.M.I.T. Program Committee and one or two external members, one of whom are from the sponsoring organization where the research may be applied.

DMIT Residency Requirements
General residency requirements for students enrolled in the program include:

1. Registration for a minimum of 12 hours of coursework in every academic year.
2. Enrollment at the main LTU campus for the major and research track coursework.
3. Successful completion of all coursework and comprehensive examinations within a maximum of 60 months after commencing the program.
4. Registration for 45 D.M.I.T. credits, which include dissertation credits.