Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Doctor in Educational Management

Program Description
The Doctor in Educational Management (DEM) is an academic, research degree designed especially for school administrators at all levels of education, education specialists, and educators serving at the tertiary level.

The program emphasizes high standards and advanced levels of academic challenge in pursuit of quality and excellence in education. It incorporates a research orientation for effective decision making, enabling them to become positive change agents in the attainment of national and international goals.


Vision
The Doctor in Educational Management (DEM) is envisioned as an excellent graduate program for educational leaders who are leading initiators of innovations, reforms and research in education.


Mission
To produce quality and ethical educational leaders equipped with a solid foundation in educational philosophy and advanced knowledge, skills and competencies through which they can exert a profound influence on the future of educational systems.


Objectives

  • To develop high quality leadership and expertise in the field of educational management to meet global standards
  • To enhance conceptual, analytical and research skills in the field of educational management through the use of technologies
  • To provide advanced knowledge, skills and competencies in instruction, research, production and extension services
  • To strengthen research capabilities towards national growth and development
  • To cultivate a culture of scholarship, mentoring, professionalism, ethical and social responsibility, and humanism

Curriculum

  1. Core (15 units)
    • DEM 730 Philosophical and Psycho-Social Perspectives in Education
    • DEM 731 Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Education
    • DEM 732 Statistics Applied to Educational Research
    • DEM 733 Seminar in Organizational Development and Sustainability
    • RSH 730 Dissertation Seminar 1
  2. Major (24 units)
    • DEM 734 Seminar in Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
    • DEM 735 Ethical Leadership and Human Relations
    • DEM 736 Systems Analysis in Education
    • DEM 737 Management of Curriculum and Instruction(3 units)
    • DEM 738 Leadership and Executive Training for Educational Managers
    • DEM 739 Educational Legislations and Policy Analysis
    • DEM 740 Fiscal Management for Educational Institutions
    • DEM 741 Seminar in Governance and Management of Educational Institutions
  3. Cognates (9 units)
    • RSH 731 Dissertation Seminar 2
    • DEM 742 Educational Resources and Technology Management
       
      Choose one Course:
      • DBA 741 Seminar in Global Issues and Trends in Business
      • DBA 734 Knowledge  Management
      • DPA 730 Global Civil Service Systems
  4. Dissertation (12 units)
    • RSH 740 Dissertation

Additional Courses (Pre-DEM, 18 units)

  • EDU 640 Foundations of Education
  • MEM 643 Administration and Supervision of Schools
  • MEM 640 Curriculum Theories, Principles and Instructional Designs
  • MEM 649 Education Models, Paradigms and Procedures
  • EDU 642 Advanced Measurement and Evaluation
  • MEM 650 Learning Theories and Innovators in Teaching