View our EdD Early Childhood specialization completion requirements
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
- Core courses (50 cr.)
- Capstone (10 cr.)
Minimum degree requirements:
60 quarter credits
Courses
In the EdD Early Childhood Education specialization, you’ll build skills and progress toward your final capstone project in every course.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
PhD completion program courses help you return to doctoral work, match with an advisor, and stay on track to finishing your dissertation.
Disclaimers: Walden students have up to 8 years to complete their doctoral program unless they petition for an extension.
In general, students are continuously registered in the dissertation/doctoral study course until they complete their capstone project and it is approved. This usually takes longer than the minimum required terms in the dissertation/doctoral study course shell.
To complete a doctoral dissertation, students must obtain the academic approval of several independent evaluators including their committee, the University Research Reviewer, and the Institutional Review Board; pass the Form and Style Review; gain approval at the oral defense stage; and gain final approval by the Chief Academic Officer. Students must also publish their dissertation on ProQuest before their degree is conferred. Learn more about the dissertation process in the Dissertation Guidebook.
For a personalized estimate of the number of your transfer credits that Walden would accept, call an Enrollment Specialist at 844-937-8785.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence you need to tackle complex managerial challenges, contribute new knowledge, or teach at the graduate level.
Courses
Develop the skills and confidence needed for complex managerial challenges and research with Walden’s ACBSP-accredited PhD program.
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Jon McKeeby has been teaching graduate computer science, information technology and health information since 2001. McKeeby's role at Walden is that of an Adjunct Professor. Professional experience has been 32years with the Federal Government with the last 17 years as the CIO of the NIH Clinical Center managing over 160 staff and 160 systems including the Electronic Health Record for the NIH CC. He is a CPHIMS and CPHI certified as well as a member of AHIMA, HIMSS, and CHIME. He was in the top 100 Federal Health Informaticists for 2018 and Top 50 FedSCOOP 2020.
ITEC 8203 - Lead IT in Dynamic Environment
ITEC 8150 - Principles Software Engineer
ITEC 6655 - Data Warehousing and BI
ITEC 8145 - Enterprise Database Design
DSc, George Washington University
MS, Bowling Green State University
Federal Health IT Top 100, , 2018
Mckeeby, J., Coffey, T. (2018). Chapter 40: The EHR in Clinical Research. .
Mckeeby, J., Coffey, P., Starr, M., Lardner, M. (2018). The Role of Information Governance in the Implementation of Patient Portals. Journal of AHIMA
Mckeeby, J., Coffey, P., Postal, S., Houston, S. (2016). Lessons Learned from an Electronic Health Record Down. Perspectives in Health Information Management
Mckeeby, J., PAtel, J. (2018). Patel, J., McKeeby, J. (2018). Pharmacogenomics within the EHR. HIMSS
Mckeeby, J., Rekik , I. (2018). Rekik, I., McKeeby, J., (2018). Building a Security Management Plan for Networked Medical Devices.
Mckeeby, J., Rekik, I. (2018). Rekik, I., McKeeby, J., (2018). Is My Organization Ready for a cybersecurity threat? Assessment and setting up plans. . University of Maryland, Nursing School
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