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A research doctorate for computing professionals

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Looking back on the first decade of the Doctor of Professional Studies in Computing---an ambitious doctoral track for people who want to do research in an industrial setting.

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cover image Communications of the ACM
Communications of the ACM  Volume 54, Issue 4
April 2011
139 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/1924421
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  • (2021)Doctoral Capstone Products: A Systems Thinking Model for Quality AssuranceChristian Higher Education10.1080/15363759.2020.185131420:1-2(38-56)Online publication date: 3-Feb-2021
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