An applied Swiss-inspired curriculum combining algorithmic rigour, systems architecture, digital trust and practical engineering capability for modern technology leaders.
The Executive Doctorate in Human-Centred Digital Design at Brookfield School of Computing is engineered to provide deep competency across core computer science, systems design, and targeted domain applications. Students develop fluency in software craftsmanship, distributed architectures, algorithm optimization, and data governance.
Instruction balances rigorous theoretical foundations with practical code repositories, laboratory simulations, and ethical technology review aligned with modern international computing standards.
| Code | Module Title | Type | Discipline & Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC101 | Philosophy of Technical Sciences & Epistemology in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Examine computational ontology, paradigm shifts, falsificationism and scientific epistemology in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC102 | Doctoral Research Methodology & Design Science Research in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Formulate Hevner's Design Science Research guidelines, rigor vs relevance cycles and doctoral artifact design in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC103 | Empirical Research Formulation & Quantitative Inquiry in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Design formal empirical investigations, controlled computational experiments and statistical hypothesis test suites in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC104 | Theoretical Frameworks & Advanced Systems Modeling in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Deconstruct axiomatic systems models, state transition systems and formal verification in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC105 | Computational Experimentation & Statistical Verification in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Execute Monte Carlo simulations, power calculations and non-parametric statistical tests in Human-Centred Digital Design using R and Python. |
| DOC106 | Critical Literature Synthesis & State-of-the-Art Analysis in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Perform systematic literature reviews (PRISMA), meta-analyses and theoretical gap identification in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC107 | Systems Epistemology & Architectural Thinking in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Evaluate socio-technical systems theory, emergence in complex adaptive architectures and structural decoupling in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC108 | Research Ethics, Responsible Innovation & Swiss Standards in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Audit doctoral research protocols against Swiss human research ethics, algorithmic safety and data governance in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC109 | Doctoral Research Scoping & Initial Proposal Portfolio in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Author the preliminary doctoral scoping portfolio defining novel research questions, significance and scope in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Discipline & Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC201 | Advanced Doctoral Proposal Defense & Technical Roadmap in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Defend the comprehensive doctoral research proposal, methodology and experimental roadmap in Human-Centred Digital Design before a faculty panel. |
| DOC202 | Empirical Prototyping & Research Artifact Engineering in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Construct the foundational computational artifact, reference architecture and experimental software testbed in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC203 | Advanced Statistical Learning & Model Evaluation in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Derive generalization bounds, cross-validation asymptotics and high-dimensional estimation theory in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC204 | Field Experimentation & Data Collection Methodology in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Deploy telemetry collectors, empirical logging probes and instrumentation across production testbeds in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC205 | Enterprise Systems Integration & Sociotechnical Impact Analysis in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Analyze organizational adoption dynamics, human-in-the-loop interfaces and sociotechnical integration barriers in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC206 | Intellectual Property, Open Research & Technical Dissemination in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Manage doctoral software patent disclosures, dual-licensing models and open-source scientific repository governance in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC207 | Technology Innovation Strategy & Industrial Research Collaboration in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Structure university-industry research partnerships, industrial consortium agreements and technology transfer in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC208 | Mid-Candidature Doctoral Milestone & Progress Review in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Successfully pass the comprehensive mid-candidature doctoral review demonstrating substantial empirical progress in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC209 | Applied Research Colloquium & Working Paper Series in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Present working research papers, collect expert peer critique and author academic pre-prints in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| Code | Module Title | Type | Discipline & Learning Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOC301 | Doctoral Fieldwork & Experimental Artifact Evaluation in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Conduct exhaustive empirical fieldwork and evaluate the research artifact across multi-organization deployments in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC302 | Comprehensive Data Analysis & Computational Verification in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Perform advanced statistical triangulation, sensitivity analysis and algorithmic verification of empirical data in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC303 | Doctoral Dissertation Drafting: Architectural & Empirical Synthesis in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Draft dissertation core chapters: theoretical foundation, artifact architecture and empirical findings in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC304 | Doctoral Dissertation Drafting: Results Validation & Benchmarking in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Author dissertation comparative benchmark chapters validating novel contributions against state-of-the-art baselines in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC305 | Academic Journal Manuscript & Peer Review Preparation in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Prepare high-impact peer-reviewed journal submissions conforming to top-tier ACM/IEEE editorial standards in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC306 | Industry Technology Transfer & Executive Briefing in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Synthesize academic findings into actionable executive advisories and commercial technology transfer briefs in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC307 | Final Doctoral Dissertation Submission & Quality Audit in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Complete the full academic dissertation manuscript and pass formal institutional originality audits in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC308 | Doctoral Oral Defense (Viva Voce) Preparation in Human-Centred Digital Design | Theory | Master academic rhetorical defense, anticipate committee objections and articulate unique scholarly contributions in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
| DOC309 | Final Executive Doctoral Defense & Research Dissemination in Human-Centred Digital Design | Practical | Successfully defend the doctoral dissertation in public viva voce examination and disseminate scholarly findings in Human-Centred Digital Design. |
Master’s degree in computing or related quantitative discipline with significant technology leadership experience. Research concept proposal required.
Brookfield School of Computing is an independent private education institution in formation. Academic programmes, entry requirements, fees and awards are subject to institutional review and applicable Swiss legal regulations.