Purdue Global (PUG) EdD in Leadership and Innovation

[walruspanda]

Quick end-of-2nd-term update:

• Only took one class this term -- ED760, which had one lengthy assignment (about 10 pages between the two parts) but was otherwise none too difficult.
  
• Even if I don't do the final discussion, I'll have a 95% in the class; I'd call the class an easy A as long as you do the work.
  
• Had I think my first group assignment at PUG? Same group for assignments in two units. I was fortunate to have a good group, because I did hear some stories.
  
• I'm going back to two classes for the September term to try to speed things up a bit, but definitely dropping back to one when I take ED740 (probably December) -- almost universally that's described as the most difficult of the 700-level classes.
  
• I've heard PUG is doing a better job of making it clear to applicants that the major focus is on education here, despite the degree being called "EdD in Leadership and Innovation". That's good to hear, because my first three courses were heavy on ed.
  
• PUG sent out an email last month to all EdD students to make clear that they would really like students to take the courses in order. I'm still taking some out of order that I was already signed up for, though, so I'm not sure how much this is a mandate vs. a recommendation. (Definitely can't take any 800-level courses until all 700-level ones are done, though -- I've heard that from multiple students.)
  
• Still reasonable happy with the EdD program! No major complaints.