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In 1976, Cosby earned a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) degree from the University of Massachusetts. For his doctoral research, he wrote a dissertation entitled, "An Integration of the Visual Media Via 'Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids' Into the Elementary School Curriculum as a Teaching Aid and Vehicle to Achieve Increased Learning".
Bill Cosby never earned a Ph.D., and it is therefore inappropriate to place "Ph.D." behind his name. The difference between a Ph.D. and an Ed.D. is significant.
Ph.D. curriculum typically emphasizes more breadth and depth in theory and research methodology than the Ed.D. Ph.D. programs typically emphasize deeper knowledge about specific topical areas, and often require twice the course work of an Ed.D, with special emphasis in research and teaching. Ed.D. programs typically emphasize less rigorous "practical interests", such as clinical work and surveys.
Bill Cosby has received multiple "honorary degrees", most commonly a degree called a "Doctor of Honorary Letters". But Cosby has never received a Ph.D.
Persons who have never earned a Ph.D. engage in questionable ethics by appending the title "Dr." in front of their name. Although at one time, it was considered appropriate for the recipient of an honorary degree to call themselves "Dr.", generally, this is no longer the case. This is because in the mid-Twentieth Century, universities began the practice of bestowing honorary doctoral degrees on large donors to the university, thereby diluting the implied importance fo the title, and creating controversy in professional circles.
Bill Cosby famously stumbled into this ethical controversy in the 1980's by prefixing his name with the title "Dr." in the credits of a few of the episodes of "The Cosby Show". However, following complaints from viewers, he soon removed the appellation "Dr." from his name in the credits.
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Highest degree in the arts?
Indicated as PhD.
How should one prepare himself for a Ph.D interview on the psychoanalytical research on Shakespeare?
How does one prepare for any PhD interview? Know your subject. Know the scholarship on the subject. Understand your thesis and the arguments for it. Anticipate the arguments against your thesis and prepare counter-arguments.
Where is the word Shakespeare located in the Bible?
Okay go get your Bible if you have one around. Go to Psalm chapter 46. From the beginning count 46 words. You'll see "shake". Then count 46 words back from the end of the chapter. You'll see "spear". Some people say Shakespeare helped in writing this chapter in the King James version. I'm not saying it's what I believe I'm just throwing it out there. Hope this helps =D.
Where is a good place to learn about dental practice management?
Dental practice management can be learnt at schools offering courses in dental office management. It is part of the Certified Dental Practice Management Administrator course though it can also be studied solo on an Office Manager Course for Dental Management.
Who is Ariel Castro?
José Ariel Castro is a Brazilian professor and was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1937. He graduated in Modern Languages (1959) and completed his formal post-graduation studies at the level of specialization, master degree and PhD in Portuguese language at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ (1968-1974). For his PhD he attended also at the same time several courses under the guidance of the Emeritus Professor Kurt Baldinger at the Neuphilologische Fakultät of the University of Heidelberg, where Baldinger had been the last Rektor. Later on he accomplished a post-doctorate in Linguistic Geography and Historical Linguistics granted by the German Foundation Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung at the same University (1976-1978). After obtaining in the UFRJ the degree of "Livre Docente" (1977), a traditional academic title which qualifies a teacher to work on a rank above the Associate Professor, he became Full Professor of Romanve Philology in its Faculty of Letters (1981) with special attention to the relation between History and language practice and development. He is now a pensionated professor at the UFRJ. As a researcher, the author has tried to find the historical meaning of documents from medieval Portugal to the time of the discovery of Brazil and the following colonial period, revealing unedited life and work details of historical, cultural or literary personages like the troubadour Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, the Portuguese king Afonso Henriques and his children, the Portuguese navigator Pedro Alvares Cabral and his notary Pero Vaz de Caminha, the jesuit José de Anchieta, the navigator Amerigo Vespucci and others. As a historian, he is a researcher that does everything with documents he analyses and is a frequent consultant to the main European and Brazilian libraries besides the use of his own large private library. Typical of this kind of work are his essays on the Brazilian language, officially Portuguese, and culture: Fundamentos da história externa do português do Brasil, Língua, sociedade e cultura no Brasil, Formação e desenvolvimento da língua nacional brasileira, Ação dos jesuítas no processo de formação cultural do Brasil, O movimento academicista e o processo cultural do Brasil colônia, Literatura e sociedade no Brasil joanino. He was visiting professor for courses and/or conferences in the universities of Berlin, Mainz, Heidelberg, Venice, Cagliari, Padova and Pavia. Ariel Castro has a Homepage, Ariel Castro's Corner since June 22, 1996, where he displays many examples of what he has researched and written in the fields o Linguistics, Philology, Literature and History, regarding Brazil, Portugal, France and Western Europe in general.
What abbreviation do you put behind a name of a person that is a Ph.D candidate?
Some use PhD(c)
When person mention Dr behind his name how can you understand whether he is PhD or medical doctor?
You have to ask or investigate
What is the Company with the most PhD's?
IBM, with AT&T close behind
What is salutation correct salutation for a doctor who also has Jr behind his name?
Walter J. Smith, Jr., MD. Never use Dr and MD (or PhD) in the same name.
Can biotechnologist use Dr with his name?
No, unless he/she has a PhD
What is the name of person who has to write PhD thesis?
"candidate"
Should there be a comma after the name and before PhD?
Yes, you should include a comma after the name and before "PhD." For example, "John Doe, PhD," is the correct format.
What is is the name of a PhD graduate who has finished but not received their degree classification in formal ceremony ie similar to a graduand but for PhD?
Doctor
How do you write your name with more than one credential behind it?
Put the most important (or most impressive) credential first ... eg, I. M. Kaput, PhD, President Swamp Hallow Condo Assn.
Who can put Dr as suffix with his name?
Someone who has earned their PhD.
What does PH mean after a doctors name?
A PhD is a Doctor of Philosophy.
Does Ph.D go after or before the name?
Ph.D comes after the name. For example, John Doe, Ph.D.
