Some in their life will embark on the doctoral journey; a journey which is challenging to say the least. I broke down my journey into the bare numbers that made up my doctoral degree in the hopes that others will use it to shape their own path. Enjoy!

A Doctorate by the Numbers

Dr. Dave Eng, EdD

Northeastern University 2017

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54 Credit Hours

12 Number of Academic Quarters

188 Dissertation Written Pages

51,339 Dissertation Word Count

348,849 Dissertation Character Count

104 Dissertation Cited Sources

53 Dissertation Chap 1 Drafts

48 Dissertation Chap 2 Drafts

57 Dissertation Chap 3 Drafts

112 Dissertation Chap 4 Drafts

24 Dissertation Chap 5 Drafts

9 Proposal Defense Views

3 Dissertation Defense Views

26 People Spectators at Defense

2 Summer Residencies

7/1/2014 Start Date

3/31/2017 End Date

1004 Days Time to Completion

2 years, 8 months, 30 days Time to Completion

12 Faculty Interactions

4 Support Staff Interactions

270 Discussion Board Posts

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Dr. Dave Eng, EdD

@davengdesign

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