Doctor
Traditional Thesis
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) is the ultimate degree in the field of Business Administration. It is a specialist professional qualification that unites professional practice in business and industry with academic knowledge.
Structure of the DBA Programme
The following are the components of the DBA programme by traditional thesis :
- Comprehensive Research Methodology Course delivered online.
- Produce a Detailed Research Proposal.
- Defence and Approval of the Research Proposal.
- Field work in your own organisation or sector.
- Thesis writing and submission.
- Viva Voce Examination.
- Award of the DBA Degree on successful Viva Voce Defence
The Aim of the DBA
- Develop the skills and confidence to design and shape organisational interventions which help address 21st Century challenges
- Analyse the effectiveness of those interventions
- Communicate and implement those findings such that both the world of business practice and the world of research can benefit.
Programme
Eligibility
A Master’s Degree in any discipline with at least 5 years of managerial experience
A good command of written and spoken English equivalent to IELETS 6.5
The course requires completion of 8 modules. The timing of the modules is flexible. You can work to your own timetable, in keeping with your other commitments. However, in our experience, candidates tend to spend the following times on each module.
Module 1 : Critical Analysis 1 One to two months
Module 2 : Critical Analysis 2 Two to four weeks
Module 3 : Preliminary Literature Review Two to three months
Module 4 : Publication of the Literature Review as a Primer Two to four weeks
Module 5 : Methodology Two to three months
Module 6 : Survey design and analysis Two to four weeks
Module 7 : Reflection Two to four weeks
Module 8 : Research Proposal Two to three months
You will be given full supervisory support with targeted feedback from your application all the way through to the submission of your thesis.