Level 8 Core

Level 8

Programme Structure

Participants already possessing an appropriate and relevant Masters degree (normally an MBA) may enter the programme at Doctoral level (FHEQ Level 8). Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be awarded following confirmation that the learning outcomes of the applicants Masters programme map to the learning outcomes stipulated in the Programme Rules section. Students must make the RPL claim and the credits must be awarded before enrolling on the DBA programme. If the applicant's Masters qualification is older than five years, then they will need to demonstrate they have maintained and extended their professional competence through continuing professional development activities, which can include formal and informal activities. This should be evidenced through a portfolio of activities that align to the typical attributes of the business and management discipline, demonstrating management practice in relation to markets, marketing and sales, customers, finance, people, organisational behaviour, operations, information systems and business intelligence, communications, digital business, business policy and strategy, business innovation and enterprise development, social responsibility.

Participants already possessing an appropriate and relevant Masters degree (normally an MBA) may enter the programme at Doctoral level (FHEQ Level 8). Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be awarded following confirmation that the learning outcomes of the applicants Masters programme map to the learning outcomes stipulated in the Programme Rules section. Students must make the RPL claim and the credits must be awarded before enrolling on the DBA programme. If the applicant's Masters qualification is older than five years, then they will need to demonstrate they have maintained and extended their professional competence through continuing professional development activities, which can include formal and informal activities. This should be evidenced through a portfolio of activities that align to the typical attributes of the business and management discipline, demonstrating management practice in relation to markets, marketing and sales, customers, finance, people, organisational behaviour, operations, information systems and business intelligence, communications, digital business, business policy and strategy, business innovation and enterprise development, social responsibility. Offerings: All

An English language capability of at least IELTS 6.5 (with 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is required for international applicants.

An English language capability of at least IELTS 6.5 (with 5.5 in each component) or equivalent is required for international applicants. Offerings: All

Communicate their ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Critically reflect on personal, work-based, theoretical and research practice experiences that contribute to the creation of new knowledge.

Critically appraise research methods for their appropriateness to the area of enquiry.

Conceptualise, design, and implement a project for the generation of new knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of the discipline or area of professional practice, and to adjust the project design in the light of unforeseen problems.

Present final thesis clearly and concisely at a level that aligns to the Institutions doctoral regulations.

Display a critical understanding of complex and specialised research knowledge and skills through the development of research proposals that demonstrate a) the potential for the creation of new knowledge at the forefront of their academic discipline or their area of professional practice b) the use of appropriate techniques/methodologies in their research.

Apply and develop appropriate techniques/methods in research and scholarship.

Provide implications for the further development of their specific professional practice in relation to their own work, its context, and the form future development would take.

Develop the qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and largely autonomous initiative in complex organisations.

Recognise and describe problems relevant to the workplace and propose innovative solutions with the potential to create new knowledge.

Make informed judgements on complex issues in specialist fields, often in the absence of complete data.

Display a systematic acquisition and understanding of a substantial body of knowledge which is at the forefront of their academic discipline or area of professional practice relevant to their workplace.

Create and interpret new knowledge of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of the discipline, and merit publication.

Collect, record and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data and demonstrate advanced academic enquiry, whilst adhering to the Institution's ethical principles and procedures.

Course Catalogue

Doctor of Business Administration - 36825 - DOC