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The DBA develops high-level integrated understanding. The course philosophy recognizes the senior executives in modern organisations require deep knowledge and understanding across a range of disciplines. The DBA is designed to address this issue by developing knowledge and understanding of a range of high-level interdependent disciplines, reinforced with doctoral level research ability.
The Edinburgh Business School DBA programme will produce business research professionals who can use their integrated understanding and research skills at senior executive level to add value in a real business environment. The DBA concentrates on the achievement of doctoral level research skills, which can be used directly by senior executives in the business environment to detect, diagnose and correct a wide range of problems and to add value through innovation.
The DBA is an alternative route to the traditional PhD programme (which focuses on the development of professional researchers).
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Organisations operate under conditions of constant change. Existing risks evolve and new risks emerge. Evolving and new risks combine to generate obstacles to success that must, in today’s highly competitive world, be detected and overcome as early as possible. To do so, the individual requires a range of investigative and analytical skills – often in the past the preserve of the management consultant – and a thorough knowledge of the organisation itself. It is in this last area that the executive has the edge over the external consultant, a fact that is being increasingly recognised. |
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*subject to matriculation by university
Singaporean and International Students
• A Heriot-Watt University MBA OR
• An MBA of equivalent standard to that offered by Edinburgh Business School OR
• An approved masters degree such as MSc , MA , MPhil in a relevant field of study and of equivalent standard to the Heriot-Watt MBA
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• At least five years' relevant business experience |
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Each course is assessed by single 3-hour examination. The DBA thesis is examined by viva voce and subject to acceptance, rejection or further work (major or minor corrections) in accordance with standard Heriot-Watt University procedures for doctoral submissions. |
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The DBA consists of 2 elements (study & research)
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Part 1: The Study element.
Consists of six compulsory courses and five electives
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Part 2: The Research element.
Stage 1: Research Proposal
Stage 2: Literature review and synthesis of research hypothesis
Stage 3: Research methodology, data collection, analysis and conclusions
Students who successfully complete Part 1 may be eligible for the award of degree of Master of Science in Strategic Focus should they exit the programme. |
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Please call us at 6252 5500 to enquire |
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Last Updated on Friday, 14 August 2009 03:01 |
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