IGSM

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IGSM Revised DBA Program
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DBA ProgramOutline

• Revised DBA structure
• Coursework
• Research
• Transition
• Procedural changes
• Timetable

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International Graduate School of Management
Doctoral Programs

• Programs offered
• DBA
• PhD
• Countries
• Singapore, SAR HK, Taiwan
• China
• Thailand
• Malaysia
• Switzerland
• Statistics
• Current enrolled DBA over 500, PhD under
  200
• Graduates DBA 56, PhD 66
• Academic staff
• Full-time 30 Sessional/Adjunct 130

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Revised DBA Program Structure

• Program Structure
• 50 coursework
• 50 research
• 12 month review
• Overlap between coursework research
• Entry criteria
• Technology requirements

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Revised DBA Program Welcome

• Welcome/Orientation
• Partner delivered
• Official start of Program
• Course materials distributed

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Revised DBA Program Coursework

• Coursework Stage
• Commences 4 weeks before the first seminar
• Preparatory work required for each course
• Include
• written assignments and
• presentation
• both graded
• Aim
• to provide final results 2 weeks from the end of
  the course before start of next seminar
• Pre-requisites - some courses

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Revised DBA Program Courses

• C1 Doctoral Management Research Perspective
• C2 International Business Global Trends
• C3 Analysis Critique of Research-based
  Literature
• C4 Changes in Business Organisational Process
• C5 Annotated Literature Review (C3)
• C6 Management Research Design Methodologies
  Practice (C5)
• C7 Research Project Proposal Development (C5,C6)

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Revised DBA Program Research

• Research Stage
• Commences unofficially in Course 5
• One research proposal Course 7
• Panel Leader 2 Supervisors/10 candidates
• Official Start
• Completion of coursework average P1 (min P2)
• Acceptance of Research Proposal min P1 for C7
• Progress monitored
• Results

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Revised DBA Program Research

• Research Stage - Outcome Options
• 3 Papers and an Integration Paper
• 1 Paper 1 Dissertation
• Dissertation
• Ethics developed during Course 7
• 1 ethics protocol
• Revised procedure from Nov03

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Revised DBA Program Timeline

• Coursework Research

Orientation Welcome
Seminar Course 1
Seminar Course 2
Submit Portfolio
Seminar Course 3
Research W/shop 6
End Semester 1
Research W/shop 5
Seminar Course 4
Seminar Course 5 Research Workshop 1
End Semester 4
Research W/shop 4
End Semester 2
End Semester 3
Seminar Course 6
Seminar C7 Research Workshop 2
Research W/shop 3
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Revised DBA Program Transition

• Transition Process
• New structure as of October 2003
• Programs at end of coursework phase
• Coursework old structure
• Research new format with Panel Leader
  supervisors
• Programs part way through coursework
• Change processes assessments
• Introduce Panel Leader supervisors early
• Deferrals or failures
• Articulate to revised structure

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Revised DBA Program Procedural

• Monitoring
• Progression Guidelines
• Leave of Absence Conditions
• Extension Conditions
• Assessment
• Candidature
• Exit Conditions
• Examination Process

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Revised DBA Program Procedural

• Streamlining Systems
• Move to entirely electronic systems
• All digital, minimise paper
• Reports assessment
• AssignIT
• Verbal communication
• VOIP, Video over Internet
• Interviews
• Emails
• Generic email addresses for specific issues

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Revised DBA Program Procedural

• Streamlining Systems (cont.)
• Doctoral Website
• One stop shop
• E-library theses/portfolios
• http//www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/bue_doctoral/
• Forms on-line

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Revised DBA Program Procedural

• Roles Responsibilities
• Head of School - IGSM
• Program Director
• Discipline Leader
• Course Leader
• Facilitator
• Panel Leader
• Supervisor
• Partner
• Doctoral Team Program Executive Officer/
  Program Manager
• University Support Services eg. Flexible
  Learning Centre, Library

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Revised DBA Program Timetable

• Template to calculate even spread of course
  face-to-face seminars
• Course approx 8 weeks
• Coursework seminars - 3 or 4 days
• Results - in 2 weeks
• Course materials required by partner
• Course materials required by materials
  coordinator IMPORTANT
• Research supervision workshops 3 months apart

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Revised DBA Program Course Leaders

• C1 Doctoral Management Research Perspective
• - Rod Oxenberry
• C2 International Business Global Trends
• - Mervyn Lewis
• C3 Analysis Critique of Research-based
  Literature
• - David Richards
• C4 Changes in Business Organisational Process
• - (to be appointed)
• C5 Annotated Literature Review
• - Barry Elsey
• C6 Management Research Design Methodologies
  Practice
• - Margaret Patrickson
• C7 Research Project Proposal Development
• - Joseph Mula

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Revised DBA Program We Need You

• Are you interested in doctoral level teaching?
• Have you a flare in dealing with students from
  different cultures?
• Do you like to travel to exotic locations?
• Can you spare a long weekend?
• Are you comfortable in a digital environment?
• Do you have a doctorate?
• Then you are the one we are looking for
• How can you participate?

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Revised DBA Program Course Facilitators

• Present courses once developed and run 1st time
• 3-4 days (long weekend)
• Course outline, slides, readings provided
• Feedback collected from candidates and partner
• Taken in-load, above load, into PD

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Revised DBA Program Supervisors

• Principal or associate supervisor
• 2-3 days (long weekend)
• Panel of 2 supervisors per 10 candidates
• At least 1 principal supervisors per panel
• Face-to-face 2 supers jointly meet all
  candidates
• Between f-2-f 1 super electronically supports 5
  candidates
• RW1 2 with course facilitator all supers
• RW3 6 in panel
• RW report on each candidates progress
• Feedback from candidates, partners, supervisors
• Taken in-load, above load, into PD

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Revised DBA Program Examiners

• Examiners required
• Doctorate, supervised/examined, published in
  field
• Do not have to be academics
• Not associated with UniSA
• Other Supervisors required
• From other institutions
• Local or overseas
• New doctoral graduates - associates