Doctor of Business Administration

Organisation:: The University of Liverpool in coop. with Laureate Online Education
Typ:: Part-time
Certificate:: DBA
Duration:: 7 Semester/s

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Programme

The innovative approach of our Doctor of Business Administration programme advocates learning by engagement and action. You will be able to create professional actionable knowledge, both through classroom learning, and by applied research through Critical Action Learning and Action Research, utilising appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods.

In addition to rigorous classroom scholarship, you will create a Doctoral Development Plan (DDP) which will allow you to chronicle your development as a doctoral practitioner and researcher.

You will complete your qualification with an original thesis that’s based upon a critical project that you undertake in your organisation. Unlike doctoral business programmes that are more theoretical in nature, the thesis for our DBA is designed to produce new, actionable knowledge that you will immediately use.

Dr. Lisa Anderson
Director of Studies Online MBA & DBA

Target audience

Who this programme is for:

The DBA by Critical Action Learning provides an exciting experience for working professionals who wish to improve their practice and advance their careers.
This programme is ideal for senior business managers, independent consultants, government and policy makers, and a myriad of other leadership positions who want to become significantly more effective in the practice of management, as well as enhance their ability to engage in intense and highly relevant research.
Entrepreneurs and working professionals who ply their trade in both the profit and non-profit sectors will also benefit from this practicebased learning approach to become change agents in their respective organisations.

Emphases/Curriculum

The DBA programme is comprised of nine core modules. The first six modules will incorporate the Critical Action Learning methodology while the remaining three will incorporate both Critical Action Learning and Action Research methodologies.

Core Modules:

The Doctoral Practitioner
Change and Crisis Management
Knowledge Creation
Management Research: Quantitative & Qualitative Methods
Leadership and Community
Action Research & the Action Research Thesis
Complex Adaptive Systems
Decision Making with Risk and Uncertainty
Ethics, Sustainability and Social Impact

Thesis:
The culmination of your programme, this written project demonstrates your mastery and integration of all your previous learning. The thesis is the cornerstone of the UK university system.

It is an original, scholarly work that applies your new knowledge and experience and allows you to prove your mastery of the techniques you have studied.

Practical relevance

Action Learning is an educational process that occurs when a group of individuals meet on a regular basis to deliberate and learn from their experiences to improve practice in an organisational context. Strategies, tactics and actions determine the outcomes and results which subsequently influence the strategies again.

Action Research is where the researcher takes on a project, or intervention, with the dual purposes of solving an identified problem and generating new, actionable knowledge. In the context of our DBA progamme, students as action researchers are fully engaged with their organisation which facilitates a close examination of that organisation. This “insider” action research allows meaningful and positive changes to be applied through the proposed intervention.

Admission/Entrance requirements

Admission Requirements: A Masters degree from a recognised institution comparable and/or equivalent to a British Masters degree A minimum of five years management experience at a senior level with practical knowledge of business or public organisations Completion of a Laureate provided online Academic Writing Skills assessment English Language skills relevant to an academic programme and comparable to a minimum of IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 95 (Internet Based Test) Applicants must have an affiliation with an appropriate organizational context (e.g., place of work, volunteer organization, etc.) within which to accomplish the Action Learning and Action Research projects

Languages
Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	not possible

DBA vs. PhD

A PhD is a research based doctoral programme which usually involves little or no taught element and is academic in nature.

A professional doctorate, like the DBA, produces a qualification which, whilst being equivalent in status and challenge to a PhD, is more appropriate for those pursuing professional rather than academic careers.

As such, the aim of a PhD is to advance knowledge, whereas the primary goal of a DBA is to advance professional practice.

Study online

A new way of learning
These demands are way beyond the capabilities of traditional classroom and distance learning methods. By bringing likeminded professionals together in our unique 100% online learning environment, we enable them to share the latest thinking from the real world.

From the moment your programme starts, you are in constant discussion with your classmates. You get regular feedback and grading from your instructor and continuous support from a dedicated member of our student support team. So, whilst your programme is tough, it never feels like a solo effort.

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Organisation

Laureate Education, Inc., as the University of Liverpool's exclusive worldwide e-learning partner, makes the University's programmes available online, providing the e-learning environment and personal student support.

Both partners are renowned for quality, innovation and continuous improvement in online teaching and learning.

The partnership between the University of Liverpool and Laureate Online Education brings together a unique combination of resources and capabilities.

The University of Liverpool is responsible for the academic quality of our programmes and it awards the degrees. The online Masters programmes we offer originate in Liverpool's highly ranked School of Medicine, School of Management and Department of Computer Science.