The Professional Doctorate in Business Administration is designed to provide a structured and supportive programme that will enhance a practitioner's theoretical understanding of their profession and will assist in the development of critical insight and evaluation, building on academic and research skills acquired via formal subject delivery and the doctoral research subsequently conducted. The end result will be a practioner who has made a significant and original contribution to the creation and interpretation of a body of knowledge and who is at the forefront of practice development. More specifically, students will:
- Acquire and develop expertise in a range of advanced research skills and apply these to the design and implementation of a practice-based research project.
- Develop their skills in understanding, evaluating and creating new knowledge within their profession, thereby making an individual and independant contribution to the development/enhancement of professional practice in Business Administration.
- Produce a thesis or portfolio based on high quality origonal research of publishable standard (suitable for dissemination to their profession), demonstrating critical evaluation and synthesis in relation to current literature and professional practice.
The Professional Doctorate in Business Administration will enable practitioners to demonstrate that they have the knowledge and skills required to reach the highest level within their profession, utilising the skills required for autonomous practice research that have been developed during their doctoral study.