Doctorate of Business Administration: Management

Program Description

The DBA - Management program is designed for experienced professionals who want to gain deeper
business knowledge and serve as global change agents in a corporate environment. This program covers
current and emerging methodologies, risk-management techniques and complexity theories for
improving project and program results.
The DBA - Management program is a 24-month, 60 credit hour program. The program consists of 15
courses and one dissertation of 15 credit hours. The program was designed with insights from
experienced leading business practitioners and faculty members.
This program emphasizes advanced decision-making and leadership skills and an in-depth knowledge of
both theory and applied research. Students will explore some of the greatest challenges and opportunities
facing business today and start applying the findings to corporate scenarios.

Program Objectives

1) To design rigorous research that contributes to the professional body of knowledge of

business and management.
2) To explain the principles of and apply a range of quantitative and qualitative research
methods frequently used in business research to solve current business management
problems.
3) Critically evaluate business research studies in order to assess their quality and applicability
in improving the effective handling of business management problems.
4) To apply professional ethics consistently and appropriately.
5) To be able to evaluate functional and cross-functional management approaches and
synthesize management research and practices.

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Program Structure:

# Particular Details
A master’s degree in Management or equivalent program from a recognized
1 Academic Eligibility
university
2 Program Duration 24-month
3 Total Program Credit 60
Total number of
4 15 Courses + 1 Dissertation
Courses
Number of batches in a
5 3 (February- June-October)
year
6 Admission open till Starting of lectures for the respective batch.
# Year Duration Courses
1 4 Months 4 Courses
2 Year 1 4 Months 4 Courses
5 Curriculum Pattern 3 4 Months 4 Courses
4 Year 2 4 Months 3 Courses
5 8 Months 1 Dissertation

6 Exams Exam will be held at the end of each semester

Credit distribution:

15 Courses = 45 Credits
1 Dissertation = 15 Credits
Total =60 Credits

Credits per Course: 3

Distribution per Course (value in hours)

Discussion Online Study Individual Assignment Final Total

Interactive Material/Book and Project Examination
forum Lectures Reading Quiz

16 10 13 1 3 2 45

Note: 1 Credit = 15 hours learning

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Course List:
Year 1

Term 1:
# Code No Course Credit
1 DBA1001 Strategic Management 3

2 DBA1002 International Business 3

3 DBA1003 Financial And Management Accounting 3

4 DBA1004 Leadership, Ethics and Corporate Governance 3

Term 2:
# Code No Course Credit
1 DBA1005 Human Resource Management 3

2 DBA1006 International Supply Chain Management 3

3 DBA1007 Research Methodology 3

4 DBA1008 Organizational Development 3

Term 3:
# Code No. Course Credit
1 DBA1009 Brand and Product Management 3

2 DBA1010 Market Research 3

3 DBA1011 International Marketing 3

4 DBA1012 Total Quality Management 3

Year 2:

Term 1:
# Code No. Course Credit
1 DBA1013 Marketing Finance 3

2 DBA1014 Risk Management 3

3 DBA1015 Corporate Finance 3

Term 2:

Dissertation

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Assessment:

Grading Percent Breakdown:

Assessment Weightage
Discussion Forum 20%
Mid Term Exam 25%
Dissertation 25%
Final Exam 30%

Discussion Forum: Participating in online discussions on forums, sharing views and posting
questions as well as reviewing other responses is considered under class participation.

Mid Term Exam: Midterm will be between the courses, always covering the material covered in the
lectures. The format will be a combination of multiple-choice, short-answer, matching, and/or short
essays.

Research Assignment: Research assignments will evaluate an individual’s analytical and critical
thinking capabilities. The student can access the institute’s E-Resources to produce a comprehensive
report, presentation, case study or evaluation for the research assignment. Students will be provided
the rubrics for each assignment. Each assignment will be in general evaluated based on:
a) Structuring and Presentation of Ideas
b) Research behind the assignment
c) Analytical thought process
d) Provision of accurate and updated facts.

Final Exam: The final exam will be comprehensive of materials covered throughout the semester.

Grading:

Letter Percentage
Grade

A 90-100

B 80-89

C 70-79

F Below 69

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