Overview
This full-time/part-time research program is designed to provide advanced, research-based studies in both theoretical and applied areas of business, and to equip students with the knowledge and research skills needed to conduct research in the following disciplines:
Human Resource Management, Accounting & Finance, Economics, IT Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Taxation, and more.
Supervised by experienced professors and researchers, and supported by excellent research facilities, students will be able to acquire advanced knowledge and apply quantitative and qualitative techniques to business-related problems. They will also have the opportunity to experience a transformative research journey, including attending research-intensive workshops, participating in conferences and publishing research articles in local and international journals.
Content
Semester 1
Research Methodology
- This unit equips students with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to effectively carry out business / management research. A particular emphasis will be placed upon developing individuals towards their workplace-based PhD dissertation / project.
Semester 2
Seminar (Proposal Defense)
- This unit aims at producing students with excellent, creative, innovative, independent, trustworthy, skillful, accountable, responsible, and having national and international insights on research finding. To support achieving the goal, this unit is conducted to enable the students to get local, national, and international experience.
Semester 3
Thesis Preparation
- This unit requires students to prepare a research proposal and a thesis. Students will continue to develop a range of skills necessary for research including accessing library databases, using relevant software as applicable, refining a research topic, and identifying a theoretical or conceptual framework. In addition, students will develop an understanding of research ethics. Students will prepare and then defend a research proposal.
Semester 4 to 9
Research Thesis Supervision & Viva Voce
- Each student is required to complete a dissertation to meet the requirements to obtain a PhD through coursework. The relevant topic proposal should be submitted at the end of the third semester after getting approval from the proposed supervisor. This unit ensures students produce dissertations in the fields of business management, entrepreneurship, marketing and administration related to studies. The format and style of the dissertation should comply with the guidelines set by First City University College.
This unit ensures students produce dissertations in the fields of business management, entrepreneurship, marketing and administration related to studies. The format and style of the dissertation should comply with the guidelines set by First City University College.
Entry Requirements
Master’s degree in a business or related field accepted by the University Senate.
OR
Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree as accepted by University Senate.
OR
International students are required to achieve a minimum band 6.0 for IELTS OR its equivalent.
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