Programme content
The skills and knowledge you develop during your DBA will help to take your career to the next level. The programme will build on your managerial experience to become a visionary leader, enabling you to interpret the latest theories in business to directly benefit your workforce.
The DBA programme takes a minimum of four years to complete, and gives you access to cutting-edge academic knowledge and design science tools.
Your research training will include a series of workshops delivered by leading WBS faculty at The Shard and at our University of Warwick campus. Workshops integrate content, theory, design and research methods, through a review of relevant literature. Each workshop has an applied research section (1-1.5 days) that focuses more on DBA research. Workshops will be supplemented by readings, online tools, and resources such as short video lectures.
*All workshop dates are indicative and subject to change
The DBA will give you access to cutting-edge academic knowledge and design science tools to develop solutions to challenges you face in your organisation and industry. Workshop themes throughout the programme include:
- Applied Research Design
- Strategic Management
- Leadership and Change Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation and Technology
- Digital Transformation
- Systematic Literature Review
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Academic Writing
- Becoming a Professor of Practice
Progress reviews
Formal progression stages are established through progress and completion review panels, these take place at the end of year 2 and half way through your final year. During these panels, you are expected to present and discuss your work with a panel of experts who provide critical feedback and guidance. Progress on the programme and receipt of any scholarship is contingent upon successfully meeting the requirements set at each of these progression points.
In addition, there are a number of non-assessed milestones across your study period. These help to develop softer skills and application of theory to your writing. At each of these milestones, you will receive tailored feedback from a panel of senior academics to help finesse your project and ensure your research is on-track.
In addition to the workshops, there will be a 2-day DBA Conference each year. This conference usually takes place in January/February, immediately following a planned workshop (3 days of teaching, plus a 2-day conference). This event will allow you the opportunity to network across DBA cohorts and will provide executive-level perspectives on how to address complex business problems by becoming a scholar-practitioner.
Learning facilities
Workshops take place at our inspirational teaching space at The Shard, with views of the River Thames and the city of London. Featuring lecture theatres, individual syndicate rooms and communal networking and study spaces, WBS London has been designed with executive learners in mind.
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