You have identified your problem, developed your thesis proposal, gone through the approval process and considered the structure of your thesis. It is now time to put pen to paper…. The Doctorate Hub team will hold a live, interactive webinar on the Chapter Content and Order led by Jacqueline Hiddlestone-Mumford, a Doctoral candidate, on the 7th April 2018, at 7pm UK time. This is the third in a series of webinars run by 4 academics and thesis supervisors. The Chapter Content and Order webinar will compare the PhD and DBA chapters, then cover the content of the various chapters from […]

Hi All, On Wednesday, 14th March 2018, Dr Nii Amoo led a webinar on The Structure of the Thesis to yet another appreciative group of Doctoral students from across the globe.  Being in all time zones, finding a single optimal time will always require some of us to attend in the middle of the night. Dr Nii took us through answering the structural questions around purpose, audience, selling your idea, and the structure to use, which differs between a PhD and DBA. By providing a clear understanding of our work, the roadmap of our contribution, the structure should lead the reader to […]

Dear Participant, I am mailing you since you have been registered for our webinar given by Dr. Nii Amoo on ‘The Structure of the Thesis’, which will take place on March 14th, 2018 at 19 pm UK (UTC+0) time. You can access the Webinar through the following link. This Webinar will be hosted with Microsoft Skype Link, which is a browser-based plug in solution. We advise you to login 15 minutes before the start in order to set up the system. With this we also invite you to reply to this e-mail in the case that you would like to […]

Your problem has been identified, you have your proposal approved, now it is time to consider the structure of your thesis. This becomes a make or break point in your scholar-practitioner journey. The structure of the DBA thesis requires us to ask ourselves questions such as: What is the purpose of my thesis? Who is my audience – learned scholars, work colleagues, others? How should I structure my thesis to sell my ideas and findings to my audience? What structure should I use? Is there a difference between a PhD and a DBA thesis in terms of structure? It is […]

Hi All, On Saturday, 18th November 2017, Dr Andreas Meiszner led a webinar on The Research Problem Statement to an appreciative group of DBA students from across the globe. As one of the first steps in developing your Doctoral Thesis proposal, the research problem is the starting point of the research process. Dr Meiszner highlighted the identifiable aspects of a research problem: something is broken, it has a cause and effect relationship, and there are initial observations and evidence mentioned. Although it seems simple, it is complex and takes time. The Research Problem Statement de DoctorateHub To download the complete set […]

Once you have identified a problem, the research problem statement is one of the first steps in developing a Doctoral Thesis proposal. It is the starting point of the research process. Identifiable aspects of a research problem include something is broken, it has a cause and effect relationship, and there are initial observations and evidence mentioned. Developing a research problem statement from an identified problem isn’t easy but is an essential step in the thesis proposal process. To assist in the what and how, the Doctorate Hub team will be holding a live webinar on The Research Problem Statement led […]

G’day everyone, Welcome to my first DoctorateHub blog. My name is Jacqueline Hiddlestone-Mumford from Australia. I am a Doctoral candidate at one of the leading UK universities where I am undertaking my Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA). Some ask what the  difference is between a DBA and PhD. They are equivalent degrees of the highest order. A PhD is a continued academic strand and is a full research-based doctorate aimed at generating new knowledge. Many PhD graduates move onto further academic endeavours such as teaching, research, seeking tenured lecturer roles progressing towards professorship, and consulting. Methodologies include quantitative, qualitative and […]

Doctoral Training Workshop Accra, Ghana, on “The Design and Implementation of Quantitative Studies”. The team of the DoctorateHub would like to invite current and forthcoming doctoral scholars to a workshop and virtual training on “The Design and Implementation of Quantitative Studies”. The workshop and training session will be run by Dr Nii Amoo, Senior Lecturer & Programme Leader at a leading UK University. Participation at the workshop and virtual training is free of charge. The workshop will take place on Friday afternoon, 15th September 2017, 2:00pm – 6:30pm, and Saturday, 16th September 2017, 10:00am – 2:30pm, at the premises of the Ghana Institute of Management and […]

Dear reader, A welcome to the DoctorateHub, a space that is intended to compliment professional doctoral programmes by creating a cross-disciplinary forum for all aspects of formal and semi-formal doctoral education and training. We believe that the recent proliferation of professional doctorate courses across the globe creates the need for a cross-spanning network that complements these programmes, serving professional doctoral students as a resource base and one-stop Hub to assist them in what is frequently a long and isolated ‘journey’. Unlike undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, doctoral students often feel isolated and consequently believe they must struggle alone. Communication with tutors […]