Course Code
HTDPHD25
Subject Area
Business/ Management Engineering/ Technology Science
Mode of Study
Total 150 Hours in 1 Year (Part – Time)
Teaching Start Dates
1st November every year 1st April every year
Why should you enrol in this course ?
- You want to gain your doctorate degree in time and with less stress without affecting your health, family, finances and job prospects
- You do not want to be left behind your cohort or colleagues in your doctoral journey
- You need additional supervisor or support where you are not shy of asking any basic or let us say, completely stupid questions
- You can ask any question without having a fear of getting observed or marked for your performance
- You have support and encouragement in time when you really need it
- You want to be sure that your thesis document has ‘no error or mistake’
- You want to be well prepared to ace your viva exam
- You really want to master the skills so that you can become a PhD supervisor or examiner in future
Who should do this course?
- Students who want to get their PhD or Doctorate degree.
- Students who do not want to be in a situation wherein they spent their many years of life and monies and still not get their PhD or Doctorate degree.
Course Structure
Course has 10 modules. Each module is delivered in approximately 15 hours of face-to-face interaction either online or through classroom teaching.
This course helps you to how to think and approach research, how to propose research, how to do research, how to execute your entire research project, how to do the field work, how to write it, how to review it and how to defend it.
| Module 1 | Research context, purpose and selection , why this PhD? |
| Module 2 | Research problem, Problem Definition, Proposed solution, Aim, Objectives Preliminary design |
| Module 3 | Where is literature? Review of literature, how to do it and how to write it. |
| Module 4 | Major Findings, Gaps, Theoretical proposition and Hypothesis development A simple but surprise fact: You can get a PhD with just 1 hypothesis ! |
| Module 5 | Operationalising your theoretical proposition and variables |
| Module 6 | Research Methodology - Just approach and plan, Design, Data Collection, Experiments, Laboratory and Field Work |
| Module 7 | Research Methodology – Data Analyses Oh dear: your findings reject all hypotheses ! |
| Module 8 | Analysis f Findings, Novelty, Contribution, Originality, Scope, Implications, Yield |
| Module 9 | Writing and checking, References, Full- Thesis review, Abstract, Title changed, A surprising curve ball :your supervisor just got a new job and they left |
| Module 10 | Presentation, how supervisors think, how examiners think, what they ask, how to defend, what to say and when to say, You know more about your thesis than examiners or anyone else in the viva room. |
| Wow, you reached this far…. Congratulations, You got a PhD ! | |
Entry Requirements
You are a current, potential or aspiring student of PhD, DBA, MSc, MBA MRes, MA or
Post-Graduate degree course at any university in the world.
Plus,
You have successfully gained under-graduate degree in business, management, engineering, science or technology subject area.
Fees and Funding
Per Module Option
GBP £850 + Standard VAT
when you choose a module you wish to attend (You must select minimum 4 modules from a total of 10 modules).
Whole Course Option
GBP £7500 + Standard VAT
when you enrol for entire programme.
Teaching Start Dates
1st Friday of November every year
1st Thursday of April every year
We start this course after couple of months wherein you have settled down in your college or university after January or September start at your official degree course.
Mode of Study
Total 150 hours in 1 year part – time
Online - 80% to 100% for lectures
Classroom – possibly 20% for guest lectures, tutorials, exams, workshops