Course Title: Doctoral Seminar 2a (Part A)

Part A: Course Overview

Course ID: 028498

Course Title: Doctoral Seminar 2a (Part A)

Credit Points: 3


Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM2182A

City Campus

Research

660H Grad School of Business

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2006,
Sem 2 2006

Course Coordinator: Dr Paul Gibson

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5945

Course Coordinator Email: paul.gibson@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

enrolment in the DBA


Course Description

This course involves both seminar and application activities. Seminars will include reflection and discussion of issues that impact on the capacity of candidates to write their dissertation at doctoral level. The content and process of teaching and learning will be reviewed through ongoing feedback. Students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning and manage their time accordingly.

 


• Provide candidates with a developed understanding of how to write a doctoral level literature review.
• Provide candidates with an overview of the issues associated with thesis writing and completion at doctoral level.
• Prepare candidates to submit an article to a refereed research journal.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

By the completion of this course students should be able to:


• Understand and take account of the obstacles to successful writing of a journal article and of a doctoral thesis.

• Understand the research and writing processes employed by successful alumni.

• Enhance the effectiveness of their contributions to practice through their research.

• Use analytical learning approaches that enable them to constructively and critically review and improve their own literature reviews

• Articulate the central issues that have to be addressed in writing a doctoral level thesis.


By the completion of this course students should be able to:


• Understand and take account of the obstacles to successful writing of a journal article and of a doctoral thesis.

• Understand the research and writing processes employed by successful alumni.

• Enhance the effectiveness of their contributions to practice through their research.

• Use analytical learning approaches that enable them to constructively and critically review and improve their own literature reviews

• Articulate the central issues that have to be addressed in writing a doctoral level thesis.


Overview of Learning Activities

The course will be taught using workshops and seminars. Participants will be required to make presentations as part of the program


Overview of Learning Resources

relevant journal articles will be provided


Overview of Assessment

for Year Two candidates:

Presentation of a critical review of the literature relevant to your research question. The candidate is required to submit a copy of the PowerPoint slides used in the presentation, and a copy of the literature review itself.



Candidates in Year Three
For candidates in Year Three: an account of the ways in which your attendance at the seminars has improved/advanced your thinking and writing and progress in regard either to a journal article or your thesis.