Doctor of Philosophy (Open & Distance Learning – ODL)

This PhD programme is designed for a career as an academic or researcher in the public and private sector

Overview

Fully accredited by MQA, the DBA seeks to prepare discerning individuals for personal, professional and organisational growth. It offers a blend of taught courses, workshops/seminars and supervised research. It is designed to help improve trans-disciplinary professional business and management knowledge and practice via the development and application of theoretical frameworks, methods, and techniques within a practical context to address real-world issues.

The HELP DBA is a powerful statement of personal growth and leadership transformation. Graduates will be able to bring new, relevant scholarship to new business and management issues. They can also create, apply, integrate and present scholarly research to both academic and industry audiences, for them to adopt innovative solutions to business problems and opportunities. The DBA promises to heighten candidates’ credentials for successful consulting opportunities and a satisfying career in academia.

Intakes
January, March, May, July, September, November

Location
HELP Damansara

Fees (For Malaysian Students)

RM 35,000*

Course Code
(N/-DL/0410/8/0015) (01/31) (MQA/PA17051)

Why study Doctor of Philosophy (Open & Distance Learning – ODL) at HELP's ELM Graduate School?

ELM is the acronym for Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Management. It reflects the School's understanding of the multifaceted role of both individuals and organisations that at any one time the trinitarian role of entrepreneurship, leadership and management interplays to create, manage and sustain a business over different phases of its life.

The ELM Framework underlies our philosophy of the ELM Graduate School executive education and the way we teach and learn business in the HELP Group. It synthesises relevant theoretical constructs and integrates them into a practical system of decision-making for ELM. It is a useful tool for facilitating thinking out the right business model and strategy execution.

The ELM approach is used in our teaching and learning in the ELM Graduate School. This is the multi-perspective lens that we use to identify, respond and adapt to education, enterprise and execution.

This unique framework shapes our postgraduate programmes and brings depth and practical value to the knowledge and experience that all our students will no doubt gain.

Programme Overview

  • Core Courses

    • Phase I: Learning Courses (10 units)

    • Case and Research Methodology A
    • Case and Research Methodology B
    • Emerging Issues in Organisational Behaviour & Human Resources Management
    • Emerging Issues in Economics
    • Optimising Operations and Supply Chain Management
    • Emerging Issues in Marketing Management and Research
    • Managing Risks in International Environment
    • Emerging Issues in Financial Decision Making
    • Strategic Opportunities and Decision Making
    • Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance and Accountability

    Phase II

    • Dissertation

  • Application

    • Can be made throughout the year and intake are open twice a year in January and July.The application must be accompanied by a preliminary proposal of approximately 3,000 words for assessment on the degree of preparedness and the potential scholarship of the student. It also allows us to identify a suitable supervisor for the research.

    The preliminary proposal should include the title, an introduction of what the research is about, the purpose and questions that the research seeks to address. It should also include the significance of the study, an outline of the literature that you will be reviewing, a description of the research approach and the time frame for the study.

  • Programme Advisor

    • Ms Yamuna Ravendran
    yamunar@help.edu.my
    +603 2716 2000 ext. 2103

This is a research-based PhD programme under regular academic supervision. The candidate is required to submit and orally defend the research proposal, conduct independent research, complete and submit a 70,000-word thesis for examination and oral defense (viva voce), to pass and graduate.

Assessment Mode

Coursework: Continuous and Final Assessment (Individual/Group assignments, case studies, presentation, etc.), 30/70% weighting, with such variation as approved by the Academic Board.
Dissertation: Assessment by internal and external examination and viva -voce.

 

  • Course Admission Criteria

    • A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in related fields; OR
    • A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in nonrelated fields, subject to having relevant working experience and rigorous internal assessment; OR
    • A Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) in nonrelated fields and without relevant working experience, subject to passing prerequisite courses; OR
    • Other qualifications equivalent to a Master’s degree (Level 7, MQF) recognised by the Malaysian Government.

    English Competency Requirement (International Students)


    Achieve a minimum Band 4 in MUET OR equivalence to CEFR (Mid B2), IELTS score of 6.0 or other English proficiency equivalencies.

Here are the career pathways for graduates who complete the Doctor of Philosophy (Open & Distance Learning – ODL) programme. 

  • Possible Career Pathways

    • Academia
    • Researcher
    • Professor
    • Tutor
    • Management
    • Consultancy
    • Economist
    • Government
    • Policy Analyst
    • Executive Officers