Ursula Schinzel

How to Get a Doctorate - and More - with Distance Learning Ursula Schinzel First edition

This book is a guide for both students and their supervisors, embedded in the authors thesis, with the objective to help in the interesting, but difficult and long way of obtaining a Doctorate in Business Administration by distance or presence learning. This book will guide you from your first step onwards. You will be required to pass the IELTS or TOEFL examinations After passing the language test, you will normally have one year of theoretical classes This will be followed by the choice of your research topic, you will start formulating your doctoral 'research question' and preparing your 'research proposal' Techniques for research methods such as 'participant observation', 'interviews' and 'questionnaires' are discussed in detail You will learn how to analyse the data you collected via Word, Excel or SPSS You will be shown how to pass the viva voce examination And in the end how to successfully apply for an academic job All the above points are important for your success in your doctoral studies.