36 Months
Total Months
180
12000 EUR
Online
ESDST’S Doctorate of Business Administration in Business Analytics focuses upon creating business leaders with an exceptional data-backed decision-making capabilities. The program aims at broadening mindset to review data set and recommend meaningful solutions for the given scenario.
The program involves generating awareness on every step of statistical analysis which include cleaning the data, assessing reliability and validity of the data. This program specifically prepares you on designing and execute a research methodology which is quantitative in nature to solve a real business problem.
The key distinction in our DBA in Data Analytics is to learn from practitioners at every stage which enables you to learn a more practical approach in gathering new information, process complex data and analyse the same to suggest business solutions. The program follows a practitioner mentor – research scholar approach wherein each research scholar is assigned a mentor who is practising in the industry.
Highlights:
2-3 5-7 weeks
180
90
COURSES
DBA- Business Analytics is planned to be delivered 100% online, with all material and resources included and provided through ESDST e-campus.
The program comprises of 6 modules per year for 2 years along with the value-added seminars and the written assignments accompanying each module. The aim of these modules is to empower scholars on designing data-driven research methods and analysis which is good for the business and society at large. The taught modules contain research modules, domain-specific modules like business analytics or data science, etc, value-added seminars.
In addition to the taught modules, scholars are guided continually through five residencies starting from Year 1. The students’ residencies can be conducted offline or online depending upon the number of participants and their locations.
The writing targets for scholars to produce their research output in terms of publications, writing research proposals, carry data collection, teaching initiatives, etc. are also the main learning vehicle for the scholars. These are the tangible outcomes scholars produce and attain skills necessitated to conduct real research and corresponding recommendations for business problems.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |
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Research Modules
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Introduction to Academic Research | Designing a quantitative research methodology |
Individual and Guided Work
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| The landscape of Literature Review | Quantitative Research Methodology: Data Collection and Hypothesis Testing | |||
| Research Design | Report Writing | |||
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Business Analytics Modules
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Business Analytics Foundation | Data Warehousing and management |
Practioner Mentor – Research Scholar
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| Predictive Analytics Methods | Business Decision Making using Analytics | |||
| Programming for Analytics using R | Data Visualization and Storytelling with Tableau | |||
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Scholars’ Output
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Research Proposal | Extensive Literature Review | Doctoral Residency -1 | PhD Pre-Defence |
| Data Collection and Pilot Study | Doctoral Residency -2 | PhD Defence | ||
| Personal Growth | Publication in a peer-reviewed Journal – 1 per year Participation in Conference Teaching and Peer-collaborative learning |
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20%
CAREERS & OUTCOMES
ESDST DBA-Business Analytics is a recognised degree which is delivered 100% online, with a possibility to visit campus for Residency programs. It provides you flexibility to pursue your work and integrate learnings from your DBA immediately to solve real business problem you company might be facing. This andragogy enables you to implement the learnings and reflect critically upon business scenarios which is essential for continuous learning. The assignments and report writings are also one of the learning vehicles which help developing skill-sets such as communication skills, critical cognition, etc. imperative for one’s professional growth.
Practitioner Mentor – Research Scholar approach is specially designed to allow our scholars learn from mentors who are engaged in solving real-world business problems. You being a practitioner is studying from Professors and practitioners from around the world. This provides the best combination for reflective higher-order learning. The residency workshops allow you to consolidate your learnings in individual modules and guides you to prepare tangible outputs. The writing targets enhances your skill-set, which prepares you to be best in the industry.
Primary outcomes:
After completing the program, the career path will be influenced by what stage of cognition the student is. For working professional students, the positive impact of the programme happens from the first day since the student can apply the knowledge and skills right away at work. Students can target any of the following roles:
ESDST maintains very high standards for students who enter our academic programs. For entry into ESDST DBA programs the following criteria need to be met before admission is offered to a prospective student.
Qualifications:
Master’s Degree or an equivalent recognized academic title in any discipline.
Qualifications Waiver:
For students who don’t have a Master’s Degree, ESDST uses Recognition of Prior Experience (RPE). ESDST generally utilizes over 3 years of relevant experience in a significant role for waiver of the course work. Please contact us at admissions@esdst.eu for more details.
Proficiency in English:
Evidence of Proficiency in English
IELTS 6.0+, OR
PTE 50+, OR
TOEFL 550+, OR
Any other proficiency test taken in the last 2 years
English Proficiency Waiver:
The English proficiency test is waived for the following candidates:
Native English Speakers, OR;
Applicants having completed their schooling in English (i.e. High School Diploma or IB), OR;
Applicants having completed their undergraduate degree in English in an English speaking country, OR;
2 Years of work experience in a setting in which English is the primary language of work
Through its parent institution, Rushford Business School, ESDST is a member of the “Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). ACBSP is a global accrediting body that accredits business programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree levels worldwide since 1988. Rushford Business School is part of a membership that extends to more than 60 countries. ACBSP members are amongst the best educators in their respective fields, interested in learning innovative teaching methods, improving the delivery of business education programs, and creative value for their students.
ESDST through its parent schools Rushford Business School and James Lind Institute is a member of the “International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE)” The IACBE accredits business programs that lead to degrees at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels in institutions of higher education worldwide. All modes of delivery, campuses, locations, and instructional sites, as well as all business programs regardless of degree level, will normally be included in the IACBE accreditation review.
ESDST through Rushford Business School is a proud supporter and Signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (UN PRME). PRME is an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact founded in 2007 as a platform to encourage and increase awareness and integration of sustainability in business schools around the world. Today, PRME is the largest coordinated effort between the world’s business schools and the United Nations. Rushford Business School became a PRME signatory in 2020. As a school, we understand the privilege and responsibility of providing quality education that gives learners the knowledge and tools they need to succeed, change lives, and transform societies.
ESDST through its parent institution James Lind Institute is a proud member of the prestigious International Council for Open & Distance Education. ICDE has consultative partner status with UNESCO and shares UNESCO’s key value – the universal right to education for all. ICDE further derives its position from the unique knowledge and experience of its members throughout the world in the development and use of new methodologies and emerging technologies.
Completing your DBA from ESDST gives you the confidence and credibility to have completed a program from a top class European Business School
We offer one of the most flexible programs globally and you are always in control of how quickly you want to learn
We ensure that our academic programs stay current with the latest topics of relevance and importance