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Doctoral & DBA Preparation

Research design, qualitative and quantitative methods, and executive analytics for DBA candidates.

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Doctoral Research Foundations

A practical course for professionals preparing an applied doctorate. You will turn a workplace problem into a researchable question, position it in the literature, plan ethics and access, structure a proposal, and use supervision, a research journal and peers. Ten lessons take about 12 hours.

11 lessons · Capstone Exam · Certificate

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Executive Analytics & Evidence-Based Decisions

An advanced course for doctoral researchers and senior practitioners who must turn data into decisions. You will design KPIs and strategy maps, read business intelligence architecture, move from description to prescription, design experiments, govern data, critique dashboards and evaluate vendors. Ten lessons with worked examples take about 13 hours.

11 lessons · Capstone Exam · Certificate

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Qualitative Methods for Practitioners

A practical course for managers and executive researchers who need to study how people make sense of work. You will design interviews and case studies, code themes, judge trustworthiness, write findings, and keep a reflexivity journal. Ten lessons with worked examples take about 12 hours.

11 lessons · Capstone Exam · Certificate

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Quantitative Methods for Executive Researchers

A practical course for executives and doctoral researchers who must design surveys, read statistical output and argue from evidence. You will learn measurement, descriptive statistics, inference, regression intuition, table reading and survey pitfalls, then apply them in a short research brief. Ten lessons take about 13 hours.

11 lessons · Capstone Exam · Certificate

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Research Design & Literature Synthesis for Executives

For practising leaders preparing an applied doctorate. You will design a coherent study, synthesise literature into themes, build a conceptual model, justify mixed methods, draft a methods chapter, test proposal coherence, and run a productive supervision meeting. Ten lessons take about 14 hours.

11 lessons · Capstone Exam · Certificate

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