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List of Courses
* All credit hours are based on the current term, this may vary for previous terms.
| DBA900 - Philosophy of Social Research |
(1.50 credit hours) |
This course focuses on theory development and hypothesis generation, advances in management theory, introduction of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed research methodologies, and ethical issues in management research.
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| DBA901 - Qualitative Research Methods |
(4.50 credit hours) |
This course will cover the philosophical and theoretical underpinnings of qualitative research, the various approaches and methodologies, as well as particular research methods (e.g. interviews, surveys, focus groups), within a business research context. Although the course will place qualitative approaches and methods within the broader research design, mostly the course will help guide participants? progress in the formulation of their problem statement/questions, research design, qualitative data collection, and analysis of qualitative data and writing up of the findings. Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (e.g. Nud*Ist) will be used to help analyze qualitative data. Students will also learn about the ethical and behavioral implications of qualitative research.
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| DBA902 - Quantitative Research Methods |
(4.50 credit hours) |
This course focuses on the use of statistics in business research. In addition to mastery of common statistical tools, it discusses the design and execution of typical business research projects using such methods as surveys, archival data, and direct observation. It covers some important modeling and analysis tools which include Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA), multiple regression, logistic regression, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and forecasting. Comprehensive statistical package(s) will be used to analyze the data, such as SPSS, SPlus or SAS.
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| DBA903 - Literature Review and Critique |
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This course aims at introducing the concept of business research and its usefulness for businesses in understanding products, processes, markets and competition. The courses emphasizes how research outcomes help to develop policies, strategies and tactics.
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| DBA904 - Research in Support Business F |
(7.50 credit hours) |
This course illustrates and discusses research issues and research methods across functional business areas, such as Human Resources Management, Accounting, Finance, Marketing Management, Supply Chain Management and Operations, Information Systems and Technology Management, Business Economics, and SME?s.
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| DBA905 - Literature Review & Critique |
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Comprehensive discussion of conducting a literature review (purpose, content, assessment, and writing style), and organizing and maintaining a bibliography, with the aid of dedicated software, such as Endnote and others.
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| DBA906 - Human Factors & Social Respon. |
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Study of the impact of organizational behavior on executive decisions, including organizational structure, and social and political forces, as well as the impact of organizational behavior on society, individuals and the wider environment.
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| DBA907 - Research Elective |
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In depth research design,methodology, and research process discussion within a chosen area of specialization.
The Research Elective course can also be a related graduate research course from an approved university discipline (external to FBE) .
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| DBA908 - DBA Dissertation |
(24 credit hours) |
A thesis of approximately 80,000 words. The thesis should demonstrate that the candidate has made a contribution to research or practice.
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| DBA908A - Dissertation-Research Proposal |
(6 credit hours) |
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| DBA908B - Dissertation Research |
(6 credit hours) |
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| DBA908C - Dissertation Research |
(12 credit hours) |
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| GBUS460 - Internship |
(12 credit hours) |
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| GBUS610 - Field Project I |
(3 credit hours) |
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| GBUS620 - Field Project II |
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| GBUS630 - Field Project III |
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| GBUS640 - Field Project IIII |
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| GBUS680 - Business Research |
(3 credit hours) |
This course is designed to provide the MBA student with the required skills to develop and demonstrate competency in business research methodology and techniques. It includes the development of a clear and well structured research proposal. Topics include, but not limited to, the stages of research processes, primary data collection methods, data coding, and survey analysis and critique. At the end of this course, MBA students will be able to develop a research plan and conduct basic business research. They will understand and be able to apply both qualitative and quantitative research methods to a UAE-related business problem.
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| GBUS690 - Field Research Project |
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