Program Overview
The PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain Management at ASU is a full-time residential program designed to prepare students for research and teaching careers in academia. The program emphasizes high-quality research, problem-solving skills, and teaching development through doctoral seminars, research methods courses, and active research participation. Students typically complete the program within five years and have the opportunity to serve in research assistantships and teach courses.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Objectives:
To prepare students for careers in research and academia within the field of supply chain management.
Description:
The PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain Management is a full-time residential program designed for students aiming to be full-time university researchers and teachers.
Key Features:
- Focus on high-quality research and teaching at the university level.
- Develops skills to identify, analyze, and solve problems related to supply chain management through scholarly research.
- Students conduct and publish research through doctoral seminars, research methods courses, and active research participation.
- Students typically serve in research assistantships throughout the program.
- Industry-based research projects are facilitated through areas of excellence, centers, and faculty.
Outline:
Coursework:
- Requires 84 credit hours of approved graduate coursework beyond the bachelor's degree.
- 48 credit hours must be completed in residence at ASU during the first two years.
- Specific classes determined by the student's area of excellence.
- Students also take 12 hours of research and 12 hours of dissertation credit.
- Summer months dedicated to manuscript writing.
- Faculty supervises manuscript planning and writing.
Comprehensive Examinations:
- Upon completion of coursework, students take a written exam and potentially an oral exam.
Dissertation:
- Required to present a dissertation to satisfy the research requirement for the doctorate.
- Dissertation is defended in an oral examination.
Teaching:
- Students may have the opportunity to teach courses during their last two years in the program.
- This prepares them for academic careers.
Other:
- Maximum time limit of 10 consecutive years to complete the program.
Assessment:
Dissertation:
Students must present and defend a dissertation to fulfill the research requirement.
Comprehensive Examinations:
Students must pass a written exam and potentially an oral exam.
Coursework:
Students are expected to maintain a satisfactory academic performance throughout the program.
Academic Papers:
Faculty supervises and evaluates manuscript writing to ensure academic rigor.
Teaching:
Faculty:
Students are taught by world-renowned faculty experts in supply chain management.
Teaching Methods:
- Doctoral seminars
- Research methods courses
- Active research participation
- Potential teaching assistantships
Careers:
Potential Career Paths:
- Assistant Professor
- Professor
- Researcher
Other:
- The program is designed to be completed within five years.
- Most students serve in research assistantships.
- Students may have the opportunity to teach courses.
- Industry-based research projects are facilitated. This comprehensive extraction outlines the key features of the PhD in Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain Management at ASU.
