Business Transformation Doctor of Professional Practice

Program Overview

The Doctor of Professional Practice in Business Transformation from Teesside University equips established business professionals with the skills to initiate innovative concepts and address contemporary business challenges through action research. The program focuses on connecting theory with real-world application, enabling graduates to make original contributions to business practices and enhance organizational performance.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Title:

Doctor of Professional Practice in Business Transformation

Institution:

Teesside University

Target Audience:

Established business professionals, leaders in the private and public sectors, desiring career advancement through a doctoral degree.

Program Focus:

• Equipping professionals to initiate novel concepts and address contemporary business challenges through innovation and transformation.
• Action-research approaches for organizational change.
• Making original contributions to business practices while drawing knowledge from different academic disciplines.
• Connecting theory with real-world application.

Outline:

Structure:

• Three years:
• Taught Phase (Year 1):
Two modules focusing on conceptual and methodological principles for identifying, proposing, and conducting sustainable organizational change through action research.
• Independent Study Phase (Years 2-3): Action-driven research supervised by an academic team, culminating in a thesis.

Course Schedule:

• Taught phase: interactive workshops, discussions, individual and group reflections, presentations.
• Independent study phase: virtual supervisions, annual research conference presentations.

Modules:

Action Research for Professional Doctorate Students: Develop a detailed action research proposal for a business transformation initiative.

2. Business Transformation for Doctorate Students:

Identify a value-creating, evidence-based business transformation proposal for an organization, adhering to Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) guidelines.

Action Research Advanced Independent Study: Conduct the proposed business transformation initiative, applying the action research framework and implementing it within the host organization(s).

Assessment:

Taught Phase:

• Formative: Individual and group presentations, case study analysis, poster presentations, reflective exercises, tutor-led question-and-answer sessions.
• Summative: 8,000-word business transformation proposal and 8,000-word action research proposal assessed on intellectual, ethical, and methodological soundness.

Research Phase:

• Formative: Draft chapter feedback, mock viva-voce preparation.
• Summative: Written thesis, oral viva-voce examination, annual progress review.

Other:

Annual research conference presentations for formative feedback.

Teaching:

• Interactive workshops, discussions, and individual/group reflection for the taught modules.
• Individual supervision and virtual conferences during the independent study phase.
• Annual research conferences for formative feedback and disseminating research findings to a diverse audience.

Careers:

• Enhances managerial careers and professional development.
• Equips graduates with a comprehensive understanding of inherent nature of business problems, challenges, and solutions, using an action-research approach to enhance organizational performance.
• Offers career paths in leadership, consulting, and academia.

Other:

• The program is offered full-time or part-time.
• The program has a strong international focus, with information available for non-UK applicants.
• Students have the opportunity to engage in action research that promotes transformational change in an organizational setting.

Tuition Fees and Payment Information:

Full-time

• Fee for UK applicants: £6,710 a year
• Fee for international applicants: £17,000 a year

Part-time

• Fee for UK applicants: £3,785 a year