Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration (R/345/8/0304) 04/18

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES

At the end of the programme, students are able to:• Produce original research at the doctoral level.• Conceptualise,designandimplementprojectsforthegenerationofsignificantnewknowledgeand/or

understanding.•Create,interpretanddisseminateknowledgewhichextendstheforefrontofthebusinessdiscipline.• Makeinformedjudgmentsoncomplexissuesinspecialisedbusinessfields,andcreateinnovationsintacklingandsolvingproblems.

• Appreciateresearchimplicationsandeffectivelyconveyresearchfindingsaccordingtobusinessneeds.• Disseminatetheresearchfindingsbypublishing,conductingandparticipatinginacademicjournals,

forums and seminars, etc.

•Providestheopportunityforyoutoengageinacademicresearch,whichwillprovideskillsin problemsolving,systematicanalysis,communicationandcollaboration.• Increasetheknowledgeandexpertiseofyourchosenresearcharea.•Enhancesyourcapabilityinprovidinginnovativesolutionstoissuesfacedincareerdevelopment andgrowth.•Enhancesyourbusinesscommunicationskills.

Learning Outcomes

ThePhD(BusinessAdministration)programmeisspecificallydesignedforthosewhowishtoundertakeextensiveresearchanddevelopexpertiseinthisdiscipline.ThisisablendedlearningprogrammeofferedbyAsiaeUniversity,aleadingdualmodeuniversitysupportedby34membercountriesoftheAsianCooperationDialogue(ACD).

Highlights

• ApprovedbytheMalaysianMinistryofHigherEducationandaccreditedbythe MalaysianQualificationsAgency.• Noproposalisneededatthepointofentry.• Transfer of candidature is possible.• Supervisedbylocalorinternationalsupervisorthatsuitsyourresearchneeds.• Supportedwithresearchworkshops,researchcolloquiaandresearchclinics.• Close monitoring process is our main focus.

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Stage 1 Proposal Development

Stage 2 Data CollectionStage 3 Report Writing

Stage 4 Thesis Examination/Viva Voce

PROGRAMME DELIVERY

RESEARCH FIELDSWholesale and Retail Sales - Auctioneering • Buying &Selling • Consumer Services • Dairy Retailing • DemonstrationTechniques•PropertySales•PurchasingProcurement&Contracts•Real-EstateBusiness•RetailingSalesRepresentatives•Stock–Keeping • Telephone Selling • Warehouse • Wholesaling.

Marketing and Advertising-Advertising•MarketResearch•Marketing•Merchandising•PublicRelations•Sales&Marketing

Finance, Banking, Insurance - Bank Teller Programmes• Banking & Finance • Business Finance • Finance Theory •FinanceBankingInsurance•FinancialManagement•Insurance • Investment Analysis • Investment & Securities • PensionInsurance•SocialInsurance•Stock-Broking

Accounting and Taxation - Accounting • Auditing •Bookkeeping•TaxAccounting

Management and Administration - Management Examples: • Education • Human Resources • Employment• Enterprise Training • Logistic • Science • Office • QualityRecruitment;Otherexamples:•BusinessAdministration•PublicAdministration•StartYourOwnBusinessCourses•PerformanceAppraisal•OrganisationalTheory&Behaviour,etc.

Secretarial and Office Work-Administration&SecretarialServices •BusinessCorrespondence •Court Reporting •DataEntry • Foreign Language Secretary Programmes • InformationProcessing • Legal Secretary Programmes & Management •MedicalSecretaryProgrammes•ManagementSupportServices•OfficeAutomation•OperationofOfficeMachines•ReceptionistTraining, etc.

Working Life - Clients’ Needs • Company Knowledge •IndustrialRelations•IntroductoryCoursesatWork•OrganisationatWork• QualityAssurance• TradeUnionCourses (General) •WorkDevelopment•WorkingLife

AUDIT SUBJECTS• ResearchMethodology• QuantitativeDataAnalysis• QualitativeDataAnalysis

For Malaysian and International students:

• Merit Scholarship available for top-performing students

• 10% discount on tuition fee available through student loyalty scheme

For Malaysian students only:

• 10% discount on tuition fee for full payment of semester fees

• 50% discount on tuition fee for senior citizens who are 55 years of age & above

• 75% discount on tuition fee for the disabled

• EPF withdrawal assistance

• MyBrain15Scholarships(forDoctoral&Master’sDegreeonly.Government and private sector candidates are eligible toapply).

• RM5,000 personal income tax relief

*Terms and conditions apply

PROGRAMME FACTS

Duration

No. of Semesters

Supervisor

Frequency of ResearchWorkshops / Colloquia(Optional)

9-12 (1 Semester is 4 months)

Provided by AeU

Once a month -Saturday & Sunday

3 - 4 years

Full-Time Part-Time

Fully Online

Blended Learning

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For Malaysian and International students:

• Merit Scholarship available for top-performing students

• 10% discount on tuition fee available through student loyalty scheme

For Malaysian students only:

• 10% discount on tuition fee for full payment of semester fees

• 50% discount on tuition fee for senior citizens who are 55 years of age & above

• 75% discount on tuition fee for the disabled

• EPF withdrawal assistance

• RM7,000 personal income tax relief

*Terms and conditions apply

FINANCIAL AID AND INCENTIVES*

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Whiletheinformationpublishedinthisbrochurewasaccurateatthetimeofpublication,AsiaeUniversityreservestherighttoalter, amendordeletedetailsandotherinformationpublishedhere.Forthemostup-to-dateinformationpleaseviewourwebsiteataeu.edu.my.

Asia e UniversityNo.4,JalanSultanSulaiman,50000KualaLumpur,Malaysia.Hotline:1300300238•SpeedLine:+603-27850023/0181/0182/0183/0117/0027 •GeneralLine:+603-27850000•Fax:+603-27110436•Email:enquiries@aeu.edu.my•www.aeu.edu.my

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NORMAL ENTRYFor Malaysian Students:• PossessarecognisedMaster’sdegreeintherelevantfield,or• OtherqualificationsrecognisedbytheAeUSenate.For International Students:• Master’sDegreeofrelevantfield.• ForthesiswritteninEnglish,therewillbeanEnglishlanguagecompetencyrequirementequivalentto: -InternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(IELTS)6.0or -TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)550or - Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or -CambridgeEnglish:Proficiency(CPE)or-CambridgeFirstEnglish(CFE)or - Pearson Test of English (PTE) or -MalaysianUniversityEnglishTest(MUET)• ThosewhohavetheirtertiaryeducationinEnglishshallnormallybeexemptedfromtherequirement.For both Malaysian and International Students:• Astatementofresearchintent,describingwhatyouhavealreadydoneandwhatyouhopeto

accomplishinyourdoctoralresearch.Thisisyourpreliminaryresearchintentorresearchproposal.• A curriculum vitae (CV) or resume.

EntryRequirements

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