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4.1 Phase 1 Research Prospectus

(1) Research Prospectus Development
The Research Prospectus is the initial stage in the DBA programme. To begin, A DBA student
will independently develop a first draft of their Research Prospectus – to be submitted 45 days
prior to attendance of the JSWs Bangkok – advised and coached by the Co-Advisor. During and
after the JSWs Bangkok, the student will work on, and finalize their Research Prospectus, before
being advised and coached by the Principal Advisor.

The Research Prospectus will outline the students’ topic within the field of business
administration, as well as the proposed methods of research to be applied, i.e., qualitative study,
quantitative study or mixed-methods.

The draft of the Research Prospectus Concept should be about 10-15 pages and has to cover the
following topics:
1. Introduction / Rationale / Problem Statement
2. Proposed research gap(s) / Research Problem
3. Annotated bibliography of the relevant literature
4. Proposed research methodology (e.g. qualitative / quantitative / mixed-methods)
5. Significance of study / Managerial impact

(2) Research Prospectus Submission
The DBA student is required to submit their draft of the Research Prospectus, with the approval
of the Co-Advisor, to MSSU (at DBAMSSU@ms.su.ac.th; with a copy of the e-mail being sent
to dba@hslu.ch) within 45 days of the start of the JSWs Bangkok.

During and after the JSWs Bangkok, with the Principal Advisors’ guidance and support,
the DBA student is required to submit the Final Research Prospectus to MSSU
(at DBAMSSU@ms.su.ac.th; with a copy of the e-mail being sent to dba@hslu.ch). After
approval of the Final Research Prospectus, by both the Principal Advisor and the Co-Advisor,
DBA students are eligible to proceed to the next phase of the DBA programme: Phase 2 “Thesis
Proposal, Qualifying Examination, and Thesis Proposal Defense”. On approval of the Final
Research Prospectus by the MSSU-DBA committee, notification of results will be sent to the
DBA student by email within 60 days of submission.

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