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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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