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(2) Qualifying Examination (QE)
Description of the Qualifying Examination (QE)
The Qualifying Examination (QE) is conducted to ensure that the DBA student reaches the
programme’s academic standards and allows the student to demonstrate sufficient expertise
and comprehensive understanding of the theories and domains of knowledge related to the
area of the student’s Thesis. They must also validate the methodological strategies used
as the basis for pursuing their research.
Guidelines for the Qualifying Examination (QE)
(1) The “Qualifying Examination” (QE) is administered by a three-person MSSU-DBA
Qualifying Examination Committee appointed by MSSU.
(2) The Qualifying Examination is a ‘take-home’, written examination. DBA students will
recieve the QE questions within 30 days of the submission of their Thesis Proposal to
MSSU. DBA students have to answer the QE questions within 15 days of receiving
them.
(3) DBA students must submit the QE answers to MSSU (by email:
DBAMSSU@ms.su.ac.th.), with a copy being sent to HSLU-W (by email: dba@hslu.ch.)
(4) Within 45 days of the submission of the QE answers, the notification of the Qualifying
Examination (QE) result will be officially announced to the DBA student by email.
(5) DBA students who have passed the Qualification Examination (QE) will receiven an “S”
(Satisfactory) grade.
(6) DBA students who have failed at the first attempt, i.e., received a “U” (Unsatisfactory)
Grade can retake the QE by resubmitting the (same or new) QE answers within
30 days of the first notification of result.
(7) DBA students will only be allowed a maximum of two attempts to pass the Qualification
Examination (QE); failure to meet these requirements will result in being de-registered
from the DBA programme without any refund of the fees already paid.
(8) In the event of the Qualfiying Exam being passed, DBA students proceed to the Thesis
Proposal Defense.
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