Compulsory Core Courses (Select One from Each Category)

Subject Name

Credit

A

BPRM 7103 : Research Methodology in Business
This course focuses on the research elements, components, and processes in scientific research and on its purpose and importance. Various types of research methods are discussed including the characteristics of scientific research, logical methods of reasoning, hypothetico-deductive methods. Other topics include formulating a research problem, research objectives, theoretical framework, hypothesis formulation, research design, data collection methods, scale and measurements, reliability and validity, data analysis methods, report writing and report presentation

3

B

BPMG 7103 : Doctoral Seminar in Management
In this course, students will identify an area of study for the research in Management. Students will write the literature review, methodology, and formulate relevant theories for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, students will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for subsequent assessments.

3

BPMK 7103 : Doctoral Seminar in Marketing
In this course, students will identify an area of study for the research in Marketing. Students will write the literature review, methodology, and formulate relevant theories for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, students will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for subsequent assessments.

3

BPFN 7103: Doctoral Seminar in Finance
In this course, students will identify an area of study for the research in Finance.
Students will write the literature review, methodology, and formulate relevant theories for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, students will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for subsequent assessments.

3

BPEC 7103: Doctoral Seminar in Economics
In this course, students will identify an area of study for the research in economics. Students will write the literature review, methodology, and formulate relevant theories for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, learners will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for subsequent assessments.

3

Additional Courses

Subject Name

Credit

Learner can also take additional courses (optional)

A

BPMG 7203 : Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Management
This is a continuation of the Doctoral Seminar in Management course. In this course, learners will continue to write and improve on the literature review, methodology, and theories relevant for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, learners will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for the qualifying examination.

3

PMK 7203 : Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Marketing
This is a continuation of the Doctoral Seminar in Marketing course. In this course, students will continue to write and improve on the literature review, methodology, and theories relevant for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, students will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for the qualifying examination.

3

BPFN 7203 : Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Finance
This is a continuation of the Doctoral Seminar in Finance course. In this course, students will continue to write and improve on the literature review, methodology, and theories relevant for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, students will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for the qualifying examination.

3

BPEC 7203: Advanced Doctoral Seminar in Economics
This is a continuation of the Doctoral Seminar in Economics course. In this course, students will continue to write and improve on the literature review, methodology, and theories relevant for the proposed research area. Under the guidance of an Advisor, students will make the necessary amendments and improvements of the paper for the qualifying examination.

3

B

GPAS 7103 : Applied Statistics
In this course, students will be exposed to the statistical concepts for data analysis including sampling and hypothesis testing. Simple and multiple regression and logistic regression will also be discussed. Analysis of variance and experimental designs are also discussed in this course.

3

C

GPMS 7103 : Multivariate Statistics
In this course, students will use the multivariate techniques in analyzing data. For this analysis, data from established sources will be used. Prior to the analysis, students will be shown how to examine various things:

1. The types of data used whether metric or non-metric.
2. The objective of the analysis in terms of the relationships among the variables.
3. Which variables are dependent and which are independent and which possess both characteristics.
4. Whether the dataset is multidimensional or not. A selection guide of the appropriate technique will be given in the course. Students are encouraged to be familiar with some statistical packages such as SPSS or SAS

3

D

GPNS 7103 : Non-parametric Statistics
The course is designed to familiarize students with the techniques of non-parametric statistics in solving problem by using data and practical examples. A basic knowledge of statistics would help the students to follow this course more effectively. Students are expected to know and be familiar with some of the statistical packages such as SPSS, MINITAB, or SAS. This is important because these statistical packages will be used in solving most of the cases used in the course.

3

E

GPRE 7103 : Research Epistemology
The focus of this course is on the elements of the theory of knowledge, including the schools of thoughts and debates in the construction of knowledge. The close relation between epistemology and the philosophy of science and social sciences in the first half of the twentieth century will also be an area of focus. The course will look closely at the changing relations between the justification of knowledge claims and the confirmation of scientific hypotheses. The entire structure of scientific reasoning and the justification of theoretical entities will be critically analyzed, including how knowledge is possible in even the most mundane cases.

The course will also take a critical look at the close connection between epistemology and the philosophy of science, in the general positivist view, that the natural sciences provided the clearest cases of human knowledge. The epistemological debates of clarifying the logical form and evidential basis of the latter are part of the attempt to underwrite the legitimacy of the natural sciences, sometimes allegedly by appealing to extra-scientific methods. The inability of positivism to provide a convincing philosophical underpinning for science left a void with regard to the criteria of knowledge and justification. This course will take a critical survey of the fundamental intellectual positions adopted by epistemologists, including how the major issues influence and contribute to production of modern knowledge and academic research.

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