This program offers a distinctive mix of learning activities that help develop a strong professional foundation guided by academic principles.
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STUDY MODEL
Online, 1:1 support on your thesis
ACCREDITATION
WASC and WES accredited
DURATION
3 years (compared to 4-5 years for most other doctoral programs)
ELIGIBILITY
Masters Degree or equivalent, 5+ years of experience. English language proficiency
FEES
USD 65,800 – You can apply for up to 80% scholarship
VALUE-ADD
1-week on-campus immersion (optional)
Mastering New Age Technologies
- Blockchain Fundamentals and Applications
- AI/ML in Business
- CyberSecurity and its Applications
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Cloud Computing Concepts and Applications
- Contemporary and Future Technologies
- Ethical Implications of Technology Adoption
Shaping the Future of Business
- Building an Innovation Mindset
- Critical Thinking for Innovation
- Fundamentals of Design Thinking
- Exploratory and Exploitative Innovation
- Business Model Innovation
- Developing Innovation Pipelines and Methodologies
- Building a Culture of Innovation
- Sustainable Innovation Strategies
Crafting Future-Ready Businesses
- Introduction to Digital Strategy
- Digital Transformation Frameworks
- Conducting a Digital Transformation Audit
- Benchmarking against Industry Standards
- Selecting a Domain for Transformation
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategies
- Talent Management for Digital Transformation
- Evaluating and Selecting Digital Technologies
Mastering Agility and Resilience in the Digital Age
- Digital-First Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence and Digital Leadership
- Leadership Styles and Adaptability
- Building High-Performing Teams
- Leading Diverse Digital Workforces
- Adaptive Organizational Culture
- Leading Through Change and Disruption
- Complex Adaptive Systems and Change
- Crisis Management and Resilience
- Framework to Become an 4.0 Leader
Data-Driven and Bias-Proof Decision-Making
- Evidence-Driven Decision Making
- Analytical Techniques for Business Decisions
- Evaluating Risks and Market Analysis Models
- Integrating Storytelling for Data-Backed Decisions
- Stakeholder Engagement Using Data
- Biases and Bias-Mitigation Strategies in Decision Making
- Ethical Decision making in the Digital Age
- Building a Culture of Objective Decision Making
Elevate Your Influence
- Crafting Your Executive Value Proposition
- Personal Branding and Digital Presence
- Building a Robust Digital Persona
- Empathetic Communication in the Digital Age
- Strategic Storytelling in Leadership
- Negotiation Mastery for CXOs
- Building and Evaluating Digital Thought Leadership
- Developing Digital Thought Leadership Content
- Ethical Considerations of Personal Branding and Executive Presence in the Digital Age
Doctoral Research Methods and Analysis
- Introduction to Research
- Identifying a Research Problem
- Conducting a Literature Review
- Formulating a Research Design
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Articulating Results and Conclusions
