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The coursework in the comprehensively designed curriculum includes:
These are pre-requisite online courses structured to provide exposure to foundational concepts in Economics, Accounting, Finance & Statistics.
Will give direction to the dissertation and provide a philosophical lens to assess the course work. It will offer the crucial ability to think deeply and carefully about the nature of theory and the data to confirm or falsify it, as well as the social context in which Science and the Social Sciences are practiced.
The four interdisciplinary courses are structured to provide broad exposure across key business disciplines, business research theory and domain knowledge in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Strategy, Organisational Behaviour and Operations Management.
The Quantitative Courses will help you gain an understanding of the foundations of statistical inference and the practical skill of fitting, and evaluating methods such as multiple regression models,logit models, ANOVA, MANOVA, Factor Analysis, Conjoint/Cluster/Component Analyses, Path Analysis, Structural Equations Models etc.
Qualitative Research allows for in-depth, and further probing and questioning of respondents based on their responses, where the interviewer/researcher also tries to understand their motivations and feelings. These courses will introduce you to the basic ideas behind the qualitative aspects of management research.
These courses provide an overview of the scientific research process with a focus on the iterative nature of theory construction, and testing including the factors that need to be considered to develop useful theories, and sound empirical tests of theories. The Research Lab will feature a mix of research examples across disciplines and qualitative / quantitative methods.
The dissertation thesis is built on a strong foundation of research. These seminars give you the time and resources to focus on the dissertation topic, methodology, literature review, and research plan to move steadily toward the goal. It is more of a hand-holding exercise to help you pursue the dissertation journey. You will work closely with your Faculty Mentor/Dissertation Committee members to close the loop.
These will be Research Seminars or Panel Discussions on Contemporary Research Topics and Teaching Techniques.
Submit a publishable quality case study in the ninth residency under the supervision of an assigned Faculty Mentor.
You will engage in writing and presenting an independent research paper under the supervision of ISB Faculty, which will serve as a preparatory step towards the dissertation thesis.
The programme culminates with the submission of a dissertation thesis and successfully defending it. The dissertation thesis is expected to make a significant contribution to the understanding of a business phenomenon.
To ensure minimal leave requirements for participants, classes will be held Friday through Sunday every month. Each residency will focus on a particular course offering.
YEAR I MILESTONES |
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Residency |
Month |
Course |
Residency 1 |
September 2025 |
Orientation |
Residency 1 |
September 2025 |
Business Value Creation & Delivery |
Residency 2 |
October 2025 |
Regression Analysis & Experimental Design |
Residency 3 |
November 2025 |
Philosophy of Science & the Scientific Method |
Residency 4 |
December 2025 |
Business Transformation |
Residency 5 |
January 2026 |
Theories of the Firm Operating in Growth Markets |
Residency 6 |
February 2026 |
Leveraging Technology and Digital Transformation to Manage Markets |
Residency 7 |
March 2026 |
Writing & Teaching Case Study Design and Execution |
Residency 8 |
April 2026 |
Research Lab 1: Research Question, Theory and Methods |
Residency 9 |
May 2026 |
Submit a Case Study |
Residency 9 |
May 2026 |
Elective 1: Digital & Technology Strategies |
Residency 10 |
June 2026 |
Doc-Ed Seminar: Theories of the Firm |
Residency 11 |
July 2026 |
Basic Qualitative Analysis |
Residency 12 |
August 2026 |
Introduction to Corporate Finance & Accounting Research |
YEAR II MILESTONES |
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Residency |
Month |
Course |
Residency 13 |
September 2026 |
Causal Inference |
Residency 14 |
October 2026 |
Research Lab 2: Data Analysis & Discussion |
Residency 15 |
November 2026 |
Elective 2: Advanced Qualitative Research |
Residency 16 |
December 2026 |
Course Design and Delivery |
Residency 17 |
January 2027 |
Doc-Ed Seminar: Research Writing |
Residency 18 |
February 2027 |
Instructed Research Practicum |
Residency 19 |
August 2027 |
Dissertation Seminar 1: Dissertation Topic Presentation |
YEAR III MILESTONES |
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Residency |
Month |
Course |
Residency 20 |
February 2028 |
Dissertation Seminar 2: Dissertation Proposal Defense |
Residency 21 |
August 2028 |
Dissertation Seminar 3: Dissertation Defense |
PROGRAMME MILESTONES |
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Residency |
Month |
Deliverable |
Residency 9 |
May-2026 |
Submit a Case Study to the EFPM Office |
Residency 18 |
February-2027 |
Research Paper Presentation |
Residency 19 |
August-2027 |
Dissertation Seminar 1: Dissertation Topic Presentation |
Residency 20 |
February-2028 |
Dissertation Seminar 2: Dissertation Proposal Defense |
Residency 21 |
August-2028 |
Dissertation Seminar 3: Dissertation Defense |
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