1 Year PhD/DBA

Discussion in 'Business and MBA degrees' started by steveneurope, Feb 25, 2017.

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  1. steveneurope

    steveneurope Member

    Hi Guys!

    I am a professional with 8+ years business experience.

    I would like to complete a PhD/DBA and get into education.

    I am currently asking myself what might be the best way to get a PHD.

    I was considering a PhD by Published work or a PhD by Future Publishing Works.

    I have around 20-30 online articles published on respectable media, journal and newspapers. In order to be admitted, how would you suggest me to proceed? Do you think my 20-30 online articles might be enough or should I write a book or something else?

    Thanks for your suggestion!
     
  2. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    PhD/DBA in one year? Sounds suspicious to me.
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    "Published works" specifically means articles published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals.

    What do you want to do in education?
     
  4. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I suggest that you read through the thread below then I suggest that you read the rest of the threads on PhD/DBA programs then I suggest that you choose several of the schools you like the most and apply for admission. Also, you haven't said that you have an MBA so I'm assuming that you don't. I think it's a requirement for some doctoral programs. Also, eight years experience in business means you're not a rookie but it's also not "knock me out of my chair" impressive. I know a guy with 5 years experience in business (working at Dick's Sporting Goods) and I'm not sure that's going to get him into a PhD program. And as Steve said, newspapers/media articles don't count.

    http://www.degreeinfo.com/business-mba-degrees/27212-lowest-cost-phd-dba.html
     
  5. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

  6. steveneurope

    steveneurope Member

    Thanks guys.

    I have been in touch with many Universities, some of them told me that a published book (as soon as it is public and with a ISBN code might be enought).

    Some others told me I need publications in high ranking international business journals.

    How to get them?????
     
  7. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

     
  8. Neuhaus

    Neuhaus Well-Known Member

    Yes, it might be enough. However, the bulk of schools offering this degree are pretty clear as to their expectations; they want a body of peer reviewed published work. "Respectable media" does not qualify. Writing sections of the encyclopedia would not qualify.

    But you're also talking about this stuff so casually that I get the impression you don't fully appreciate the difficulty involved. Self-publishing a book on Amazon isn't going to help you get a PhD from any legitimate school. They might well consider something that was published, well sourced and well received in your field. If you have the ability to quickly and easily get a business book published through a reputable publisher then it sounds like you could easily pursue certain academic jobs without a PhD at all.

    You are also not going to be able to just run out and publish a large body of work in reputable journals in a short time frame.

    All of those published works need to be tied together for the PhD by publication. You need to write a paper that unifies all of your previously published work. So if you're just writing things randomly to get published it likely won't pass muster.
     
  9. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    A published book means normally an academic book published by a recognized publisher such as Wiley or Springer. Springer or Wiley are not going to take a book from you unless you are already an established authority in the field.

    Again, this type of doctorates are not quickies, they are mainly meant for established academics that just need the PhD title but not for the average Joe with 40 online blog articles.

    Bear in mind that in the UK, many academics start with a MSc and not a PhD like in the US mainly because the salaries in the UK for academics are very low so it is not so easy to attract PhDs.

    In few words, you will find that it is a lot easier just to write a PhD from scratch rather convincing Springer or Wiley that you are a genious to publish your book or publish in journals of the caliber of Management Science or other top journals that normally require 3 years of full time research work.
     
  10. FTFaculty

    FTFaculty Well-Known Member

    Probably so. I have four articles in peer-reviewed academic journals in the last six years and would consider myself a pretty marginal candidate for a PhD by Pubs. Would have to do a lot of work to get there with something even remotely ready for review for a PhD by Pubs. One thing: not all pubs take three years to get to market, so to speak. I know some hotshots in my field who can crank something out and get a hit in six months. Now that is research into an area in which they're already one of the top experts in their fields. I'd think, though, that anyone who was really motivated could learn how to produce academic research (does not require you be a genius, otherwise people like me need not apply) and become an expert in a particular branch of a particular field and produce the work necessary to be awARDED SUCH A DEGREE. bUT AS HAS BEEN POINTED OUT, IT'D PROBABLY BE QUICKER, EASIER, AND A MORE CERTAIN PATH TO JUST DO THE NORMAL pHd. (Oops, sorry for the caps. not trying to shout)
     
  11. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    I agree that you don't need to be a genius to get a PhD by pubs but it is not something that you can get in one year as the OP suggests. The OP has the idea that published work means articles in magazines and other popular media such as blogs or web sites. PhD by publication are normally granted for peer reviewed articles in scholar journals. I mentioned 3 years per article because this has been the longest that has taken me from scratch to market but some others might take 6 months if the journal is low ranked and the research is short.

    You also need to put the dissertation together and defend it. I would think that 4 to 6 year is more realistic but this is the same time that takes to get a regular PhD.
     
  12. FTFaculty

    FTFaculty Well-Known Member

    ...or the person is an outright expert in their field and their article is just a permutation of another. There's a fellow, Robert McGee, in accounting,who has published over 500. Not all in lower tier journals, either. He posted here a few years back. But on the whole, I know what you're saying and agree. It's about peer-reviewed pubs, not about any old article. It's about academic research, a totally different animal. They'd laugh at a person's attempt to get them to validate a blog article.
     
  13. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    I know him, he has several PhDs and some are from top schools. He did mention that none of his PhDs were by publication but by the traditional way.
    Apparently his multiple PhDs are not seen as a good thing in academia, he mentioned that he had problems with his previous employer because of this. Even though he is a star, he works at a modest University but this might be personal preference.

    There is another person's CV that was published with more than 10 doctorates but all of them from unaccredited places. Some schools would just grant you a PhD for a short thesis but obviously unaccredited but there is a strong market for this.
     

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