Online Doctor of Business Administration – Quality Systems ManagementONLINE DOCTORATE DEGREE

New England College of Business (NECB) is proud to offer the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program which represents the highest academic qualification in business in the United States. NECB’s DBA in QSM applies theory to real-world practice and equips students with advanced knowledge to solve business problems using theory and evidence-based data. NECB DBA students are practitioner-scholars who will be prepared to qualify for top level executive positions in business or university teaching positions.

What You Will Learn in the Online Doctor of Business Administration — Quality Systems Management

This program provides comprehensive instruction (theory and application) in business administration discipline, with a specialty in Quality Systems Management (QSM). The curriculum includes 10 core business courses which allow students to learn and explore the latest business research, theories, and trends. Students also choose a specialty which allows them to specialize in one field of study. Five courses for each specialty that allow students to become experts in their specific field. DBA in QSM students synthesize what they learned in the coursework by conducting independent, unique and relevant research. The DBAQSM Doctoral Dissertation requires students to conduct rigorous applied action research that must generate tangible results and add to the business body of knowledge.

Doctor of Business Administration graduates will acquire in-depth knowledge, skills, and abilities enabling them to serve as experts in their field at senior levels within organizations. Students work independently to complete assignments, conduct research, and accomplish other required academic tasks. Students learn skills to conduct real-world quantitative and qualitative research in three courses that prepare them to write their final dissertation.

Upon successful completion of the DBA in QSM, graduates will possess a wide variety of knowledge, skills, and abilities to serve as Quality Systems Management experts at senior levels within organizations. Specifically designed to enable students to be able to:

• Organize and lead teams to solve complex problems and improve business processes.
• Communicate across all levels of an organization with confidence.
• Lead major organizational change initiatives.
• Think critically and conduct and synthesize scholarly research.
• Analyze, construct, and present a business case for senior-level decision making.
• Develop, collect, and track executive level dashboard metrics.
• Identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively use information for problem solving and opportunity identification.
• Contribute to and foster global competitiveness of the organization by promoting innovation, technology, and new marketing opportunities and minimizing threats.
• Lead internal and external organizational assessment.

For a complete list of courses, download the DBA in QSM curriculum worksheet. You may also view full course descriptions here.

DBA in Quality Systems Management Dissertation

Writing a doctoral dissertation requires each student to identify an important problem of interest to industry and apply the appropriate business theory, research methodology and statistical rigor to draw conclusions that uniquely contribute to the general body of knowledge. The process of writing a dissertation is challenging and requires a determination and a commitment to excellence.

The program is designed so that the required courses introduce topics in different subject areas and encourage students to conduct their own exploration of the literature and research in these different topic areas. The goal is for students to identify a topic that they are passionate about and a topic that is relevant and interesting to the business community. It is expected that once a student completes their dissertation, the student will become the valued expert in their topic.