Hi all,
My personal view, DBA is a well-structured course as coursework help prepare students for their thesis. (In a way, easier for working adults to cope with)
Just abit info, a typical DBA will consist 12 units (which require Assignment & Exam) and average number of words per Assignment is about 6000words. (12*6000=72,000words). A typical DBA thesis is about 60,000-70,000 words. While PhD is between 100,000-130,000words. [This is HBS course structure for DBA and PhD] .....
Maybe in Malaysia, there is this perception that DBA is academically lesser than a PhD but according to HBS, that's not the case. Most business schools around the world that offers DBA, try their best to follow the structure used by HBS as they are the benchmark. (Even Malaysian Universities, example MMU, UKM, USM, OUM etc)
I guess is safe not to under-estimate the value of DBA degrees.
Cheers everyone.
Economics PHD or DBA, Course Fees for private Uni in Malaysia