What is DBA?
什么是DBA？
DBA (Doctorate in Business Administration) is a professional doctoral program intended for executives, senior managers, consultants, advanced students, instructors of business and outstanding business practitioners who will continue to be professionally engaged in organizations.
DBA（商业管理博士学位）是一项专业的博士学位课程，旨在面向高级管理人员、高级经 理、顾问、高级学生、商业教师以及优秀的商业从业者，这些人将继续在组织中从事专业 工作。
ITU bridges the gap between learning and application with our expert professors, industry mentors, and support resources to create a unique Business Transformation experience to improve the business effectiveness of the BDA graduate.
ITU 通过我们专业的教授、行业导师和支持资源来弥合学习与应用之间的差距，为 DBA 研究生创造独特的商业转型体验，以提高业务效率。
DBA Program Deliverables
DBA 课程交付成果
The DBA delivers a powerful program designed to create experts in evidence-based business problem solving. It enhances critical thinking, analytical skills, and leadership abilities.
DBA 提供强大的课程，旨在培养以循证商业问题解决为特色的专家。它提升了批判性思 维、分析技巧和领导能力。
It also enables the development of management thought, embedded with the application of real-world business principles.
它还促进了管理思想的发展，融入了现实世界的商业原则应用。
ITUʼs DBA program is offered as an innovative and flexible blended learning journey, in a global model setting, with live residencies to network with professors, and expert industry mentors.
ITU 的 DBA 课程采用创新灵活的混合学习方式，全球模式设置，包括与教授和专业行业 导师进行面对面交流的现场集训。
DBA Program Learning Style
DBA 课程学习方式
The world is becoming increasingly connected with technological advances and social media.
世界正日益与技术进步和社交媒体相连。
More than ever before, people are increasingly aware and interested to learn about technology, and its interactions with various aspects of global business.
比以往任何时候都更多的人对学习技术及其与全球商业各个方面的互动越发关注。
To accommodate the needs of the people resident in the U.S. and across the globe, ITU offers the DBA program in a global, blended learning format.
为了满足美国及全球各地居民的需求，ITU 以全球化的混合学习格式提供 DBA 课程。
Delivery of the DBA Program
DBA 课程交付方式
Both Synchronous and Asynchronous delivery style will be used.
将同时教学和异步教学方式结合使用。
Delivering a Chinese language course work program can be done at least in three ways:
提供中文课程的方式至少有以下三种：
1. Completely Asynchronous courses that can be uploaded through ITU own software, called EMS (Education Management System).
完全异步课程，可通过 ITU 自己的软件 EMS（教育管理系统）上传。
These courses need to be translated into Chinese and student answers are to be translated and uploaded into EMS for feedback and grading.
O 这些课程需要翻译成中文，学生答案也需翻译后上传至 EMS 进行反馈和评分。
2. Live course teaching in English though Zoom with live translation.
通过 Zoom 进行英语授课，并实时翻译。
O We used sessions of thisstyle with China-based students and the results have been excellent.
O 我们已经与中国的学生使用过这种授课方式，取得了很好的效果。
3. A combination of the above two methods, based on students’ preferences and availability.
结合以上两种方法，根据学生的偏好和可用性安排授课。
DBA Program Structure
DBA 课程结构
To be awarded the degree of DBA in Strategic Innovation, you must successfully complete forty-eight (48) credit hours including the following:
要获得战略创新的 DBA 学位，您必须成功完成 48 学分，其中包括以下内容：
1、Coursework: Thirty-nine (39) credit hours of coursework
课程学分：39 学分的课程学分
2、Contribution to the field of business research
对商业研究的贡献：
(A) Seminars and/or Conferences （at least four）研讨会和/或会议 4次
(B) Comprehensive Candidacy Portfolio (CCP) （three times）全面资格组合（CCP）3次
3、Culminating Experience (CE): Nine (9) credit hours of Culminating Experience (CE)
总结性经验（CE）：9 学分的总结性经验（CE）
4、Residencies: The DBA program requires three (3) residencies
驻留学习：DBA 课程要求三次驻地学习
DBA Course Work
DBA 课程学分
1. Core Courses (18 Credit) 核心课程（18 学分）
2. Innovation Specialization Courses(9 Credit) 创新专业课程（9 学分）
3. Research Interest Courses (6 Credit) 研究课程（6 学分）
4. Key Competency Courses (6 Credit) 关键能力课程（6 学分）
Advisory Committee
指导委员会
To guide students through the degree program, an advisory committee of at least three (3) faculty members with appropriate doctoral degrees, and an external mentor with subject matter and industry expertise, will be assigned.
为了指导学生完成学位课程，将指派至少三名拥有适当博士学位的教职员工和一名具有专 业主题和行业专长的外部导师组成指导委员会。
The Advisory Committee also may serve as the Doctoral Capstone Committee (DCC), which may include the Department Chair.
指导委员会还可以担任博士学位委员会（DCC），其中可能包括系主任。
The doctoral capstone course advisor will serve as the chair of DCC.
博士学位课程顾问将担任 DCC 主席。
The DCC will review the proposed doctoral capstone topic, determine any further changes, and approve the research objective.
DCC 将审查拟议的博士学位课题，确定是否需要进一步更改，并批准研究目标。
Doctoral Capstone Proposal
博士学位研究计划
This is a formal written proposal, which must include a clear statement of the problem to be researched and a survey of the relevant literature.
这是一份正式的书面研究计划，必须包括对待研究问题的明确说明和相关文献的调查。
The proposal mustspecify the research methods, data collection, and data analysis techniques in detail. The methods to be employed must be appropriate, and reliable.
研究计划必须详细规定研究方法、数据收集和数据分析技术。方式须是适当和可靠的。
In the event the DCC recommends additional work on the proposal, the candidate will have one more chance to present and defend his/her doctoral proposal, no later than six (6) months from the original presentation.
如果 DCC 建议对该研究计划进行额外的工作，候选人将有一次机会在最初提交后的六 （6）个月内再提交并为其博士研究计划答辩。
Doctoral Capstone Defense
博士学位论文答辩
Upon successful presentation of the doctoral proposal, the candidate will progress to the development of his/her chosen doctoral capstone.
在成功提交博士研究计划后，候选人将继续发展他/她选择的博士学位。
The candidate will be required to defend his/her final doctoral capstone in the presence of the DCC. The final capstone document(s) must be made available to all members of the DCC one (1) month prior to the defense.
候选人将被要求在DCC面前为他/她的最后一个博士学位答辩。最后的压轴文件必须在 答辩前一（1）个月提供给DCC的所有成员。
The oral defense will take place in the final term of the third (3rd) year. It shall consist of a presentation of the research results and a question and answer (Q&A) session following the presentation.
答辩将在第三年最后一个学期进行。它应包括研究结果的介绍和介绍后的问答环节。
The defense is open to the public, but only members of the DCC have a vote. The doctoral capstone defense passes through unanimous voting.
答辩对公众开放，但只有 DCC 成员有投票权。博士的答辩通过经一致投票决定。
