DRAFT-1-PRACTITIONER DOCTORATE PROGRAMMES

For Doctorate-through-Research (DTR) candidates intending to qualify for a Doctorate degree at EIU-Paris should:

1. Be likely to meet the required standards for a Doctorate degree.
2. At least 5 years of working experience in the managerial position.
3. Show evidence of research skills equivalent to those expected of a traditional Doctoral student in the relevant discipline.
4. Submit a completed application form together with:
   a. statement of intent,
   b. all previous education qualification documents;
   c. one passport size photo (in formal attire);
   d. passport copy (photo page) and/or copy of national ID card,
   e. full C.V. including all research outputs (include evidence of a unifying theme across the publications/outputs and originality),
   f. 2-3 references from previous employers.
5. Receive an Acceptance letter along with the Invoice.
6. Make the first payment to the EIU bank account (the total of 20,000 Euro fee).
7. Start the programme.

1. Substantial published work (published texts or creative output) that must be in the public domain prior to submission for examination for the award. Note that: The number of publications will depend on both the academic area and the type of publication included in the submission. Such publications may include academic papers, chapters, monographs,books, scholarly editions of a text, technical reports, creative work in relevant areas, or other artifacts.
2. Where the candidate is not the first author in co‐authored papers and there is no published statement as to the contribution of each author, the extent of their contribution should normally be certified by at least one co‐author.
3. Normally, the majority of the publications should have been published, but it will be possible to include some publications which are in press or which have been accepted for publication.
4. Publications included in the submission for a Doctorate through Publication should not have been used in the submission for another research degree.
5. Publications should demonstrate that the quality, extent and level of research undertaken is at least equivalent to that expected of a traditional Doctorate student who has reached the end of the writing‐up stage.
6. An introductory section demonstrating that the published works contain unifying themes and comprise a coherent body of academic work that meets the requirements for the Doctorate award.

Doctorate through Research / Thesis (DTR):

1. 1.  Submit stand-alone, and/or compilation of research-based-written-work (minimum 30,000 words and maximum 35,000 words).
   2. Defend the submission (scholarly work in the form of research paper, previous publication or portfolio) in front of a panel of expertise consisting of both internal and external examiners from EIU (oral examination). *Note: Could be completed via Skype as well.
   3. Demonstrate that the scholar has thoroughly and critically investigated specific area of research and made an independent and original contribution to the existing body of knowledge as well as professional practice.

The nominated supervisor will act in a similar role to that of a supervisor for a standard Doctorate Project, but with more emphasis on being a mentor to the candidate. They will act as a source of support and guidance during the preparation of the research material for examination (oral defense) and for administration of the examination (oral defense) process. The supervisor will:

• Guide the candidate in the final selection of publications for inclusion in the submission;
• Support and advise on the development of the introductory section;
• Guide the candidate in relation to the coherence of the body of work to be submitted;
• Advise the candidate in relation to any research training requirements:
• Make arrangements for the examination (oral defense), including nomination of the examining team;
• Support the candidate through the examination (oral defense) process.

The Examiners’ Main Tasks may be Interpreted as to:

• Evaluate the intellectual merit of the candidate’s cited published and/or creative work;
• Establish if a satisfactory case is made for coherence between the publications/outputs;
• Assess the contribution to knowledge represented by the publications/portfolio and made apparent in any critical appraisal;
• Evaluate the rigor with which the candidate has contextualised and analysed his/her publications/portfolio in any critical appraisal;
• Evaluate the appropriateness of the methods employed in the research and the correctness of their application;
• Assess the candidate’s contribution to the various phases of the research embodied in multi‐ authored works;
• Establish the candidate’s ‘ownership’ of the published work and appreciation of the state of [historical and current] knowledge within the candidate’s research area;
• Assess the candidate’s research skills in terms of his/her potential as a continuing, independent researcher.