Form EX1DBA

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Report of the Examiners for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration

Name of Candidate...........................................................................................................

Title of thesis....................................................................................................................

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Date of thesis submission..............................................................................................

Name(s) of Supervisor(s)................................................................................................

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Date of viva voce examination........................................................................................

Name of External Examiner 1 ........................................................................................

Affiliation...........................................................................................................................

Name of External Examiner 2 (where applicable)..........................................................

Affiliation...........................................................................................................................

Name of Internal Examiner 1...........................................................................................

Name of Internal Examiner 2 (where applicable)............................................................

In making their recommendation, examiners should take into account the extent and merit of the work as well as its manner of presentation and the candidate’s demonstration of a wider knowledge of the subject in the oral (viva voce) examination.

Please complete EITHER Part I (Award Recommended) OR Part II (Award Not Recommended)

If Part II has been completed, Part III must also be completed when the work specified in Part II has been carried out

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EX1DBA

Part I

To be completed when the award of the degree of DBA IS recommended , in accordance with Regulation 16.12 (l) (1): ‘that the candidate be awarded the degree of Doctor of Business Administration’, or in accordance with Regulation 16.12 (l) (2): ‘that the candidate be awarded the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration, subject to minor corrections to the thesis being executed to the satisfaction of the internal examiner(s)’. Regulation 16.12 (m) requires that, in order for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration to be awarded, the candidate shall have:

(ii) presented a thesis on the candidate's advanced study and research which satisfies the Board of Examiners as:(a) making an original and significant contribution to knowledge(b) giving evidence of originality of mind and critical judgement in a particular subject(c) containing material worthy of peer-reviewed publication(d) being satisfactory in its literary and/or technical presentation and structure with a full bibliography and references(e) demonstrating an understanding of the context of the research: this must include, as appropriate for the subject of the thesis, the scientific, engineering, commercial and social contextsandiii) passed a viva voce examination conducted by the examiners on the broader aspects of the field of research in addition to the subject of the thesis.

Please tick one box. Either:

1. No further corrections to the thesis are required and we recommend that the degree of DBA be awarded. Forms EX2DBA and EX3DBA are attached.

Or:

2. Minor corrections to the thesis are required and we recommend that the degree of DBA be awarded when these have been carried out to the satisfaction of at least one member of the Board of Examiners. Forms EX2DBA and EX3DBA are attached. The required corrections are:

trivial/typographicalCandidates are not normally allowed more than 30 days to complete trivial or typographical corrections.

more substantial, but do not alter the substance of the thesis in any significant or fundamental manner and therefore do not require major reworking or reinterpretation of the intellectual content of the thesis. Candidates are not normally allowed more than 12 weeks to complete more substantial minor corrections.

The permission of the Chair of the Board of Studies will be required if the deadline is to be extended beyond the limits specified above.

Deadline for completion of the corrections...................................................................................

Signed:External Examiner 1...........................................................................................Date.................

External Examiner 2 (if applicable).....................................................................Date.................

Internal Examiner 1............................................................................................Date.................

Internal Examiner 2 (if applicable)......................................................................Date.................

I/we confirm that corrections have been carried out satisfactorily and that the thesis is approved for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration:

Signature of Examiner...................................................................................................Date.................

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EX1DBA

Part II

To be completed when the award of the degree of DBA is NOT recommended.

Forms EX2DBA, EX3DBA and, where appropriate, EX4DBA must be attached.

We have examined the candidate both by written thesis and viva voce examination and recommend that:(please tick ONE of the four boxes and complete the supplementary statements)

1. in accordance with Regulation 16.12 (m) (iii) the candidate be required to attend a second viva voce examination

1(a) This examination will take place on or before…………………………………………………(date)

1(b) The candidate is/is not (delete as applicable) required to make minor corrections to the thesis

2. in accordance with regulation 16.12 (l) (3) the candidate be given the opportunity of submitting a revised thesis for examination for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration. The candidate will normally be informed in writing by the examiners within two weeks of the date of the viva voce examination of the nature of the revisions that are required.

2(a) The revised thesis must be submitted on or before……………………………………………(date)

2(b) The revised thesis is to be examined by both internal and external examiners/by the internal examiner only (please delete as applicable)

2(c) The candidate is/is not (delete as applicable) required to attend a second viva voce examination

3. in accordance with Regulation 16.12 (l) (4) the candidate fail and not be awarded the degree of Doctor of Business Administration

Signed:

External Examiner 1.......................................................................................................Date.................

External Examiner 2 (if applicable)..................................................................................Date.................

Internal Examiner 1........................................................................................................Date.................

Internal Examiner 2 (if applicable)...................................................................................Date.................

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EX1DBA

Part III

To be completed when any recommendations made in Part II only have been carried out

I/we confirm that:

1. SUBMISSION OF A REVISED THESIS was specified in Part II and

either has been submitted and is of a satisfactory standard

or has been submitted and is of an unsatisfactory standard

or has not been submitted

A report (EX4DBA), signed by the examiner(s) specified in paragraph 2(b) of Part II of this form, confirming whether the revisions specified in the written notification given to the candidate (referred to in Part II of this form) have been carried out satisfactorily is attached.

2. A SECOND VIVA VOCE EXAMINATION was specified in Part II and

either has taken place and the candidate performed satisfactorily

or has taken place and the candidate performed unsatisfactorily

or has not taken place

Accordingly, we recommend that

EITHER the candidate be awarded the degree of Doctor of Business Administration

OR the candidate fail and not be awarded the degree of Doctor of BusinessAdministration

Signed:

External Examiner 1 (if applicable).......................................................................Date...............

External Examiner 2 (if applicable).......................................................................Date...............

Internal Examiner 1..............................................................................................Date...............

Internal Examiner 2 (if applicable)........................................................................Date...............

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Form EX2DBA

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Preliminary (Pre Viva Voce) Report on a Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration

1. Details to be completed in the School before this form is sent to the examiner

Full Name of Candidate...................................................................................................

Title of thesis....................................................................................................................

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Name of examiner............................................................................................................

2. Report to be completed by the examiner

Please use the space overleaf to record your preliminary thoughts about the thesis submitted, and to help you to establish the areas which you wish to explore in the viva voce examination. The completed form should be returned to the academic department at least one week before the viva voce examination is due to take place.

Regulation 16.12 (m) requires that, in order for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration to be awarded, the candidate shall have presented a thesis on the candidate’s advanced study and research which satisfies the Board of Examiners as:

(a) making an original and significant contribution to knowledge(b) giving evidence of originality of mind and critical judgement in a particular subject(c) containing material worthy of peer-reviewed publication(d) being satisfactory in its literary and/or technical presentation and structure with a full bibliography and references(e) demonstrating an understanding of the context of the research: this must include, as appropriate for the subject of the thesis, the scientific, engineering, commercial and social contexts

You may also wish to consider whether the literary presentation, succinctness and abstract of the thesis are satisfactory and, in the case of a candidate whose research programme is part of a collaborative group project, whether the thesis indicates clearly the individual contribution and the extent of the collaboration.

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Preliminary Report on the thesis (approximately 300 words) – please ensure that your comments are legible)

Signature................................................................................................................................

Date ........................................Name of examiner...............................................................

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Form EX3DBA

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Report of the Examiners for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration

TO BE COMPLETED FOLLOWING INITIAL SUBMISSION AND VIVA VOCE EXAMINATION

Name of candidate...........................................................................................................

Date of viva voce examination........................................................................................

Please continue overleaf if necessary, and fix this sheet securely to the main report form

Signed:

External Examiner 1.............................................................................................Date...............

External Examiner 2 ............................................................................................Date...............

Internal Examiner 1..............................................................................................Date...............

Internal Examiner 2 (if applicable)........................................................................Date...............

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Form EX4DBA

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Report on a Revised Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration

Full Name of Candidate...................................................................................................

Title of thesis....................................................................................................................

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Name of examiner............................................................................................................

Your report should include an assessment of whether the candidate has satisfactorily carried out the revisions specified, and an indication of the degree that should, in your view, now be recommended.

Signature................................................................................................................................

Date ........................................Name of examiner...............................................................

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Form EX5DBA

UNIVERSITY OF BATH

Feedback on the research degree examination process(For completion by External Examiners ONLY)

Name of candidate...........................................................................................................

Date of viva voce examination........................................................................................

Name of External Examiner ............................................................................................

Affiliation...........................................................................................................................

Your comments:

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