Updated Version原發表日期2008年7月4日 17時 29分
Today, the University of Newcastle dispatches a dissertation to me entitled:'The Determinants of Purchase Intention in Private Higher Education Institution (PHEI) in Malaysia: The Mediating Influence of Brand Association and Brand Attitude'
which has been submitted for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration by Ms Gomathi Shamuganathan.
I have six weeks to work on it. I hope I will enjoy it!
This First Mission celebrates the end of my six-month 'self-isolation' period and marks the beginning of my new working life!
秘密任務：
通過論文答辯 授予博士學位：
Dr Gomathi Shamuganathan has successfully completed her examination process and has, therefore, been awarded Doctor of Business Administration (DBA).
博士銜級別
哲學博士 (Doctor of Philosophy, 簡稱 Ph.D. 或 D.Phil.)，高級學銜之一，通常是學歷架構中最高級的學銜。擁有人一般在大學本科學士及／或研究院碩士畢業後，再進行相當年數的研修後，撰畢論文並通過答辯，方獲發哲學博士學位。
哲學博士的擁有人並不一定修讀「哲學」。所謂哲學博士，是指擁有人對其知識範疇的理論、內容及發展等都具有相當的認識，能獨力進行研究，並在該範疇內對學術界有所建樹。
因此，哲學博士基本上可以授予任何學科的博士畢業生。惟部份學科的博士畢業生通常有特別的學銜，例如商管學的博士畢業生常稱為商管學博士 (Doctor of Business Administration, DBA)，工程科學的博士畢業生常稱為工程學博士 (D. Eng.), 教育學的博士畢業生常稱為教育博士 (Ed.D) 等。較特別的是法學博士 (Doctor of Jurispredence/Juris Doctor, J.D.) 通常是已擁有其他學科學士學位的法學學生的基本學位而並非高級學銜。另外，文學博士 (Doctor of Letters, D. Litt.)通常屬於榮譽性質，擁有人通常是已擁有另一個博士學位的學者。
入讀哲學博士課程者並非一定先要獲得碩士資歷。在美國、加拿大及歐洲等地區，有心攻讀研究生課程而成績又突出的學士學位持有人通常會直接入讀哲學博士課程。學界近年興起一種新的「碩博連讀」課程，學士畢業生可直接入讀這類課程，在課程初段合格後可先取碩士學位，並在此後直接繼續攻讀博士課程。
一般博士生在入讀課程至獲授博士銜期間，會經歷以下階段：
1. 完成指定的修課式課程，通常是究方法論或有關學術範疇的研究院程度課程。
2. 撰寫論文／研究計劃書，並取得論文導師批准進行。
3. 開始進行研究並撰寫論文。此時，博士生可自稱為博士候選人 (Doctoral Candidate)，或在個人學術資格清單上寫上畢業學銜的簡稱加上 Candidate 一詞，如 Ph.D. (Candidate)，表示自己將會獲博士資歷。
4. 呈交論文並通過論文答辯 (Viva-voce)。
5. 獲授予博士銜。
論文評審程序
Thesis committee
The committee is chosen by the student in conjunction with his or her primary advisor, usually after completion of the comprehensive examinations, and may consist of members of the comps committee. The committee members are doctors in their field (whether a PhD or other designation) and have the task of reading the dissertation, making suggestions for changes and improvements, and sitting in on the defense. Usually, at least one member of the committee must be a professor in a department that is different from that of the student.
Thesis examinations
One of the requirements for certain advanced degrees is often an oral examination. This examination normally occurs after the dissertation is finished but before it is submitted to the university, and may comprise a presentation by the student and questions posed by an examining committee or jury. In North America, this examination is known as a thesis or dissertation defense, while in England and other English-speaking countries it is called a Viva-voce.
Examination results
The result of the examination may be given immediately following deliberation by the examiners (in which case the candidate may immediately be considered to have received his or her degree), or at a later date, in which case the examiners may prepare a defense report that is forwarded to a Board or Committee of Postgraduate Studies, which then officially recommends the candidate for the degree.
Potential decisions (or "verdicts") include:
· Accepted / pass with no corrections.
The thesis is accepted as presented. A grade may be awarded, though in many countries PhDs are not graded at all, and in others only one of the theoretically possible grades (the highest) is ever used in practice.
· The thesis must be revised.
Revisions (for example, correction of numerous grammatical or spelling errors; clarification of concepts or methodology; addition of sections) are required. One or more members of the jury and/or the thesis supervisor will make the decision on the acceptability of revisions and provide written confirmation that they have been satisfactorily completed. If, as is often the case, the needed revisions are relatively modest the examiners may all sign the thesis with the verbal understanding that the candidate will review the revised thesis with his or her supervisor before submitting the completed dissertation.
· Extensive revision required.
The thesis must be revised extensively and undergo the evaluation and defense process again from the beginning with the same examiners. Problems may include theoretical or methodological issues. A candidate who is not recommended for the degree after the second defense must normally withdraw from the program.
· Unacceptable
The thesis is unacceptable and the candidate must withdraw from the program.
This verdict is given only when the thesis requires major revisions and when the examination makes it clear that the candidate is incapable of making such revisions.
At most North American institutions the latter two verdicts are extremely rare, for two reasons. First, to obtain the status of doctoral candidates, graduate students typically write a qualifying examination or comprehensive examination, which often includes an oral defense. Students who pass the qualifying examination are deemed capable of completing scholarly work independently and are allowed to proceed with working on a dissertation. Second, since the thesis supervisor (and the other members of the advisory committee) will normally have reviewed the thesis extensively before recommending the student proceed to the defense, such an outcome would be regarded as a major failure not only on the part of the candidate but also by the candidate's supervisor (who should have recognized the substandard quality of the dissertation long before the defense was allowed to take place). It is also fairly rare for a thesis to be accepted without any revisions; the most common outcome of a defense is for the examiners to specify minor revisions (which the candidate typically completes in a few days or weeks).
On the other hand, at universities on the British pattern it is not uncommon for theses to be failed at the viva stage, in which case either a major re-write is required, followed by a new viva, or the thesis may be awarded the lesser degree of M.Phil (Master of Philosophy) instead, preventing the candidate from resubmitting the thesis.
Australia
In Australia, doctoral theses are examined without a live defense, except in extremely rare exceptions, usually by three examiners, two in the case of a Masters by research. Typically, although this is not a requirement, one of these examiners will be from within the candidate's own department; the others will usually be from other universities and often from overseas. Following submission of the thesis, copies are sent by mail to examiners and then reports sent back to the institution.
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