As the curriculum list indicates, you'll learn how to analyze and research to support doctoral level development of your project solution. Your Senior Champion and an NGS Dissertation Committee will confirm your project progress along the way. You'll teach for NGS, publish your findings in a refereed journal, and complete a written dissertation documenting your project as a condition of degree completion. You will make a great contribution to your company, and to your professional development.

Semester 1

12 credits

DOC901 Introduction to the DBA in Quality Systems Management

QSM947 QSM System Design

QSM908 Integrated Studies in Quality Systems Management

DOC950 Doctoral Dissertation Project I

Semester 2

18 credits

QSM 958 Advanced Benchmarking

QSM 960 Global Quality Systems: China & India

EDU 951 Principles of Academic Writing and Publishing

QSM 940 Conversations with Leaders

QSM 972 Cost of Quality and Financial Principles

DOC 962 Doctoral Dissertation Project II

Semester 3

15 credits

QSM939 Supply Chain Management Practice

EDU941 Best Practices in the Teaching of QSM

DOC966 Doctoral Dissertation Project III

SSM974 Statistical Principles and Lean

DOC980 Doctoral Implementation I

Semester 4

15 credits

EDU942 Field Experience in Teaching

EDU952 Publishing

DOC982 Doctoral Implementation II

DOC954 Colloquium

DOC967 Doctoral Dissertation Project IV