Overview

Are you someone who always had a desire to follow an academic career? Or to just earn a Ph.D. and see a Doctor before your name. You have had an excellent job and a fulfilling career, but you still wish to get that Ph.D. Would you like to know more?

This program is aimed at helping you address the above questions. Whether you are contemplating a Ph.D. to tick mark another item in the bucket list or looking at a shift to academia; the first step lies in knowing more about what it will be about.

After having helped many practitioners answer the above questions, we have designed this specialized program to demystify the Ph.D. journey for you. We would share our experiences and share with you the joys and sorrows of the Ph.D. journey should you decide to take a plunge.

Objectives

The program has multiple objectives, and it is aimed at helping the practitioners

• Answer questions on why to do a Ph.D.
• What to expect in a Ph.D. program?
• Learn about career options after a Ph.D.
• Understand the doctoral program admission process and expectations.

Content

• What is a Ph.D.? What is Research? How long? What to research?
• What after Ph.D.? Career change – The Challenges
• The job of an academician,
• How to become an academician?
• What does it take to succeed in an academic career?
• Developing yourself as a Practitioner teacher
• Preparing for admission to a Doctoral program
• What if you are in? Understanding the language of Management Research, introduction to Research methodology

For Whom

The program is ideally suited for practitioners, corporate managers, or policymakers, in the private or in the government sector, with at least a 5-year experience — who are thinking of a Ph.D. or of switching to an academic career. However, young professionals are also welcome who aspire for a Ph.D. and have put it away for a later date – let us help you understand what you are missing.

Enquiry and Registrations

Faculty Development Programmes (FDP) Office
Indian Institute of Management Indore
Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road
Indore 453556, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Email : fdp@iimidr.ac.in
Tel. : +91-731-2439752
Fax : +91-731-2439800