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Doctor of Philosphy (PhD) Doctor of Philosophy, (from the Latin philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiae), is a postgraduate academic degreee awarded by universities. The term "philosophy" does not refer solely to the modern field of philosophy, but is used in a broader sense in accordance with its original Greek meaning, which is "love of wisdom". In most of Europe, all fields other than theology, law and medicine were traditionally known as philosophy
1. General Conditions
1.1 The Institute will award the degree of Ph.D. to registered students who successfully complete approved programmes of work carried out under our supervision in a suitable environment in the country of residence of the student.
1.2 Candidates must gain the backing and support of an establishment of higher or further education or its equivalent, or of an industrial, commercial, professional or research establishment that is able to meet the Institute’s conditions as set out below. The Institute encourages collaboration in programmes of research between educational and industrial, commercial, professional or research establishments. Where no collaboration or joint supervision is appropriate, the reasons for this must be stated at the time of application for registration.
1.3 The supporting establishment must present the candidate’s application for registration and must be responsible for the general arrangements under which the candidate’s research is carried out, including arrangements for academic supervision and the provision of adequate facilities to enable the candidate to conduct and complete the research programmes in an efficient and safe manner.
1.4 The supporting establishment must certify annually (by 31st October of each year) whether the Institute’s registered research degree candidates are still actively engaged on their research programmes and are maintaining regular and frequent contact with their supervisors.
2. Further Regulations
2.1 The Institute strongly encourages collaboration of PhD students with business organisations, including, where appropriate, universities; we do not, however, insist on such collaboration where genuine and effective collaboration cannot be arranged. In such cases reasons must be given by the sponsoring establishment. Underlying the Institute’s policy on collaboration is our desire to encourage candidates to gain a broader view of the industry; thus, where suitable arrangements can be made, it is expected that one of the candidate’s supervisors will be from the collaborating establishment. If the personnel in the establishment are not qualified to act as supervisors, but have some appropriate technical expertise, it is expected that one of them may act either as supervisor or as advisor to the student. Even if no tradition of collaboration exists in either the subject or the institution, efforts should be made to seek possibilities of suitable collaboration between establishments.
3. Registration 3.1 Direct registration for the degree of Ph.D. is permitted for holders of a recognised Master degree in a relevant area. An MBA Degree from this Institute is strongly recommended for those who want to proceed to Ph.D.
4. Research
4.1 A candidate for the degree of Ph.D. is required to investigate satisfactorily, evaluate and undertake a critical study of a chosen topic or topics, demonstrating lucidity in the presentation of the thesis and understanding of the context and significance of the work. A candidate for the degree of Ph.D. is expected to complete successfully a project that results in a significant contribution to knowledge.
4.2 The research project must enable the student to acquire competence in the methods of research and scholarship and to display sustained independent effort.
4.3 The application for registration should set out as systematically and as fully as is practicable the candidate’s intended research project. Where necessary, consideration will be given to any subsequent request to modify the title of the research or the program of work.
4.4 The area of study, the objectives of the investigation, its relationship to previous work in the same field and the methods of approach must in all cases be stated in the application. Normally, the topics within the program must also be defined in the application, but detailed specification of topics is not essential at this stage.
4.5 A candidate is normally expected to continue on the same topic throughout the registration period. Where new circumstances make a change or extension of topic desirable, a supplementary application by letter must be submitted.
5. Duration/Extensions
5.1 A holder of a Master’s degree appropriate to the research programme who is registered directly as a candidate for the degree of Ph.D. may be permitted to complete the programme of work in not less than thirty-six consecutive months.
5.2 Where application is made for permission to extend the period within which the candidate may submit his Ph.D. Thesis, brief details of the candidate’s progress must be presented, together with reasons for the delay in completing the program and the expected date of completion. Where the Institute agrees to the extension it may set a limit to the period of registration of a maximum period of 12 months.
6. Supervision
6.1 Normally two supervisors are appointed for each student, one from the Institute with responsibility to supervise the candidate on a regular and frequent basis and, where collaboration has been arranged with a local establishment, a second local supervisor. This second supervisor must be local and must normally haveexperience of the successful supervision of research candidates, in addition to suitable specialized experience. A statement must be submitted to the Institute showing the second supervisor’s experience of research, including publications, and of research supervision.
7. Place and Conditions of Work
7.1 The Institute’s Research Degrees Committee must be satisfied that suitable facilities as regards environment, resources, accommodation, equipment and access to library facilities meet the needs of the program of work.
Application Process and PhD Timeline STEP 1: Complete a Ph.D. application form attaching ALL academic and business credentials, letters from two referees, one academic and one business in sealed envelopes, PLUS a non-refundable application fee for EUROS 100.
Note: No application will be considered UNLESS all the above are enclosed with the application.
STEP 2: If the Institute is satisfied with the candidate’s application, the candidate will be notified accordingly and asked whether he/she wishes to proceed with registration for the Ph.D. program. STEP 3: If the candidate wishes to register, he/she will be asked to pay 10% of the total first year fees in order that the Institute reserves a place and make appropriate arrangements. These fees will not NOT BE REFUNDED in case the candidate does not wish to move to step 4.
STEP 4: Once the candidate has registered with the Institute for the Ph.D., he/she will be asked to complete a Ph.D. project proposal.
STEP 5: The Institute will appoint a Supervisor who will study the candidate’s Ph.D. proposal and notify him/her accordingly. The candidate must at this stage notify the Institute that he/she has secured the co-operation and commitment of a suitably qualified local supervisor and submit his/her credentials for approval to the Institute together with a duly completed and signed Ph.D. testimonial. STEP 6: If the Ph.D. proposal and title are found of satisfactory standard by the Institute, the candidate will embark on the preparation of the thesis. If the proposal is not up to the expectations of the Institute, then the Institute’s appointed supervisor will make the appropriate alterations and notify the candidate accordingly. STEP 7: The candidate, together with his/her local supervisor, must draft a work plan for the next 3 years and submit this plan to the Institute’s supervisor for record purposes. STEP 8: The candidate must submit every two months to the Institute’s Supervisor a report of around 500 words describing the work he/she has been doing towards the preparation of the thesis and especially the research into the area of the subject under investigation. STEP 9: After 12 months from the date of registration, the candidate will sit for the Research Methodology exam based on a book supplied by the Institute. STEP 10: In the next 12 months, the candidate must carry out his/her primary/original research into the area of his Ph.D.
STEP 11: At the end of the second year (i.e. after 24 months), the candidate will sit an exam on Corporate Strategy based on a book supplied by the Institute.
STEP 12: In the final 12 months, the candidate must proceed with the drafting and completing of the thesis in order to be ready for submission to the Institute.
STEP 13: By the end of the 3rd year (36 months), the thesis must be ready for submission to the Institute. The candidate will be required to undergo a written or oral examination or both, at the discretion of the Institute’s examiners.
STEP 14: The Institute will now be ready for a decision whether to admit the candidate into the degree of Doctor of Philosophy or not. In either case, the Institute will notify the candidate. The Institute's decision will be final.
Thesis
The Thesis must be presented in the English language. It must include a statement of the candidate’s objectives and must acknowledge published or other sources of material and any assistance received. The copyright of the thesis is vested in the candidate. At least three copies of the thesis in its final form must be prepared and submitted to the Institute. One copy will be marked by the candidate's tutor and the other copy by an appointed External Examiner. One copy will be lodged in the Library of the Institute. In cases where a candidate wishes the thesis to remain confidential for a period of time after completion of the work, application for approval must normally be addressed to the Institute at the time of registration. In cases where the need for confidentiality emerges at a subsequent stage, special application for the thesis to remain confidential after submission must be made immediately. The period approved must not normally exceed two years. Where the Institute has agreed that the confidential nature of the candidate’s work is such as to prelude the thesis being made freely available in the library of the Institute, immediately on completion of the programme of work, the thesis will be held on restricted access for a time not exceeding the approved period of two years.
Assessment
The Institute’s examiners will decide whether they wish the Ph.D. Candidate to appear in front of a panel in order to defend his/her thesis.
Re-submission of the Thesis
In cases where the submitted thesis is not deemed to be satisfactory by the examiners, the examiners will allow the candidate to revise the draft and submit again. In such cases, candidates must re-submit theses for re-examination within the one calendar year from the latest of the dates of either the oral or other approved alternative examination or of any further examination. Where the Institute has dispensed with the oral examination, the re-examination must take place within one calendar year of the date of this dispensation. In any of the above cases, the Institute may, for good and sufficient reasons and on application by the sponsoring establishment, approve an extension of this period.
The examiners must give the candidate guidance of the deficiencies of the first submission.
Where the candidate’s performance in the oral or written examination was satisfactory, but the thesis unsatisfactory and the examiners then certify that the thesis as revised is satisfactory, the Institute may exempt the candidate from further examination, oral or otherwise.
Where on the first examination a candidate’s thesis was so unsatisfactory that the Institute dispensed with the oral examination, any re-examination will normally include a re-examination of the thesis and an oral or approved alternative examination.
Where on the first examination a candidate’s thesis is considered satisfactory but the performance in the oral and/or written examination(s) does not satisfy the examiners, the candidate may, on the recommendation of the examiners and with the approval of the Institute, be re-examined in the oral and/or other examination(s), subject to the time limits prescribed/
Finally, where on the first examination the thesis satisfies the examiners but the candidate’s performance in relation to other requirements for the award of the degree is not satisfactory, the examiners may propose instead a different form of re-examination to test the candidate’s abilities.
Presentation Guidelines
The thesis binding must be of a fixed type so that pages cannot be removed or replaced; the front and rear boards must have sufficient rigidity to support the weight of the work when standing upright.
The thesis must be presented in A4 format but can be printed either single-sided or both sides.
The front board must bear on top the name of the Cyprus Institute of Marketing, as well as the title of the work in at least 24pt type, the name and the initials of the candidate, the award for which the thesis is submitted and the date of submission. The same information (excluding the title of the work) must be printed on the spine of the work. In sum, the title page shall give the following information: i) the full title of the thesis;
ii) the full name of the author, followed, if desired, by any qualifications or distinctions;
iii) the qualification for which the thesis is submitted to the Institute and a statement that it is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for this degree;
iv) the sponsoring establishment in which the research was conducted and the collaborating establishment, if any;
v) and the month and year of submission.
Copies of the thesis submitted to the Institute’s examining board must be originals and presented in a permanent and legible form in print. Where copies are produced by any photocopying processes, these must be of a permanent nature - laserprint strongly preferred.
Double or one-and-a-half spacing must be used in typescript, except for indented quotations or footnotes, where single spacing may be used.
Pages must be numbered consecutively through the main text, including photographs and/or diagrams which are included as whole pages. Photographs/diagrams must be firmly fixed in place and, where appropriate, indexed separately by reference to the facing page. Page numbers must be located centrally at the bottom of the page and 20 mm above the edge of the page. The pagination of appendices must be continuous but distinct from the main text.
The candidate is free to publish material in advance of the thesis but reference must be made to any such work in the thesis. Copies of published material should be either bound in with the thesis or placed in an adequately secured pocket at the end of the thesis.
There shall be an abstract bound into the thesis which provides a synopsis of the thesis stating the nature and scope of the work undertaken and of the contribution made to the knowledge of the subject treated. Abstracts of Theses are deemed to be an integral part of the work to be examined and must be produced in strict accordance with the following requirements:
i) the abstract must not exceed 300 words, must be produced in single – spacing on one side of A4 paper and must be suitable for photographic reproduction;
ii) the abstract must show the author and title of the thesis in the form of a heading;
iii) three loose copies of the abstract must be submitted for examination at the same time as the thesis.
Any abbreviations should be those in normal use; where necessary a key to abbreviations should be provided.
Awarding Body Cyprus Institute of Marketing
Course Fees
2011 EURO 4300 p.a.
2012 EURO 4600 p.a.
2013 EURO 4600 p.a.
2014 EURO 5000 p.a.
As stated in the Rules and Regulations of the Institute, the minimum duration of a Ph.D. programme is 3 calendar years or 32 months.
Fees can be paid in 3 equal instalments over a period of 12 months. A 10% discount may be granted in cases where a student opts to pay the fees in one instalment, PRIOR to the commencement of the program.
In cases where students are required to resubmit their theses or undertake a re-examination, the Institute will request the candidate to pay an additional fee: (a) EUROS 300 for resubmitting the thesis and (b) EUROS 200 for resitting a written or oral examination.
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