Hours of study for the program:

In order for the student to obtain a doctorate degree, he must study 24 credit hours in addition 24 hours for the thesis.

List of credit hours of the courses:

• 12 credit hour as compulsory courses.
• 12 credit hour as elective courses with at least one of them from outside the department or faculty.

Supervisory Authority:

1. Up on a proposal of department board, Faculty Board approves the formation committee supervising on the student registered for Ph.D. degree in accordance with the research plan in the department. Committee is formed of professors or professor assistants so as the number of supervisors does not exceed three members. Student can choose from number of raised research topics in accordance with rules of each specialization.

2. It is allowed that one of the professionals who have Ph.D. or experience in the specialization field from out side the university can join supervision committee after Faculty Board approval. At any case the number of supervisors does not exceed four members and the main supervisor must be from the university

3. In case of traveling of any supervisor who has less than one year on supervision so Faculty Board can remove his name from the Supervisory Committee on the proposal of the Department Board.

4. In case of traveling of the supervisor after one year of registration so he should submit a scientific report on student progress during supervision period on the thesis and to be signed by the other supervisors (if any) with his right to continue supervision and it is allowable that the internal supervisors validity report is sufficient.

5. The supervisors on thesis write periodical reports on student progress every six months from the date of registration for research plan and is signed by the Supervisory Committee combined. In case of committee members' opinions dissimilarity, the scientific department studies the situation and takes the proper decision. Reports are approved by the department board and Graduate Studies Committee in the faculty and the student is notified through graduate management with the Supervision Committee opinion on the extent of his progress in the thesis (To continue registration or warning the student with thesis registration canceling).

6. Student's registration is canceled if three periodic reports were issued stating that his performance is not satisfactory, after sending him three written warnings or if  student scientific dishonesty was certainty approved up on a report from the supervisor(supervisors) approved  by Department Board and then Faculty Board.

The jury:

After preparing the thesis, the Supervisory Committee submits with the following to the relevant department board in preparation of submission to the Faculty Board:

1. Report on thesis validity to discussion indicating what he the researcher had done, and is signed by all supervisors. Also supervisory committee introduces a proposal to form the judging panel for the thesis.

2. Up on the proposal of the relevant Department Board, the Faculty Board forms the judging panel on the thesis of three members, one of them is thesis supervisor and the other two members to be a professor from distinct international universities and committee head is the oldest professors and. In case of multiple supervisors they can involve in the committee but have one vote. It is allowable that the both members or one of them are of the former professors or those who in their scientific level of specialists provided that at least one from distinct international universities. Judging panel formation is approved of the Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research

3. Discussion can be accomplished in the presence of a representative of the Supervisory Committee in the jury if other supervisors can not attend.

4. If the thesis did not discussed within three months from the date of university approval to form the jury, committee approval is repeated with the same members again and the period may be extended for four months if foreign examiner joined. If the committee did not set, committee formation is changed with another committee.

5. The jury can recommend giving thesis back to the researcher to complete any lack committee see and to submit a collective report to the related department to recommend granting an extra period to complete its observations within six months as maximum from the date of the discussion provided the jury or who authorized shall agree to approve the thesis.

Credit hours

Course name

Course code

No.

3

Organization theory

0301701

1 

3

Statistical management

0301702

2

3

Scientific research methods

0301703

3

3

Strategic information system

0301704

4

Credit hours

Course name

Course code

No.

3

Customer behavior

0301712

1 

3

Service marketing

0301713

2

3

 Promotion and advertising

0301714

3

3

Research papers in Marketing

0301724

4

3

Marketing management " Advanced"

0301706

5

3

Course  from outside the department or faculty

6

Credit hours

Course name

Course code

No.

3

Production planning and control

0301719

1 

3

Total quality management

0301720

2

3

Project management

0301725

3

3

Production and operation technology

0301723

4

3

Research papers in Production and operation

0301726

5

Production and operation management " Advanced"

0301708

6

3

Course  from outside the department or faculty

7

Credit hours

Course name

Course code

No.

3

Investment

0301716

1 

3

Financial Engineering

0301709

2

3

Financial markets and organizations

0301718

3

3

International finance

0301728

4

3

Research papers in finance

0301730

5

Financial management " Advanced"

0301707

6

3

Course  from outside the department or faculty

7