Doctorate in Projects

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Doctorate in Projects

Program Presentation

The Doctorate in Projects program allows to take subjects and perform the Doctorate research within one of the lines of research that are offered, in accordance with an on-line education model. In this way, the Doctorate student takes part of an advanced postgraduate study that can adapt to one’s learning pace and working style.

During the program, the Doctorate student will have the support and advice of teaching staff, tutors and thesis directors who will ease the learning and academic performance in the subjects, research papers, and in the thesis thanks to the new technologies.

The Doctorate’s Committee will assign and supervise the study plan that will be appropriate to the training and thesis topic chosen by the Doctorate student. In addition, this committee will appoint a thesis director that will support and facilitate the studies and the thesis work of the Doctorate student.

Structure

LENGTH PURPOSE STUDY PLAN
Phase I: Teaching
1 year Acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to provide solutions that contribute to human development, scientific and technological development in the line of research of the Doctorate student. Taking on-line subjects defined in accordance with previous studies and with the thesis’ topic. In this phase, the Doctorate candidate must take the subjects that are appropriate to the chosen thesis’ topic.
Phase II: Tutoring
3 months Defining the thesis’ topic, objectives, hypothesis and methodology. With the support of a tutor, developing a proposal for the Doctorate thesis.
Phase III: Research
1 year Developing the thesis. With the support of the Thesis Director, conduct research leading to the completion of the project.
Phase IV: Development of the Thesis
1 - 2 years. Drafting the Doctorate thesis. Under the supervision of the Thesis Director, the research will be developed: analysis and results achieved.

Educational Methodology

The educational model promotes collaboration and cooperation to enhance people’s education. This ensures a process that provides effective results with regard to the educational investment assumed versus the return in knowledge, personal and organizational learning. Nowadays, the educational model consists of many educational and pedagogical innovations that facilitate, strengthen and drive a formative process in a quality learning environment. This includes:

  • Making it easy for students, professors and both groups to be in contact.
  • Fostering cooperation and reciprocity: learning as a collective effort.
  • Considering the student as the center of the learning process in which the student actively participates.
  • Encouraging and promoting the continuous communication and interaction between professors and students.
  • Instilling that the training process implies and requires temporary dedication and continuous effort.
  • Using motivation as a constant stimulus so the student perceives that the expected learning results are achievable.
  • Personalizing the learning, taking into account the differences between students and their different ways of learning.

Diploma

The Doctorate student who meets the academic requirements and passes the Doctorate thesis’ defense in accordance with the rules of the universities which offer the Doctorate program, will get the following diploma:

  • Doctorate in Projects by the International Iberoamerican University of Mexico
  • Doctorate in Projects with a Specialty in Research by the International Iberoamerican University of Puerto Rico (United States).

Professional Certification

Each student has the possibility of obtaining a professional certification as a Certified Project Management Associate (Level D) through the cooperation agreement between FUNIBER with the Argentina Project Management Association (Asociación de Gestión de Proyectos Argentina, AGPA , and the Argentina IPMA Certifying Body (Organismo Certificador IPMA Argentina, OCIA).

To apply for the Certification Level “D” of the IPMA (Project Management Associate.) (*), the student should be enrolled for the certification and have completed Project Design Module. The certification consists of carrying out a test issued by the OCIA.

(*) Exclusive for student residents in America

For more information:

https://agpa.org.ar/ocia/

ocia@agpa.org.ar