This course is a continuation of Dissertation Design DBA202. The student provides additional empirical support for the literature review, constructs/hypothesis, and related theory. The student investigates and includes comprehensive methods and analysis discussion and a project plan. The student publicly presents and defends his/her proposal to faculty at the European Business University.

This course is a continuation of DBA 203 and presents the student with an advanced level of knowledge in methods/tools used in business research on topics such as interdependence techniques and structural equation modelling. This course continues the sequence of research courses to prepare EBU students for skills needed to finalize their dissertation preparation. Students are expected to complete this course with an integrated research methodology into a completed version of their dissertation proposal. The Research Methods Module I, II and II operate in each term of the DBA Program.