​Business Systems and Operations ​PhD/PhD by Published works

Course Content

• Course Details

  A PhD in Business Systems and Operations is a way for you to develop your specialism and improve your research, written, presentation and practice skills. While developing and setting up your research projects, you will initially receive general, face-to-face project specific training so that you can conduct your research effectively and independently. Normally, our PhD students are registered for an MPhil, and within the first twelve months of their study, they are expected to transfer from the MPhil to the PhD programme. The transfer process requires our students to produce a detailed research proposal and apply for ethics approval. Students will be required to present their written piece of work to an academic audience and then proceed for the internal viva examination with an internal transfer viva examiner. The transfer viva process, appointment of internal examiner, and approval of ethics documents are all subject to approval by the University research committees. PhD students are assigned a supervisory team which consist of a Director of Study (DOS), and first and second supervisors. Our students must work independently on their research, under the advice and direct supervision of their supervisory team. Due to the nature of PhD programmes, our students spend a vast majority of their time studying and engaging in independent research. Students must attend regular supervision meetings to discuss their progress, devise an action plan for the next steps, and to received suggestions on improvements on the programme.

  Research topics

  This course is unique to the University of Northampton. Instances of the areas that we can offer supervision include:

  • ​Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Business Intelligence and Decision-Making ​
  • Data Analysis and Visualisation ​
  • Applied Systems Analysis
  • ​Systems Thinking Applications
  • ​Critical Infrastructure Protection ​
  • Environmental management and policy development ​
  • Emerging business models including Circular Economy ​
  • Operations management ​
  • Big data Analytics
  • Data envelopment analysis and performance measurement ​
  • IoT & Digital Twins
  • ​Applications of AI in Business operations
  • Fraud Detection and Risk Management
  • ​Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Optimised Business Operations ​

  We also offer opportunities to develop interdisciplinary study and Practice as Research projects.

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• FAQs

  What is the difference between a full PhD and a PhD by Published works?

  A PhD involves conducting original research and writing a thesis, while a PhD by Published Works is awarded based on a collection of previously published papers demonstrating significant contributions to the field. Additional information about choosing your type of research degree can be found on our How to apply for Research degree study page.

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