Post on 04-Oct-2021
Doctor of Business Administration in Cybersecurity Management
Executive Format
60 credits | 3 year | Part-time
Presented to UC Regents’ University Affairs Committee | 03/09/2020
Program Description
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To develop scholar-practitioners skilled in practice-focused cybersecurity research.
Aim: Improve cybersecurity practice
“Engaged scholarship” model
DBA (Executive) vs Traditional PhD
Subject Doctoral Degree (Executive
format)
Traditional PhD
Candidate Profile
Senior Executives Students with limited work experience
Work full-time Enroll as full-time students
Seek to address problems or issues in business
Seek to position themselves for careers in academia
Structure Multiple residencies per semester Full-time student
Curriculum Interdisciplinary with a focus on general management
Specialized studies, generally within a single, specific discipline
Source: Executive DBA Council
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Why any interest?
Career differentiation
Advancement into leadership positions
Migrate to lucrative industry (finance, healthcare)
Pursue research career in industry or government
Among CISOs, about 40% have a master’s degree and 4% have a doctorate degree.
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Cohort based
20 students per cohort
Total Student Engagement:
52 hours/per semester
Blended Learning
Face-to-face lectures
Online learning
Discussions
Online Engagement:
16 hours/per semester
Limited Residencies
3 meetings/semester
Each Meeting:
- 8 hours Lecture
- 4 hours Faculty Contact
In-person Engagement:
36 hours/per semester
Program Format
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DBA-Cyber Curriculum Structure (60 credits)
Course Name Existing Course
(College/Program)
New Course
(College/Program)
Cybersecurity Foundations (9 credits)
CYSM 6100 Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Technologies COB (MBA-Cyber)
CYSM 6200 Enterprise Information Security COB (MBA-Cyber)
CYSM 6300 Cybersecurity Governance COB (MBA-Cyber)
Business Knowledge (12 credits; Choose four)
MGMT 6200 Managing Organizational Development, Change and Transformation COB (MBA)
Organizational Theory and Research: Implications for Cybersecurity (Doctoral) COB (MGMT)
Digital Strategy and Innovation (Doctoral) COB (MKTG)
Strategic Management (Doctoral) COB (STRT)
LEAD 8300 Leadership Excellence in Complex Organizations (Doctoral) COE
Research Methods (9 credits)
LEAD 7100 Intermediate Quantitative Research and Statistics COE
LEAD 7150 Intermediate Qualitative Research COE
LEAD 8100 Advanced Quantitative Research and Statistics COE
Cybersecurity Research (12 credits)
Principles of Scientific Inquiry COB (CYSM)
Research Seminar in Information Security Management COB (CYSM)
Research Seminar in Information Privacy COB (CYSM)
Research Project COB (CYSM)
Dissertation (18 credits)
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Resources
No tenure lines initially
Sustain the program with funds through tuition
COB will provide startup funds ($50k)
Use existing Classroom, Lab & Infrastructure
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Estimated Revenues for Cohort of 20
Headcount Tuition
(3 credits)
Total
Tuition
Estimated Revenues
Estimated Expenditures
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Resident 6 8 10 $2488 $49,760 $497,600 $403,613
Non-resident 4 7 10 $4192 $83,840 $838,400 $403,613
Total 10 15 20 $1,336,000 $807,226
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