Sharjah Award for the Best Doctoral Dissertation

First: Thesis Evaluation by Reviewers (50%)

Evaluation Criteria:
First: The importance of the research topic, its originality, and its contributions.

1. Importance of the research topic.
2. Reasons for choosing the topic.
3. Originality of the research.
4. Contributions of the study (scientific and intellectual).

Second: Research Methodology

1. Appropriateness of the research design.
2. Suitability of the procedures used.
3. Data collection plan.
4. Data analysis plan and techniques used.
5. Consideration of ethical issues.
6. Research limitations.

Third: Literature Review and Development of Hypotheses

1. Scope and depth of the literature review.
2. Development of hypotheses or research questions.

Fourth: Results Analysis

1. Presentation and analysis of the research results.
2. Comparison of the results with previous studies.

Fifth: Recommendations and Proposed Policies

1. Recommendations.
2. Proposed policies.

 

Second: Interview (20%)

Evaluation Criteria

1. Knowledge of the subject matter.
2. Accuracy in answering questions.
3. Presentation skills.
4. Focus and confidence.
5. Persuasiveness.
6. Familiarity with the scientific methodology of the thesis.

 

Third: Published Research (30%)

1. Journal Ranking: Q1 / Q2