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The Australian Ph.D. program lasts approximately 3–4 years, with the average closer to 4 years. Doctoral programs in other countries tend to last a little longer, up to 7 years in some North American programs. In most countries and across most individual cases, virtually all of the first year is dedicated to two challenges of doctoral study:

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Recker, J. (2012). The Research Process. In: Scientific Research in Information Systems. Progress in IS. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30048-6_3

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