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The course provides an introduction to business administration and organizational leadership for all doctoral students entering the Doctor of Business Administration or Doctor of Management. The course also serves as an introduction to writing and other resources available on the College of Doctoral Studies (CDS) website, supporting their doctoral journey.

In this course, students explore the theoretical and applications-based fundamentals of leadership to advance their skills and knowledge as scholar-practitioner-leaders.

This course provides an overview of social science research methodologies and their application in context to the student's degree program. Foundational concepts include the examination and application of theoretical frameworks, critical analysis of scholarly literature and interpretation of data through a theoretical lens. Students also explore quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods and the core elements of an effective research plan.

DOC/714S focuses on the evaluation and refinement of a proposed research project. Students examine how key elements of the project align and support a coherent line of inquiry. Emphasis is placed on alignment, conceptual fit, and design reasoning to produce a defensible Research Plan.

This class presumes some basic understanding of the foundations and underlying assumptions in the field of qualitative research as well as examples of practice. Building upon this preexisting foundational understanding, the purpose of the class is to enhance students' understanding and craft through reading, application, and reflection on the practice of qualitative inquiry.

Doctoral practitioners are resolute in their commitment to identifying, informing, and affecting both individual and organizational change and innovation. Generating actionable interventions requires an extensive investigation of situational factors and a foundational understanding of research methodology. In this course, students explore the foundations of statistics used in quantitative research by actively engaging in processes focused on evaluation, appraisal, and application.

This course evaluates research on issues that organizations face in optimizing organizational performance. Students will gain insight on organizational theory and leadership, organizational behavior and globalization, people systems, and emerging trends and issues in organizations.

This course provides an overview of business information systems, specifically Business Intelligence (BI) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Students will learn how businesses adapt approaches to optimize their operations and the conditions under which these lead to success. Students will also examine the link between operations excellence and corporate strategy.

DOC/715 focuses on refining students' proposed study into a coherent and defensible dissertation foundation. Students strengthen the research problem using relevant scholarly and/or contextual evidence, evaluate alignment among core study components, defend the selected methodology and design, and assess feasibility, access, scope, and methodological boundaries. Successful completion of the course reflects completion of Phase 2 of the dissertation sequence.

In this course, students will integrate visionary organizational leadership ideas and practices and apply these to the optimization of organizational resources in a complex, global environment to positively impact future organizational performance, change and sustainability.

This course will assist doctoral students with understanding and employing financial tools and techniques in different stages of an entrepreneurial organization with special emphasis on new venture finance and private equity. Students will also gain insights into the different types of financing and evaluate the appropriate financing alternatives at various phases of the organization's life.

In this course, students refine the requisite skills necessary to develop their dissertation-proposal Chapters 1 and 2 for review and approval. Students expand their work from previous courses by working with their University Research Methodologists (URM) to align their research foundation elements in Chapter 1, and by working with their Chair to develop a focused Chapter 2 literature review.

This course explores leadership strategies and issues focusing on a changing workforce, short and long-term directions, decision-making, and performance expectations leading towards a sustainable and profitable organization. The focus is on business results that encompass organizational development and issues driving and implementing organizational change.

This course evaluates models for creating economically viable global businesses using the technology of the Internet. Topics include assessing business and management models, assessing geopolitical and economic factors that influence business strategy, and decision making in a global environment.

In this course, students will finalize their dissertation proposal. Students receive continued support in assessing and improving their readiness and skill preparation for completion of the dissertation proposal. Additionally, students explore communities of scholarship to engage with scholars in their area of practice and to share their future research.

In this course, students develop models for economically viable businesses using both traditional tools and technology as marketing enablers. Topics include evaluating and summarizing the economic and societal factors, including ethics, that contribute to the success of a marketing strategy in a competitive environment. Outcomes include developing a strategic marketing plan and creating solutions and recommendations for global and entrepreneurial business marketing.

This course serves as the second of two online immersive experiences for ���۴�ý doctoral students. The second covers advanced tenets of doctoral socialization and issues in higher education. Students will focus on currency in their respective disciplines.

In this chair-guided course, doctoral candidates finalize their dissertation as a significant contribution to the body of knowledge. The chair and committee members work with the candidate to complete the dissertation in preparation for University approval, followed by the oral defense. ��Additionally, this course focuses on engagement in communities of scholarship and practice.��