This course examines organizational leadership and its relationship to organizational development and change. The course is interdisciplinary; examples from healthcare, business and industry, public sector, and education are utilized. The course specifically addresses contemporary and futurist leadership theory and practice based in the concepts and assumptions of the "new sciences."

This course focuses on the development of human services professionals over their careers in order to enhance their personal and professional development. Issues related to the interaction between personal and professional development, leadership approaches, and leadership styles are addressed.

This course focuses on a variety of issues embedded in both interpersonal and organizational communication. These issues include trust, organizational climate, perception, motivation, and the communication process. The course also elaborates on patterns of miscommunication as these patterns affect organizational communication.

This course focuses on theories and models of leadership with special attention to the demonstration of an understanding, familiarity, awareness, and competency of the principles of ethics and how they apply to decision making, leadership, leadership development, and value-based leadership.

This foundational doctoral course provides advanced academic study and writing processes for analyzing and evaluating current research articles, literature reviews, and dissertations. Emphasis will be placed on APA style guidelines and university publication requirements. Students will develop a perspective as scholarly practitioners, focusing within their specific discipline and program. Providing students the information and skills to navigate and successfully complete their doctoral programs and dissertations is the primary goal of this course.

This course familiarizes the student with financial terms, concepts, and procedures used in the financial management of human services and other not-for-profit entities. Legal forms of organization and different entity tax statuses are identified. The student is exposed to evolving accounting theory as it relates to all not-for-profit entities. Financial planning, including various approaches to budgeting, asset management, and financial decision making, are also presented.

This seminar focuses on a contemporary topic of scholarship that varies from year to year. Students have the opportunity to interact with students from other campuses, as well as known speakers. This course will partially satisfy doctoral level residency requirements. It will be taught in a blended format with a weekend residency at sites to be regionally determined. Therefore, students should plan ahead for costs related to transportation and lodging beyond the normal expense of tuition and books.

This course focuses on theories, research and practice at the organization level of analysis. Beginning with a brief overview of the history of organization theory, the course focuses on contemporary perspectives including resource dependence theory, structural contingency theory, social network analysis, organizational ecology and the impact of technology on work. The emphasis will be on the applicability of theory in organizational life. Readings will ground the DBA student in the literature and a project derived from the DBA students? interests and professional experience will form the basis application of the theories and research findings to business. The course will also focus on what theory is, and what theory is not and also on how to apply theory effectively to develop robust solutions and achieve organizational results.

This graduate course provides an in-depth review and analysis of the latest theories and research on corporate social responsibility. The course focuses on understanding governmental and quasi-governmental regulatory institutions and related corporate social responsibility business impacts; an understanding of the process of developing corporate social responsibility standards and policies, how to interpret them, and how to determine relative weight; and an understanding of how to assess, deal with and prevent corporate social responsibility risks. Emphasis includes working with and being a team leader and in collaboration. Communication projects will focus on critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making based on relevant research, information literacy, applied technology, integration, ethical and diversity concerns. Attention is focused on utilizing leadership and collaboration practices in corporate social responsibility within an organization, an industry, country, region, and world.

This course must be taken before all other research courses. The course offers a brief introduction to the philosophical underpinnings of research inquiry. It offers an overview of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research methodologies used across the disciplines of business, education, and behavioral sciences. Emphasis will be placed on the establishment of appropriate connections between research questions and methodologies.
Course Pre-requisites: W7000- Advanced Academic Study and Writing

This course introduces the assumptions, theories, and processes of qualitative inquiry. The purpose of this course is to provide advanced graduate students with the theoretical foundations necessary to understand qualitative inquiry, and to enhance their abilities to conduct qualitative research and evaluation.
Course Pre-requisites: R7001 Introduction to Research Methods

This seminar focuses on the structure and process of experimental research across the disciplines of business, education, and behavioral science. The seminar presents the concepts of probability, cause-effect relationships, and experimental paradigms. Upon completion of the seminar, the student will be able to design a quasi-experimental or true experimental research study that has internal and external validity, utilize correct experimental sampling techniques, collect and organize data systematically, adhere to acceptable reliability and validity standards in measurement, apply appropriate experimental methodology, perform inferential statistical analysis including t-tests with unmatched groups, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and infer cause-effect relationships. The student will master the language of experimental research, distinguish between various methodologies, conduct literature surveys that provide the foundation of investigation, critique experimental research, review the dissertation research process, and construct effective research proposals. Also, computer applications, logistical issues, and ethical considerations are examined.

The course advances the proposition that the action research approach is a useful paradigm in the field and worthwhile model for dissertation work. Historical, philosophical and theoretical foundations will be discussed, but practical application will be the primary focus simultaneously with learning. This is consistent with an action research approach. Collaboration and group work is also a hallmark of action research so students will demonstrate their abilities to design, diagnose, plan, implement, observe, and reflect in cooperation with classmates. The various roles and skills necessary to be an effective action researcher will be discussed, as well as important issues related to empowerment, contextualization, ethical considerations, and validity.

This course provides students with skills necessary for the survey research process. This includes familiarity with questionnaire design, including framing the question, sample size, reliability, and validity in survey construction, and the strengths and limitations of the numerous methods used in survey research.

The dissertation is offered in eight 1.5 semester - Credit Blocks, each lasting one session.

Block A & B

• Preparation of Chapters 1 and 2, Introduction and the Review of Literature which focuses on the successful completion of the dissertation, including the following: the completion of the plan of studies, in-depth library research, dissertation formatting and style, mind maps, committee meetings, Institution Research Board, and Dissertation Guides. Students will also have an opportunity to observe dissertation defenses and hear presentations from advanced doctoral students.
• Final formation of dissertation committee and approval of prospectus

Block C & D

• Preparation of Chapter 3, Methodology
• Proposal defense
• Application to the campus Institutional Review Board

Block E & F

• Preparation for Chapter 4: Results of Data-gathering and Analysis

Block G & H

• Preparation of Chapter 5, Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations
• Completion of final dissertation document, including appendices, reference list, acknowledgements, dedication, and table of contents
• Submission of document to Turnitin®
• Approval of the final dissertation document.
• Final oral defense of the dissertation (open to faculty, student, public).
• Completion of final copy editing for binding and placement in the Library.

NOTE: Students who do not complete in four semesters must apply for a dissertation extension