| Course Code | Name | Course Description |
| OL7001-8 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation | Dealing with conflict is an inevitable part of any leader's role within an organization. This Doctoral level course examines conflict management processes and skills with an emphasis on interaction patterns, interpersonal relationships, and communication skills. Learners will examine the nature of conflict - its origins, sources, and types, as well as methods of proactive intervention, conflict resolution and effective strategies in organizational settings. Issues such as diversity and ethics within multiple contexts, fostering creativity in problem solving and process design, and skills for successful mediation will be examined. Theory, structure, and practice of collaborative and mediated negotiations are also emphasized. |
| BTM8102-8 | Business Research Methodology | This Doctoral level course provides students with an overview of the research process, and an opportunity to learn about business research methodology and the components of a dissertation. The course will also provide the student with the opportunity to identify and develop a research topic, define a research problem, describe the purpose of the research study, and establish associated research question(s). The student will prepare a Topic Paper and a preliminary annotated bibliography for the dissertation topic in the Signature Assignment. |
| OL7004-8 | Theory and Practice of Organizational Leadership | Leadership theory spans academic disciplines and draws as much from artistry of relationships as it does from writings and reflections of leadership as an applied science. Students of leadership gain as much from the experiences of others, as they do from studies of attributes of successful leaders and organizations. Through coursework, course readings, case analyses and personal reflection, Learners will examine in-depth leadership theories and their applications in current organizational settings. This course incorporates the Learner's experiences and observations regarding leadership from their personal and professional experiences and current work setting. |
| BTM8103-8 | Research Design | In this course, the student acquires the basic skills necessary for the interpretation and application of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. The student will examine the formal research process carefully, with an emphasis on practical applications and skill development. Critical concepts and principles intrinsic to research paradigms, study designs, and methods of inquiry are presented to empower the student’s ability to formulate and respond to research questions. The resources listed below from the Northcentral University Dissertation Center are critical resources throughout the whole research process – students are highly encouraged to become deeply familiar with the resources from the Northcentral University Dissertation Center. |
| OL7005-8 | Ethical Leadership | Leadership is not an event, but is a process that takes time. In this course, Learners gain a deep understanding of the complexity of such moral dilemmas through critical analysis and application of ethical principles. Both hypothetical and real ethical scenarios and decisions will be critically considered and discussed with the focus on the Learner building practical decision making skills in the organizational environment and the understanding the criteria by which the soundness of those decisions are to be judged. Interpersonal dynamics operating within an organizational structure and the systemic nature of such structures is examined. Learners examine their own ethical profile, and how it impacts their communication with individuals and groups. This process includes oral, print and electronic communications. |
| BTM8108-8 | Qualitative Research Design | This course is an examination of qualitative methods for studying human behavior including grounded theory, narrative analysis, ethnography, mixed methods, and case studies. |
| OL7006-8 | Leading Learning for Organizational Sustainability | This course will introduce Learners to the critical importance of the Learning Organization. A primary focus of this course will address understanding organizations as living entities; creating environments within an organization conducive to learning; and understanding how to sustain organizational learning and memory. Senge states that for a "learning community it is not enough merely to survive." This course will emphasize how Senge's belief that adaptive learning is integral and must be joined by generative learning that enhances the Learner's capacity to harness the organization's intellectual capital to create learning, and manage knowledge for the organization's strategic advantage. |
| BTM8107-8 | Statistics II | This course is an advanced examination of statistical analyses commonly used for research in business. It prepares the doctoral student with the skills required to plan, conduct (using SPSS), report, and interpret quantitative statistical analyses. Topics include: basic statistical knowledge, probability theory, exploratory date analysis, assumptions for statistical tests, parametric and nonparametric tests. Specific analyses include: correlation, regression (simple, multiple, and logistic), basic ANOVA and advanced ANOVA techniques. |
| OL7007-8 | Leader as Coach | As organizations are increasingly required to be innovative, leaders are called upon to use a broader repertoire of skills to maximize internal human potential. Coaching skills and the theories from which they derive draw upon such interdisciplinary fields as organizational development, humanistic psychology and dialogue and systems theory. Through coursework, course readings, case analyses, field experience and personal reflection, Doctoral Learners will examine in-depth coaching principles and theories along with their applications in leadership roles. This course incorporates the Learner's experiences and observations regarding leadership from both personal and professional environments. |
| BTM8106-8 | Quantitative Research Design | This course provides students with the skills essential for designing experimental, quasi-experiment, and survey studies; analyzing the data collected in these studies, and interpreting the results of data analyses. Students will explore designs and statistical techniques to use with their envisioned dissertation research. |
| BTM8109-8 | Planning Dissertation Research in Business | Students in this course will begin the process of writing a dissertation for a research or professional doctorate. The course will address the University dissertation process and aids to successfully complete a dissertation, including self-care and time management. |
