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DBA Program
Structure
DBA 901 Research Methods I
This course is designed to prepare the doctoral student for
the performing of significant organization science research.
This includes identifying important research questions,
critiquing research ideas and designs, planning and
conducting substantive research investigations, and
communicating research ideas and results.
(3 credit hours)
DBA 902 Research Methods II
This course is designed to prepare the doctoral student for
analyzing and interpreting organization science research.
Major topic areas to be covered include correlation,
regression, analysis of variance, and multivariate
statistics. This course will also provide instruction in a
statistical computer package.
(3 credit hours)
DBA 903 Research Methods III
This course is designed to prepare the doctoral student for
advanced statistical techniques. Knowledge of statistical
computer package necessary. Prerequisite: DBA 902.
(3 credit hours)
DBA
910 Readings Seminar: Organizational Behavior
This course is designed to introduce doctoral
students to theory and research in organizational behavior.
Major topic areas to be covered include individual
differences, motivation, leadership, teams, and decision
making.
(3 credit hours)
DBA
911 Readings Seminar: Human Resources
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students to
theory and research in human resource management. Major
topic areas to be covered include equal employment
opportunity, job analysis, recruitment, selection, training
and performance appraisal.
(3 credit hours)
DBA
912 Readings Seminar: Organization Theory
This course is
designed to introduce doctoral students to theory and
research in Organization Theory. Major topic areas to be
covered include the organizational environment,
organizational structures, power, culture, and change.
(3 credit hours)
DBA 913
Readings Seminar: Strategic Management
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students to
theory and research in Strategic Management. Major topic
areas to be covered include industry structure and strategy,
firm performance, corporate governance, acquisitions and
divestitures, and innovation.
(3 credit hours)
DBA
925 Case Research In Management
This course is
designed to introduce doctoral students to the methods used
in design, data collection, analysis, and writing of cases
in the field of management.
(3 credit hours)
DBA 930-961 Special Topics
Courses
These courses are
intended to channel student interest into specific research
modalities. These courses will be driven in part by
professional specialties and student interest.
(3 credit hours each)
To date, we have
offered Special Topics courses in:
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Organizational Change
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Leadership
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Conflict &
Negotiation
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Careers
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Teams
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Organizational Culture
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Management
Consulting
Written and Oral Comprehensive Exams
All students will be required to take, and pass, both
written and oral comprehensive exams. The purpose of the
comprehensive exams is to examine the student’s command of
the management literature and his or her ability to
integrate this literature into models that have theoretical
significance and practical utility.
Students are generally
required to complete all of their course work before sitting
for written exams. Comprehensive exams shall be given only
twice during an academic year, once in March and once in
October. The written examination takes place on two separate
days, and consists of a 4-hour testing period each day.
Upon successful completion of
the written examination, students complete the oral portion
of their comprehensive exams. The time limit for the oral
examination varies depending on the questions asked by the
faculty and the performance of the student.
Students will continue on to
the dissertation stage after the successful completion of
written and oral comprehensive exams.
DBA 990 Dissertation
The dissertation is the culmination of the student’s
academic achievements, and represents an original
contribution by the student to the field of management. The
dissertation is the student’s major research project.
(12 credit hours) |
