| 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. |
| BTM7102-8 | 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. |
| OL7002-8 | Building Organizational Capacity | There are numerous definitions for the phrase "capacity building" within educational and leadership literature. For the purpose of this Doctoral level course, the term "building organizational capacity" will be used to describe a parallel universe, where both the Learners’ capacity and the organization's capacity must be developed to achieve organizational goals. Learners will analyze their own organization to assess internal and external capacity, reviewing all tangible and intangible portions of the organization to understand their individual and collective impact on achieving maximum effectiveness and productivity. Simultaneously, Learners will also critically evaluate their own role within the organization as it relates to building capacity. |
| BTM7103-8 | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BTM7106-8 | 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. |
| 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. |
| BTM7109-8 | 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. |
