| DOL 610 |
Knowledge and Skills for Grant Writing |
3 cr. |
This course will provide students with the knowledge to pursue grants effectively, and will
introduce techniques that will complement the grant writing process. At the end of this course,
successful students should have an understanding of the grants process and should be able to
write and submit a grant.
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| DOL 715 |
Leadership and Personal Development |
3 cr. |
This course explores the impact of the leader's character and competence in the organization.
Strategies for personal and spiritual assessment and development will be considered. Students
will be introduced to selected classical and contemporary leadership theories as a foundation for
their philosophy of leadership.
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| DOL 720 |
Critical Inquiry |
3 cr. |
This course focuses on expanding the foundation skills required for conceptualizing inquiry and
engaging in the scholarship of discovery. The course examines the epistemological foundation
for scholarly inquiry and the importance that an individual's worldview plays on critical inquiry.
Students explore the process of asking questions, discovering answers, and seeking solutions
to organizational and leadership issues. Students learn the process of research and writing a
dissertation.
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| DOL 735 |
Advanced Leadership Theory |
3 cr. |
This course presents the key foundational concepts essential to an understanding of leadership
and serves as a foundation component to the doctoral program. A thorough study of the
historical and theoretical models of leadership will include an analysis of the paradigm of servant
leadership and the concept of power in both classic and current literature. Leadership definitions
will be explored and understood within the context of action and function and then expanded
into the specific context of organizational life. Learners will actively build their leadership
understanding and competencies by considering implications for their discipline or profession.
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| DOL 740 |
Organization Theory and Design |
3 cr. |
This course is a critical examination of the major theoretical approaches to the study of
organizations and macro-organizational theory, in order to later address concern for micro
organizational behavior in various cultural settings. The course provides the theoretical
foundation for organizational learning and system-wide change and informs an understanding
and experience of working and leading in organizations, both private and public sectors. The
course discusses the application of various research designs that address organizational issues.
Discussion of the organization literature also provides a necessary foundation for understanding
the social construction of meaning in organizations from a Christian and biblical worldview.
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| DOL 750 |
Change, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship |
3 cr. |
The purpose of this course is to understand how to use organizational diagnosis and strategic
planning to help organizational leaders transform their organizations from their present state
to a desired improved future state that allows organizations and their members to grow and
develop to their full potential. Students should learn about change processes, innovation,
entrepreneurship. barriers to change, and successful structures and strategies aimed at improving
the total organization, groups. and individuals.
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DOL 760A
760B
760C |
Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership |
2 cr. each |
This course is designed for students to put theory into practice. The course is built upon a
seminar-based approach in which students interact with outstanding organizational leaders
and discuss current leadership principles. knowledge, and practices. Coached by DOL faculty.
students engage in leadership practices, action learning projects, and personal and organizational
improvement processes. The classes are offered in the fall, winter, and spring terms for two credit
hours in each term and must be taken in sequential order.
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| DOL 8OO |
Organizational and Adult Learning |
3 cr. |
This course considers current theories and best practices in organizational and adult learning and
explores how these concepts and ideas can be implemented in the context of building a learning
organization. The use of knowledge management. communities of practice, systems design. and
other organizational learning models and thoughts in developing high performing knowledge
workers and a collaborative learning organization will be considered.
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| DOL 810 |
Statistical Research Design |
3 cr. |
This course will concentrate on the practice of statistics and applied research
methods as tools for learning about the world. Statistical and nonstatistical sampling techniques
will be developed and applied to the research process. Sampling distributions will be evaluated
and used to draw conclusions about population data. Confidence intervals and hypothesis testing
will be used as a framework for designing research processes. The process of formulating the null
and alternative hypotheses will be examined. Methods useful for the analysis of experimental
data include descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analysis.
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| DOL 820 |
Advanced Research Design |
3 cr. |
This course will explore the theory and practice of advanced research. Students should
develop a high level understanding of the components of research necessary to produce a
doctoral dissertation. The course will include problem definition, evaluation of appropriate
methodologies, research design, reliability, and ethical considerations.
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| DOL 830 |
Global Perspectives on Leadership |
3 cr. |
This course will explore the theory and practice of international leadership. Students will examine
current literature about cross cultural leadership and the conceptual foundations on which it is
based. Special emphasis will be placed on understanding globalization and its impact on how
leadership is exercised in today's world.
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| DOL 840 |
Ethics and Leadership |
3 cr. |
This course examines the dual roles of the leader as a moral person and as a moral leader within
the organization. Students examine the ethical foundations which inform their personal and
professional ethical practices and develop strategies for enhancing the ethical culture and climate
of their organizations. The organization as a moral agent in the world is also considered.
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| DOL 855 |
Stewardship |
3 cr. |
This course examines the steward-leader as a wise and responsible steward of organizational
resources. Primary leadership roles and responsibilities will be considered in relation to the three
stewardship functions of generation, preservation and transformation. Students will reflect upon
their understanding and practice of leadership in light of secular and biblical studies in wisdom,
stewardship and service.
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DOL 860A
860B
860C |
Advanced Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership |
2 cr. each |
This course is designed for students to put theory into practice. Coached by DOL faculty, students
engage in leadership practices, action learning projects, and personal and organizational
improvement processes. The praxis builds on seminars in which students interact with outstanding
organizational leaders and theorists. These experiences are expressed in the culmination of a
portfolio that demonstrates the students understanding of theory through scholarly papers and
praxis through evidence that they have integrated theory in their leadership practice. The classes
are offered in the fall, winter, and spring terms for two credit hours in each term and must be
taken in sequential order. Prerequisite: DOL 760C
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DOL 865A
865B
865C |
Advanced Seminars and Praxis in Organizational Leadership |
2 cr. each |
This course is designed for students to put theory into practice. Coached by DOL faculty, students
engage in leadership practices, action learning projects, and personal and organizational
improvement processes. The praxis builds on seminars in which students interact with outstanding
organizational leaders and theorists. These experiences are expressed in the culmination of a
portfolio that demonstrates the students understanding of theory through scholarly papers and
praxis through evidence that they have integrated theory in their leadership practice. As part of
the practicum, a global teaching or mentoring project is developed in another country, including
a visit to the country in the spring. Prerequisite: DOL 760C
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| DOL 870 |
Financing and Funding the Organization |
3 cr. |
This course is designed to provide a conceptual framework for financial theories on obtaining and
managing scarce resources to maximize organizational impact. These theoretical tools provide
a base for understanding business environments, alternative methods of organization and
financing, use of financial statements as a management tool, valuation methods and approaches
to ethical dilemmas from the perspective of an owner or manager. Students should acquire
a common level of financial competency and examine a variety of funding sources, including
grants. A foundation will be established for future potential financial dissertation topics through
a critical review and analysis of current research.
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| DOL88O |
Application of Research Methods |
3 cr. |
This course examines specific research methods that students can use to
conduct their dissertation research. It will focus on survey and interview research methods but
may consider other methods that are appropriate. The course will prepare students to conduct
data collection and analysis for their dissertation. Students will be expected to complete a draft
prospectus of their dissertation by the end of the course.
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| DOL890 |
Independent Study Organizational Leadership |
1-3 cr. |
Independent Study in the topics within the subject area of organizational leadership.
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| DOL900A |
Dissertation Prospedus-A |
1 cr. |
Students will commence writing the dissertation prospectus. They will select their chairperson and
begin the process of developing a 4-5 page dissertation prospectus. Upon chairperson approval
of the prospectus, the candidate, in consultation with the chairperson, will select the Dissertation
Committee and commence the process of writing the proposal. The prospectus should include a
clear and convincing statement of the questions to be addressed in the study, an outline of the
design of the study, research methods to be used, and a discussion of the contribution of the
study to organizational leadership theory and practice. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: DOL-H20
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| DOL 900B |
Dissertation Prospedus-B |
1 cr. |
Students will form their committee and seek committee approval of the prospectus and
consultation for preparing the proposal. The student may begin the preparation of the
dissertation proposal. Co-requisite: DOL 900A
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| DOL 910 |
Dissertation Proposal |
1 cr. |
Upon chairperson and committee approval of the proposal, the candidate, in close consultation
with the chairperson, will commence the process of writing chapter one. Upon committee
approval of chapter one, the student may begin writing subsequent chapters with the
consultation of the chairperson and committee of the dissertation. The proposal should include
a statement of purpose, rationale, a brief literature review, research questions, proposed
procedures, the source of data, methods of data collection, methods of data analysis or data
reduction, and the contribution of the study to organizational leadership theory and practice.
Students will be advised by their dissertation committee to write a draft of the first three
chapters of the dissertation (i.e., introduction of purpose and rationale, literature review, and
method) as their research proposal. Co-requisite: DOL-900B
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| DOL 915 |
Dissertation Seminar |
3 cr. |
This course will provide students with an opportunity to further focus their
research as they prepare to conduct a research project and write their dissertation. The process of
completing and writing a dissertation will be examined and students will be able to share their
issues, concerns, and progress as they write a draft of the first chapter of their dissertation.
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DOL 920A
920B
920C |
Dissertation |
3 cr. each |
Research and writing of the dissertation are undertaken during year two commencing with the
prospectus and proposal preparation. Candidates will engage in research for and writing of the
dissertation. At the completion of the dissertation work, the Dissertation Committee conducts
a final oral examination during which the candidate defends the dissertation. Prerequisite:
Completion of Comprehensive Exam
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| DOL 922 |
Dissertation Continuation |
1 cr. |
After completion of the dissertation courses, students are required to register for Dissertation
Continuation each term until the dissertation is satisfactorily completed and defended. Students
are expected to retain communication with their dissertation chair and update them on the
progress of their dissertation.
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