Doctor of Education

The mission of the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership degree is to develop effective leaders in organizational contexts. The program improves students’ skills and increasestheir knowledge of effective leadership through advanced study. This doctoral program focuses on practice, professional engagement, research, and theory. Further, the program prepares students to interpret research literature, identify viable solutions and develop contextual applications for areas related to.

Leadership

• EDUC700 Self-Insight and Personal Development as a Leader 3
• EDUC710 Leading Change in Educational Institutions 3
• EDUC725 Case Studies for Educational Leadership; Solving Administrative Dilemmas 3

Educational Development

• EDUC755 Technology Integration in Education 3
• EDUC765 Assessment and Learning Outcomes 3
• EDUC775 Curriculum Development and Design 3

Research Methods

• DBEC700 Principles of Research and Writing 3
• DBEC710 Quantitative Research Methodology
• DBEC725 Qualitative and Case Study Research Methodology 3
• DBEC735 Statistical Methods and Data Analysis 3

Prospectus Preparation

• DBEC798 Doctoral Prospectus Development I 3
• DBEC799 Doctoral Prospectus Development II 3

Dissertation

• DBEC800 Doctoral Research I: Proposal Development 3
• DBEC801 Doctoral Research II: Introduction & Literature Review 3
• DBEC802 Doctoral Research III: Methodology 3
• EDUC803 Doctoral Research IV: Results, Findings, and Discussion 3
• EDUC804 Doctoral Research V: Discussion and Defense 3

Dissertation Defense

• EDUC900 Dissertation Defense 9

Total credits 60