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LDR 9613
Board Leadership
This course examines the principles of effective board governance. These principles include discussion about the fiduciary, strategic and
generative leadership roles of board members. This course will serve as a guide for organizational leaders who work with boards as well
as those serving as board members. Specifically, this course will explain in detail what works and why. (3)
LDR 9614
Strategic Planning
This course serves as a guide for leading organizational change from ideation to implementation. A model for strategic planning will be
introduced. Practical tools and techniques for leading specific steps in the strategic planning process will be explained, and leaders will
be equipped to effectively guide the entire deliberative and collaborative strategic planning process. (3)
LDR 9616
Best Practices of Effective Leaders
This course examines best practices of exemplary leaders when they are functioning at their best. The focus of the course will be on
actions and behaviors of effective leaders. The fundamentals of outstanding leadership will be explored in detail. This course will provide
a field guide for leaders committed to becoming the best that they can be. (3)
LDR 9617
Development and Finance
This course explores the importance of institutional advancement for all organizations. Principles of finance will be discussed in detail,
and students will gain a practical understanding of the fundamentals of each of the primary reports essential to providing effective fiduciary
leadership for organizations. (3)
LDR 9622
Statistics
This course is designed to introduce students to descriptive and inferential statistics and how these statistics are employed in conducting
research studies. Emphasis in this course will be placed upon helping students gain an understanding of the basic principles of statistics
and how these principles apply to real life settings. (3)
LDR 9920
Action Research
This course equips students with the research tools required to design the study of a doctoral dissertation. It prepares students to select
a topic, review literature, design a study, and collect data. analyze and interpret data, and report and evaluate research. (3)
LDR 9921
Action Research Interpretation
This course is designed to equip students to analyze and interpret data, report and evaluate research. Simply put, students will learn
how to organize data and then interpret that data in order to make sense from the findings via an understanding of what dissertation
results actually mean. (3)
LDR 9925
Creating Effective Organizations
This course examines best practice in creating and leading effective organizations. Most workers do not work alone. Most work for
organizations. These organizations must be led, and this course prepares these leaders to achieve results. (3)
LDR 9940
Dissertation I: Problem Statement Identified
In this course students will create a problem statement. This problem statement will guide their research as they collect data and complete
a dissertation. The problem statement will be clear, concise and practical. (1)
LDR 9941
Dissertation II: Prospectus
In this course students will build on the work done in EDU 9940 to complete the first draft of the dissertation proposal. Students will work
with their advisors to produce their papers. (1)
LDR 9942
Dissertation III: Literature Review
In this course the students will revise and edit the proposals to become dissertation documents. (2)
LDR 9943
Dissertation IV: Proposal Writing and Defense
In this course students will complete and successfully defend doctoral dissertation proposals. (2)
LDR 9944
Dissertation V: Writing and Research
In this course candidates will initiate, conduct and complete their research. Students will then complete a draft of the final two chapters
of their dissertations. (5)
LDR 9945
Dissertation VI: Writing
In this course candidates will complete the writing of their doctoral dissertations. (2)
LDR 9946
Dissertation VII: Defense
In this course candidates will defend and post for public access doctoral dissertations. (2)