Organizational Leadership
Doctor of Education
Program Requirements
Students are expected to successfully complete the five following program phases:
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Phase I: |
Admission (completing the application procedures) |
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Phase II: |
Course Completion including Electives (completing a minimum of 36 credits hours) |
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Phase III: |
Field Component Completion (completing a minimum of 9 credit hours) |
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Phase IV: |
Degree Candidacy (completing degree candidacy review which includes Phases II and III, a written content assessment and candidacy meeting with faculty) |
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Phase V: |
Dissertation/Capstone Project Completion (completing the dissertation/capstone project and related oral presentation — 9 credit hours) |
Courses (including field components and the dissertation) are developed as follows:
Coursework Including Electives (39 credits)
Field Components (9 credits)
Dissertation/Capstone Project(9 credits)
Total – 57
Course Requirements
EDD 6102 E-Folio
EDD 7000 Experiential Learning: Leadership Issues
EDD 7101 Pluralistic Communities: Administrative Issues
EDD 7106 Disciplined Inquiry I
EDD 7107 Disciplined Inquiry II
EDD 7200 Supervisory Behavior
EDD 7201 Managing Human and Material Resources
EDD 7202 
Leadership Dynamics and Data-Driven Decision Making
EDD 7204 The Art of Leadership
EDD 7300 Policy Systems/Analysis, Evaluation, and Implementation
EDD 7402 Problem-Centered Research I
EDD 7403 Problem-Centered Research II or elective
EDD 8102 Leadership Practicum
EDD 8104 Field Experience and Portfolio Assessment
EDD 9000 Dissertation Project
EDD 9001 Dissertation Project
EDD 9002 Dissertation Project
EDD 9004 Dissertation Project Continuation
(if needed – 0 credits ½ tuition)
Plus electives to complete 57-credit graduation requirement
Dissertation/Capstone Project
The dissertation will be supervised by a committee mutually agreed upon between the student and his or her advisor (9 credits).
Qualifications for Degree
To qualify for the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) degree, a student must complete the prescribed 57-credit hour program with a minimum 3.0 grade point index. A culminating dissertation/capstone project is required. Course work and the dissertation/capstone project should be completed in just over three years. To be raised to candidacy, the student must complete 48 credit hours of course work, an internship that consists of 9 credit hours equating to 120 hours of field component work, a portfolio to document their Internship and a Content Assessment exam. The entire program must be completed within seven years. If the program is not completed within a seven-year period, a petition for reinstatement is necessary. Students may need to re-take two of the research courses to be reinstated if they have more than a two-year leave of absence.
Dual Listed Elective Courses in the Ed.D. program:
The following courses are dual listed elective courses in the Organizational Leadership concentration of the Ed.D. program. Doctoral students should review course descriptions of these dual listed courses and consult with their advisor regarding appropriate electives.
Business Administration/Management
EDD 7060/IST 7060 Project and Change Management
EDD 7061/IST 7100 IT policy and Strategy
EDD 7500/MBA 6100 Managerial Accounting
EDD 7501/MBA 6300 Quantitative Business Analysis
EDD 7502/MBA 6490 Legal Environment of Management
EDD 7503/MBA 7200 Financial Management
EDD 7504/MBA 7294 Advanced Financial Analysis
EDD 7505/MBA 7296 International Finance
EDD 7506/MBA 7301 Business Support Systems
EDD 7508/MBA 7594 Creativity in Management
EDD 7509/MBA 7592 Global Enterprise Development
EDD 7520/MGT 6501 Organization Theory and Design
EDD 7524/MGT 7504 Ethical Issues in Management
EDD 7525/MGT 7591 Leadership and Communication
EDD 7539/MGT 7600 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organizations
Doctor of Business Administration-Doctorate Level
DBA 7100 Organizational Strategy and Policy Seminar
DBA 7200 Advanced Organizational Behavior
DBA 7300 Quantitative Business Analysis
DBA 7400 Advanced Seminar in Managerial Finance & Accounting
DBA 7500 Enterprise-Wide Competitive Solutions
DBA 7600 Ethics in Business & Management
DBA 7700 Advanced Marketing Management
DBA 7800 Global Management Models
DBA 8000 Seminar on Research in Management
RES 7106 Statistics for Research
RES 7110 Action Research
Higher Education Leadership-Doctorate Level
EDD 7108 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment in Higher Education
EDD 7206 Issues in Higher Education
EDD 7208 Adult Development & Leadership
EDD 7303 Policy & Planning in Higher Education
EDD 7304 Higher Education Finance
Human Resource Management
EDD 7502/MBA 6490 Legal Environment of Management
EDD 7520/MGT 6501 Organization Theory and Design
EDD 7524/MGT 7504 Ethical Issues in Management
EDD 7527/MHR 6503 Law, Regulation and the Workplace
EDD 7528/MHR 7508 Design and Development of Human Systems
EDD 7530/MHR 7830 Finance and Accounting for Managers
EDD 7539/MGT 7600 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organizations
Nursing and Health Care
EDD 7524/MGT 7504 Ethical Issues in Management
EDD 7527/MHR 6503 Law, Regulation and the Workplace
EDD 7528/MHR 7508 Design and Development of Human Systems
EDD 7051/HCA 7720 Health Policy and Economics
EDD 7052/HCA 7730 Health Insurance and Reimbursement
EDD 7053/HCA 7740 Legal Aspects in Health Care
EDD 7600/MSN 6501 Advancement of Nursing Science
EDD 7601/MSN 6603 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology
EDD 7602/MSN 6641 Philosophical Perspectives of Nursing Leadership
EDD 7603/MSN 6645 Bioethics in Nursing Practice
EDD 7604/MSN 6607 Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Nursing
EDD 7605/MSN 7310 Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
EDD 7606/MSN 7320 Practices in the Realm of Nursing and the Law
EDD 7607/MSN 7330 Entrepreneurship for Nurses
EDD 7608/MSN 7701 Child Development and Assessment
EDD 7609/MSN 7702 Advanced Adult Health Assessment
EDD 7610/MSN 7703 Advanced Pharmacology
EDD 7611/MSN 7709 Geriatric Assessment and Health Promotion
EDD 7613/MSN 7750 Teaching and Learning in Nursing
EDD 7614/MSN 7752 Clinical Teaching and Evaluation
EDD 7615/MSN 7753 Curriculum Development
EDD 7616/MSN 7741 Politics and Policy in the Health Care System
Organizational Leadership
EDD 7060/IST 7060 Project and Change Management
EDD 7524/MGT 7504 Ethical Issues in Management
EDD 7535/MOL 6300 Communication for Leader
EDD 7538/MOL 6500 Decision Making for Leaders
EDD 7536/MOL 6400 Leadership & People
EDD 7539/MGT 7600 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organization
EDD 7540/MOL 6600 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organizations
EDD 7541/MOL 7100 Performance Measurement and Control
EDD 7542/MOL 7200 Marketing and Event Management
EDD 7543/MOL 7300 Organizational Reality
EDD 7544/MOL 7500 High Performance Teams
EDD 7560/MGT 7395 Management Development
EDD 7561/MGT 7400 Analysis of Decision Making
Public Administration
EDD 7524/MGT 7504 Ethical Issues in Management
EDD 7527/MHR 6503 Law, Regulation and the Workplace
EDD 7528/MHR 7508 Design and Development of Human Systems
EDD 7535/MOL 6300 Communication for Leaders
EDD 7538/MOL 6500 Decision Making for Leaders
EDD 7539/MGT 7600 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organizations
EDD 7540/MOL 6600 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Organizations
EDD 7543/MOL 7300 Organizational Reality
EDD 7544/MOL 7500 High Performance Teams
EDD 7551/MPA 6503 Administrative Law
EDD 7552/MPA 7202 Public Budgeting Systems
EDD 7553/MPA 7502 Analysis of Public Policy
EDD 7560/MGT 7395 Management Development
EDD 7561/MGT 7400 Analysis of Decision Making
School Leadership
EDD 6490/MED 6490 Education, Ethics & the Law
EDD 7705/MED 7705 Measurement, Accountability, & Student Learning
EDD 7708/MED 7708 Curriculum Leadership
EDD 7710/MED 7710 Learning Technology and the School Environment
EDD 7711/MED 7201 Fiscal Operations & Resources
In addition, Ed.D, students may take courses as electives from the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program as available and provided that they meet any prerequisite requirements. Students should consult with their advisor or Program Director for more information about this and other Ed.D. program developed electives.
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2011-2012 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2011 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
