St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit
St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit
St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit
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Graduate Curricula<br />
DBA 902. Research Methods II 3 credits<br />
This course is designed to prepare the doctoral<br />
student for analyzing and interpreting organization<br />
science research. Major topic areas to be<br />
covered include correlation, regression, analysis<br />
of variance, and multivariate statistics. This<br />
course will also provide instruction in a statistical<br />
computer package.<br />
DBA 903. Research Methods III 3 credits<br />
This course is designed to prepare the doctoral<br />
student for advanced statistical techniques.<br />
Knowledge of statistical computer package necessary.<br />
Prerequisite: DBA 902.<br />
DBA 910. Readings Seminar: Organizational<br />
Behavior<br />
3 credits<br />
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students<br />
to theory and research in Organizational<br />
Behavior. Major topic areas to be covered<br />
include individual differences, motivation, leadership,<br />
teams, and decision making.<br />
DBA 911. Readings Seminar: Human<br />
Resources<br />
3 credits<br />
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students<br />
to theory and research in Human Resource<br />
Management. Major topic areas to be covered<br />
include equal employment opportunity, job<br />
analysis, selection, training, performance<br />
appraisal, compensation and career issues.<br />
DBA 913. Readings Seminar: <strong>St</strong>rategic<br />
Management<br />
3 credits<br />
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students<br />
to theory and research in strategic management.<br />
Major topic areas to be covered include<br />
industry structure and strategy, firm performance,<br />
corporate governance, acquisitions and<br />
divestitures, and innovation.<br />
DBA 920. Case Research in Organizational<br />
Behavior and Human Resources 3 credits<br />
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students<br />
to the methods used in design, data collection,<br />
analysis, and writing of cases in the<br />
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource<br />
domains.<br />
DBA 921. Case Research in <strong>St</strong>rategic<br />
Management and Organization Theory 3 credits<br />
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students<br />
to the methods used in design, data collection,<br />
analysis, and writing of cases in the strategic<br />
management and organization theory domains.<br />
DBA 930–961. Special Topics<br />
Courses<br />
3 credits each<br />
These courses are intended to channel student<br />
interest into specific research modalities. These<br />
courses will be driven in part by professional specialties<br />
and student interest.<br />
DBA 990. Dissertation<br />
12 credits<br />
The dissertation is the culmination of the student’s<br />
academic achievements, and represents an<br />
original contribution by the student to the field of<br />
management. The dissertation is the student’s<br />
major research project.<br />
DBA 912. Readings Seminar: Organization<br />
Theory<br />
3 credits<br />
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students<br />
to theory and research in Organization<br />
Theory. Major topic areas to be covered include<br />
the organizational environment, organizational<br />
structures, power, culture and change.<br />
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