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DMGT 701 The Philosophy and Methods of Scholarly
Inquiry (9)
This seminar provides students with a foundation in science, theo
ry, and re s e a rch to apply critical thinking skills in the identification,
understanding, and resolution of business and management
issues. The seminar has three goals: to provide a foundation in
the history of ideas and the formation of knowledge; to enable
p a rticipants to critically e valuate the ideas of others and also to
d e ve l o p, defend, and test their own ideas; and to give part i c i p a n t s
the opportunity to employ relevant theories, concepts, and i d e a s
in concrete organizational and management situations.
DMGT 702 Technological Innovation for Global
Leadership (9)
Pre requisite: Completion of all program breadth re q u i rements
and all other coursew o rk leading up to the dissert a t i o n / d o c t o r a l
p roject except for 3 semester hours. This seminar builds on the
k n owledge, skills, and insights developed in the DMGT 701
seminar and the content cove red by the program breadth re q u i rements.
The emphasis is on depth, integration, and application in
such important areas as technological innovation management,
leadership development and decision making, and strategic
aspects, including comparative economics, and international
trade and commerce. T h e re are three integrated modules in this
seminar: (1) leadership in the 21st century; (2) technology and
socioeconomic systems design; and (3) strategic innovation management
for international competitiveness.
DMGT 711 Quantitative Research Methods (3)
This class serves as the foundation for doctoral students preparing
for quantitative research; the materials covered in this course
will be an assessment of statistical and quantitative management
research techniques. The major goal of the quantitative research
course is to ensure students have the tools they need to conduct
research needed for their doctoral dissertations and for the workplace.
Students completing this class should also be able to perform
doctoral-level quantitative assessments and evaluations of
management and organizational functions.
DMGT 712 Qualitative Research Methods (3)
Qu a l i t a t i ve re s e a rch concerns the meaning of social action, rather
than the prediction or control of events, and the cultural and sociological
context within which action occurs. In this course, qualit
a t i ve methodologies for analyzing organizational settings re l e va n t
for program development, managerial decision making, technology
adoption, marketing, and policy are presented with re f e rence to
ethnomethodology and ethnography. Techniques for the design
and implementation of qualitative methods are assessed. Sp e c i a l
attention is paid to the analysis, translation, and interpretation
of qualitative data. Students are introduced to various qualitat
i ve techniques that include focus groups, content analysis, and
d i rected conversations.
DMGT 783 Advanced Topics in Technology and
Information Systems (3)
This seminar, intended primarily for students whose specialty
area is information systems, examines advanced topics in information
technology (IT). Topics covered include business IT
integration, using IT as a competitive advantage, return on
investment, and outsourcing. Also studied are the IT system
requirements for scalability, reliability, and security. The seminar
emphasizes emerging IT technologies including data
warehousing, data mining, artificial intelligence, wireless
infrastructures, and future uses of Internet technology.
DMGT 785 Futures and Change Management (3)
This interactive seminar discusses how to affect organizational
change in light of major trends. Class members will learn how
to employ tools designed by futurists in order to assess the
potential impact of trends on their organizations and develop
a plan of action. Focusing on an industry or organization of
his or her choice, each student will conduct in-depth research
on the trends affecting that organization or industry and prepare
a publishable paper describing those trends.
DMGT 790 Special Topics (3)
This course is the “wild card” of independent studies offered at
the doctoral level in a new but relevant area of knowledge that is
helpful for the dissertation research. This course can also be used
to learn something deeply through teaching (under the guidance
of graduate faculty) or expanding and designing special modules
of an existing course.
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