36 courses with the subject PHD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PHD 701Research Colloquium6
This six-credit course provides a systematic approach to the scientific method as it is used in research in organizations with human participants, including critical reviews of literature, ethics, hypothesis testing, reliability and validity, sampling, research design, and observational and self-reported methods, and selected issues in data analysis. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 704Quantitative Research: Design and Analysis3
A companion to Qualitative Research Methodologies, this course is designed to help students develop proficiency in quantitative analysis for interpreting social and organizational data. The topics in this course include categorical data analyses, and various ANOVA and ANCOVA experimental design. A critical analysis of quantitative studies and an examination of the ethics involved in research are required. Appropriate statistical techniques are discussed, critiqued, and applied. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 706Leadership: Advanced Systems Theory and Research3
The course content includes a critical analysis of the theoretical constructs in contemporary leadership. Attention is devoted to the study of organizational improvement, with an emphasis on theories regarding how individual and groups skills interact to implement and manage dynamic, systemic change. Structural, human resources, political and symbolic perspectives on leadership are examined. Theoretical perspectives of leadership are studied in the context of the research from which it emerged. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 709Organizational Analysis: Culture, Theory and Change Strategies3
This course examines the theories and research regarding organizational cultures and change processes. Students examine organizations using organizational diagnosis and development tools in an effort to support leaders as they transform their organizations into high performing entities. Students study organizational culture and leader-follower interaction as they develop a change model using constructs from existing as well as emerging research to explain the behaviors and events in an organizational setting. Case studies and simulations are included to enhance the analysis of emerging forms of educational, corporate and community development and improvement. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
A companion to Quantitative Research Methodologies, this course is designed to develop proficiency in collecting, analyzing and reporting qualitative data, using a variety of qualitative tools. Included are ethnography, research interviews, content analysis, and other qualitative research designs. Attention is given to their history, traditions, conceptual bases and justifications. In addition, the course includes the critical analysis of qualitative studies with an emphasis on ethical considerations and social justice and the political issues that impact research in organizations. Case studies, phenomenological studies, participant observation, unstructured life histories and emerging theories are explored and analyzed. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 711Moral and Ethical Foundations of Decision-Making3
A study of the theories of ethical decision-making is combined with the critical analysis of case studies that focus on the role that leaders play in shaping the vision, mission, and activities of organizations. Special emphasis is placed on the tactics, techniques, and skills needed to solve problems as well as to address external threats. Students gain insights about their values and refine their concepts about leadership. The course is also designed to help students study the importance of systematic reform of political, economic, social services, and society in general. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 724Theories in Organizational Structure and Strategic Leadership3
The course content focuses on economic, political and legislative issues impacting contemporary organizations and their structure. Emphasis is on the organizational level of analysis on topics including job design, organization structure and design, and inter- and intra- organizational processes and influences as well as the role of the leader as a strategic manager. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 725Leadership: Diversity, and Social Justice in Complex and Global Organizations3
This course investigates the increasingly prominent issues surrounding diversity and the cultural, social, economic, and political forces that underlie conflicts in our communities. The course examines the historical experience of women and marginalized groups in the special circumstances they face in modern society, and the impact of government policies on their position. Special emphasis is placed on the role of the leader in organizations that are addressing the needs of a diverse workforce and facing the challenges of a global economy. Strategies for improving interpersonal relationships and developing community are to be explored. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 727Developing Human Resources in Organizations3
Course content focuses on contemporary research on employment issues as they relate to theories in organizational studies, culture, and labor economics. This course analyzes these issues from both the individual and organizational level of analysis. Included is the role of the leader as leaders influence others-subordinates, peers, superiors, clients, boards, owners, regulators, pressure groups, media, and others within an ever-increasing global environment. Emphasis is placed on addressing the diversity among individuals as well as the legal requirements for promoting equity and building capacity. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 731Advanced Supervision and Leadership Theory3
This course is an investigation of the research in the theories, purposes and effects of supervision and evaluation in educational settings. Supervisory models are explored, with a focus on approaches that involve teachers as members of collegial units. Imbedded in the course content is analysis of leadership styles as related to supervisory practices. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 801Negotiations and Conflict Resolution for Contemporary Leaders3
This course explores the theories, policies and approaches required for conducting successful negotiations and resolving conflicts for education, community and corporate leaders. The context includes legislation, legal issues, and alternatives to litigation. It enhances leaders’ involvement in the dispute resolution process and facilitates access to justice as central to the role of a contemporary leader. The impact of collective bargaining on negotiations in the public sector is discussed. Current research findings are integrated as support for various approaches in conflict resolution. Students participate in a series of increasingly complex cases in which they assume the roles of arbitrators and key stakeholders. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course is based on the foundation that spiritual development is essential to human development. This course emphasizes the importance of leaders awakening their own spirit in management and leadership. Students analyze theoretical and philosophical perspectives on spirituality and how those perspectives apply to the workplace. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 805Development and Evaluation of Organizational Policies and Programs3
This course addresses development, evaluation design, execution, and assessment of policies and programs at federal, state, local and organizational levels. The course focuses on various theories of policy analysis including formative to summative approaches. Policymaking structures are identified and the underlying influences of socioeconomic and political context of policy evaluated. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 807Curriculum, Culture, and Instructional Leadership3
The course content explores the major curriculum theories and their relationship to planning, improvement and evaluation of school programs. The current literature and research on strategies for affecting curriculum innovation and change are examined and analyzed. An examination of the impact of current cultural influences both internal and external to the educational organization are included. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course focuses on communication styles of leaders. Students examine various theories of effective internal and external organizational communication. Exploration of the various organizational structures that impact communication will be reviewed. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course explores the application of economic principles to the study of policy and to the solution of economic problems in complex organizations. Included are discussions of the major economic theories and their relationship to leadership decision-making in the corporate, not-for profit, and public policy arenas. This course is designed to identify and analyze factors that contribute to the successful economic development of organizations. Major topics include risk assessment and management, leadership skills, sources of funding, and the economic policies that enhance the development of organizations. Case studies of successful and unsuccessful economic development of organizations are analyzed. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 818Federal, State and Local Government Relations3
Federal, State and Local Governmental Relations is designed to help aspiring leaders understand and appreciate the governmental, regulatory, and political processes involved in achieving positive relationships and outcomes with federal, state and local agencies and personnel. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course examines the role of leadership through fiscal policy development. Emphasis is focused on the analysis and development of effective fiscal leadership approaches. Included is an examination of the role of the financial manager in a modern corporate organization. Topics include: time value of money, financial analysis, risk analysis, financial forecasting, cost of capital, stock and bond valuation modes, capital budgeting, and investment decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course is a critical examination of the current issues in educational policy making. Students explore the role of participants and the procedures used in the development of public policies that effect educational organizations. The course addresses issues such as the rights and responsibilities of teachers, limits of democratic authority, and equality of educational opportunity. Empirical data will be used to review and evaluate the impact of external policies on the educational organization and the role of the leader. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
In this course, the biographies of four presidents are critiqued with four primary objectives: To appreciate the qualities of observation, reflection, and verbal expression that distinguish a biographical account of a leader; to appreciate the elements of bias, myth making, and unconscious selection that frame our understandings of leaders; to practice the solid empirical research necessary to approach objectivity in analyzing leaders; and to discuss the importance of context in making a leader. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
The content of this course focuses on the complex political, societal, economic, and global issues that impact schools and districts. Students explore issues such as diversity, federal accountability legislations, inclusion, unions, gender equity, comparative education and social justice. The role and responsibility of the educational institution in promoting equal opportunity will be examined. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 850Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research3
This course provides an overview of the philosophical and theoretical foundations for conducting mixed methods research. It examines the different procedures available for analyzing, mixing, and validating quantitative and qualitative data within mixed methods designs. Additionally, students will examine advanced concepts in design and evaluation, specifically incorporating mixed methodologies and action research. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
The course presents the major concepts in evaluating and designing a variety of instruments, including reliability and validity, writing and editing of items, scoring and weighting procedures, and item selection methods. The use of ANOVA, multiple regression, and factor analysis is included. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 853Advanced Quantitative Research: Design and Analysis3
This course will concentrate on multivariate data analyses including multiple regression, Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), factor analysis and Model fitting. Comparisons will be made between univariate general linear model (UGLM) and multivariate general linear model (MGLM) analyses. Focus will be placed on understanding these approaches and how to implement them for individual research questions and problems. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
PHD 855Advanced Qualitative Research: Design and Analysis3
Building upon the knowledge and experience acquired in Qualitative Research: Design and Analysis, this course will prepare students to conduct more advanced qualitative research, including structural analysis, ethnographic interviews, focus groups, participant observation, and repertory grid. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course serves as a seminar for Ph.D. students to develop their dissertation research proposals. Students review the literature pertaining to their dissertation topic, expand their research skills, define researchable questions, prepare Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, and implement their work through scholarly writing. In addition, this course provides the key stages of an effective dissertation proposal writing process in a seminar format. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
This course examines the environmental, cultural, and socio-economic aspects of sustainability. Emphasis is on the connection between theory and practice as it relates to leadership for sustainable communities. This course is designed to engage students in the analysis of readily available public data to inform leadership decisions. Extensive use of Canvas is required and integrated into the course requirements.
The purpose of the qualifying examination is to determine whether or not the student has learned, analyzed, synthesized and evaluated subject content in the core program as well as his or her specific area of interest. It also tests the student’s ability to engage in research. The student must be able to integrate and apply the results of academic coursework in the areas of research, leadership, and a specific area of concentration. The qualifying examination is developed by faculty teaching in the program and is based on course content as defined by course syllabi. Grading is P+ Passing with Honors, P Passing, F Fail.
Doctoral candidates working on their dissertations are required to maintain residency during each semester (fall, spring, and summer) when they are not registered for a dissertation course ( PHD 910 , 912, 914, 916, or 980). Students can maintain residency by registering for PHD 901 which carries a one credit charge. On completion, PHD 901 will be assigned an “R” (for research) on transcripts.
The dissertation is the culmination of the doctoral program and as such must reflect a high degree of scholarly competence for students. Students advance after a dissertation topic is approved and comprehensive examinations successfully completed. The dissertation must report, in an accepted scholarly style, an original investigation of a research problem or theory of significance in the student’s area of concentration. The final product must demonstrate the candidate’s ability to conduct original qualitative, quantitative or mixed research design in an area related to leadership in an educational, public, or private organization. This course includes a seminar to facilitate the development of the dissertation research proposal.
The dissertation is the culmination of the doctoral program and as such must reflect a high degree of scholarly competence for students. Students advance after a dissertation topic is approved and comprehensive examinations successfully completed. The dissertation must report, in an accepted scholarly style, an original investigation of a research problem or theory of significance in the student’s area of concentration. The final product must demonstrate the candidate’s ability to conduct original qualitative, quantitative or mixed research design in an area related to leadership in an educational, public, or private organization. This course includes a seminar to facilitate the development of the dissertation research proposal.
The dissertation is the culmination of the doctoral program and as such must reflect a high degree of scholarly competence for students. Students advance after a dissertation topic is approved and comprehensive examinations successfully completed. The dissertation must report, in an accepted scholarly style, an original investigation of a research problem or theory of significance in the student’s area of concentration. The final product must demonstrate the candidate’s ability to conduct original qualitative, quantitative or mixed research design in an area related to leadership in an educational, public, or private organization. This course includes a seminar to facilitate the development of the dissertation research proposal.
The dissertation is the culmination of the doctoral program and as such must reflect a high degree of scholarly competence for students. Students advance after a dissertation topic is approved and comprehensive examinations successfully completed. The dissertation must report, in an accepted scholarly style, an original investigation of a research problem or theory of significance in the student’s area of concentration. The final product must demonstrate the candidate’s ability to conduct original qualitative, quantitative or mixed research design in an area related to leadership in an educational, public, or private organization. This course includes a seminar to facilitate the development of the dissertation research proposal.
The dissertation must report, in an accepted scholarly style, an original investigation of a research problem or theory of significance in the student’s area of concentration. The final product will demonstrate the candidate’s ability to conduct original qualitative, quantitative or mixed method research design in an area related to leadership in an educational, public or private organization. The student will be required to present and defend their completed dissertation to his or her committee and the Alvernia College community at large
