Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning with a specialization in Organizational Leadership
Program Description:
The Doctor of Education with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership focuses on preparing individuals for leadership roles in organizations that are quickly changing environments and that often have a high degree of unpredictability. Through practical, real-world applications, learners will gain adeptness with leading teams, both within and across multicultural contexts, while maintaining high ethical standards in all business practices. Individuals seeking greater knowledge and skills in adult learning paradigms, effective leadership strategies, and innovative entrepreneurship development would benefit most from this doctoral degree emphasis.
Degree Requirements: 60 Credits
Program Goals:
It is intended that Graduates of the Aspen University Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning with a specialization in Organizational Leadership program will learn or be able to do the following:
- Collaborative and Ethical Leadership: Apply collaborative problem-solving techniques that move teams towards goal achievement. Graduates will adhere to the ethical standards of their field and will model this framework for colleagues.
- Transformational Leadership: Implement theoretical and practical models of leadership that motivate and transform individuals to achieve together and to participate in personal, professional growth.
- Reflective Scholarship: Reflect on their own effectiveness as a team member and a leader by comparing their performance to the achievement of established goals by using evidence-based decision-making.
- Organizational Leadership: Apply advanced level skills for leadership roles in organizations through practical, real-world applications, with adeptness for leading teams, both within and across multicultural contexts, while maintaining high ethical standards in all business practices.
Academic Schedule
Courses:
| EDD830 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
| RSH900 | Doctoral Writing and Inquiry into Research | 3 |
| EDD832 | Human Potential and Motivation | 3 |
| EDO810 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| EDO812 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EDD834 | Creating Strategic Change That Lasts | 3 |
| RSH910 | Research Design and Methodology | 3 |
| EDD836 | Project Management Techniques | 3 |
| RSH912 | Introduction to the Dissertation | 3 |
| EDO814 | Adult Learning Theory | 3 |
| EDD838 | Building Successful Organizations that Endure | 3 |
| RSH914 | Techniques and Interpretation for Statistical Analysis | 3 |
| EDO816 | Leading in Highly Uncertain and Rapidly Changing Environments | 3 |
| EDO818 | Leading Across Contexts and Cultures | 3 |
| RSH916 | Problem-Based Research in Action | 3 |
| EDO820 | Ethical Issues in Leading Organizations | 3 |
| Final Proctored Exam | |
| EDD820 | Dissertation I: Dissertation Committee Selection and Research Proposal | 3 |
| EDD821 | Dissertation II: Literature Review, Methodology, and IRB Process | 3 |
| EDD822 | Dissertation III: Research and Results | 3 |
| EDD823 | Dissertation IV: Conclusions, Oral Defense, and Publication | 3 |