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PhD Progress

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Coursework Remaining/In progress:
OM8004 Managing and Organizing People Learners in this course explore the theoretical assumptions of organizational behavior and the issues and challenges that arise when managing and leading. The course prepares PhD learners for doctoral research related to organization behavior literature and theory.
OM8010 Principles of Organization Theory and Practice Learners in this course examine developments in organization theory, and explore organizations as rational, natural, and open systems. The course prepares PhD learners to synthesize and integrate organizational theory.
OM8012 Strategy Learners in this course examine theories that are relevant to effective strategy development and implementation, preparing them to operate as strategic thought-leaders in today’s complex global business environment.
OM8304 IT Delivery Learners in this doctoral seminar concentrate on the behavioral aspects of deploying information technology in organizations. During the course, learners examine and evaluate IT deployment literature from both academic and practitioner sources, survey both achievements and failures in the field, and identify various research frontiers associated with IT delivery.
OM8301 Survey of Research Literature in Information Technology Management Infrastructure Learners in this doctoral seminar review information technology management research literature focusing on research related to managing the process of selecting, deploying, and operating information technology within organizations. The focus of the course includes components of information technology and the human resources that support them.
OM8022 Survey of Applied Research Methods This course focuses on research designs for qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and applied research in organization and management. Learners move beyond conducting reviews of literature at the methodological level, focusing on research design in order to evaluate specific design features related to reliability and threats to validity, and to craft their own research prospectus. Learners explore the meaning of content and process gaps, problems, and opportunities uncovered through a review of the literature. They also examine issues related to management science research ethics and the role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB).
OM8305 IT Strategy and Management Learners in this doctoral seminar course focus on organizational issues related to developing information technology strategy and managing IT staff and functions. Learners examine the research frontiers of topics such as IT strategy formulation and business alignment; IT organization, structure, and governance; implementation and change management; organizational learning and knowledge management; and evaluation of IT impacts on the organization.
OM8021
(Pending)
Management Theory Creation Learners in this course examine the scientific, philosophical, and methodological approaches underlying organization and management research and theory. Course topics include the scholar-practitioner as social and behavioral scientist and purveyor of evidenced-based management, and ways of working with the extant literature. Learners analyze and report on the elements of a scientific study, and evaluate the ontological, axiological, and epistemological assumptions underlying qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods studies. Learners also identify the strengths and limitations of various methodological approaches, and provide recommendations for future research based on author-identified limitations and a review of the seminal works and recent research.
OM8302
(Pending)
Survey of Research Lit in Info Tech Planning & Delivery Learners in this doctoral seminar review the information technology management research literature focusing on the process of applying IT to the support of organizational goals. Topics include organizational alignment, strategic system planning, and the application system delivery process.
OM8303
(Pending)
IT Technical Foundations Learners in this doctoral seminar focus on theory and research that address the technical foundations of information technology management discipline. Topics include a wide range of technologies, processes, and methods, with a particular emphasis on emerging technologies and concepts.
OM8025/26/27
(Pending)
1. Advanced Qualitative Research Pick one - most likely “Survey Research Methods”
2. Applied Multivariate Modeling
3. Survey Research Methods
OM8910/20/30
(Pending)
1. Teaching Practice Seminar Pick one - most likely ” Consulting Practice Seminar”
2. Leadership Practice Seminar
3. Consulting Practice Seminar
Remaining/In progress:
Comprehensives
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Dissertation
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Residencies
PhD Colloquium Track I Completed
PhD Colloquium Track II Completed
PhD Colloquium Track III
(Pending)
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