Student Outcomes
Students who complete the Ashland University Doctorate in Leadership Studies will achieve the ability to:
KNOWLEDGE
- Demonstrate knowledge of professional organization structures, policies, and procedures.
- Demonstrate knowledge and application of leadership strategies in various organizational cultures.
LEADERSHIP
- Demonstrate the ability to formulate and articulate a vision, as well as practice the ethical dimension of leadership in the vision’s implementation.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and describe the skills of fellow professionals within an organization and empower them through intrinsic and extrinsic motivators to achieve their full potential.
ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS
- Demonstrate the use and benefits of open communication across an organization.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the political, economic, social and legal aspects that can affect an organization.
SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONER
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate professional experience with scholarly research in order to bridge theory with practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and an appreciation for the benefits of reflective practices, scholarly activities, as well as personal and professional growth experiences.
ACTION RESEARCH
- Demonstrate knowledge and effective application of various quantitative and qualitative techniques to design and implement a study.
- Demonstrate the ability to collect and evaluate data to inform and, when possible, improve upon the policies, procedures and practices of an organization.
Course Sequence
Summer Year 1 (May)
Organizational Development *
EDLS 9889 (3)
Leadership Theory *
EDLS 9800 (3)
Becoming a Researcher *
EDLS 9819 (3)
Orientation & Training on LMS & APA *
Total Hours - 9
Fall Year 1 (August)
Organizational Behavior *
EDLS 9881 (3)
Qualitative Inquiry *
EDLS 9821 (3)
Institutional Effectiveness *
EDLS 9860 (3)
Seminar in Leadership Research (*Online)
EDLS 9825 (1)
Total Hours - 10
Spring Year 1 (January)
Change Processes and Professional Development *
EDLS 9847 (3)
Qualitative Statistical Analysis *
EDLS 9820 (3)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (3)
Seminar in Leadership Research (*Online)
EDLS 9826 (1)
Total Hours - 10
Summer Year 2 (May)
Intitutional Law & Policy *
EDLS 9887 (3)
Dissertations Proposal Development Seminar *
EDLS 9890 (3)
Seminar in Leadership Research *
EDLS 9827 (1)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (6)
Total Hours - 13
Fall Year 2 (August)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (6)
Seminar in Leadership Research (*Online)
EDLS 9827 (1)
Comprehensive Exam *
Proposal Defense
Total Hours - 7
Spring Year 2 (January)
Dissertation *
EDLS 9899 (10)
Total Hours - 10
*Hybrid courses meet face-to-face & online (asyncronous).
^Cognate courses can be taken anytime after admission to the program. The schedule indicates recommended but not required times.
TOTAL COURSEWORK |
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| Research Core | 16 Credits |
| Leadership Core | 15 Credits |
| Cognate | 15 Credits |
| Dissertation | 10 Credits |
| TOTAL | 59 Credits |
