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
*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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Research | 16 | credits |
| Organizational Leadership | 15 | credits |
| Cognate | 15 | credits |
| Proposal & Dissertation | 13 | credits |
| TOTAL | 59 | credits |
Summer Year 1 (May)
Organizational Development *
EDLS 9889 (3)
Becoming a Researcher *
EDLS 9819 (3)
Orientation & Training on Blackboard
Total Hours - 6
Fall Year 1 (August)
Organizational Behavior *
EDLS 9881 (3)
Institutional Effectiveness *
EDLS 9860 (3)
Total Hours - 6
Spring Year 1 (January)
Qualitative Inquiry *
EDLS 9821 (3)
Leadership Theory *
EDLS 9880 (3)
Total Hours - 6
Summer Year 2 (May)
Quantitative Statistical Analysis *
EDLS 9820 (3)
Mentorship *
EDLS 9830 (1)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (6)
Total Hours - 10
Fall year 2 (August)
Leadership Research *
EDLS 9829 (3)
Mentorship *
EDLS 9830 (1)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (3)
Total Hours - 7
Spring Year 2 (January)
Institutional Policy & Leadership *
EDLS 9887 (3)
Mentorship *
EDLS 9830 (1)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (3)
Total Hours - 7
Summer Year 3 (May)
Mentorship *
EDLS 9830 (1)
Cognate ^
EDLS XXXX (3)
Total Hours - 4
Fall Year 3 (August)
Dissertation Proposal Development *
EDLS 9823 (3)
Mentorship Presentation
Comprehensive Examination
Dissertation
EDLS 9899 (varies)
Total Hours - 3+
Spring Year 3 (January)
Dissertation
EDLS 9899 (varies - total is 10)
