Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
Prepares leaders for dynamic organizations through advanced research and a doctoral dissertation.
The Doctor in Business Administration (D.B.A.) degree prepares leaders to serve in today's dynamic organizations. Students will gain the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to lead their organizations through complex changes in our global society by continually transforming their organizations through developing people and processes, and implementing strategic initiatives in order to maintain a competitive advantage. The Doctoral Degree program incorporates a protocol of dissertation work, a research proposal and a dissertation thesis. Progress through the program will be developed by connections between learning and planned career tasks, applying theories to leadership challenges at the students' organization.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Discuss and contrast business issues and trends and analyze how to conduct business research in new global contexts.
- Analyze, compare, and evaluate advanced knowledge and competencies considering the latest academic business theories, new technological tools, financial analysis, and the use of operations research.
- Explain and apply effective research skills including formulation of research problems; integration of previous publications; design of a research study; data analysis; and an ability to summarize and present the results.
- Generate and assess the ethical and social obligations and responsibilities of business for the purpose of responsible management.
- Combine the integration of business and non-business disciplines to generate novel ideas, strategies, and practical approaches.
- Analyze and develop techniques and ethical methods of business intelligence to overcome competitive barriers.
- Complete final thesis such as a research study, presenting detailed results and analyses.
Program Breakdown by Course
| Course Number | Course Name | Semester Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Subjects | ||
| DBA 8000 | Issues and Trends in Business | 3.0 |
| DBA 8001 | Leadership to Shape the Future | 3.0 |
| DBA 8002 | Creating and leading in Effective Organization | 3.0 |
| DBA 8003 | Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital | 3.0 |
| DBA 8004 | Organizational Theories and Processes | 3.0 |
| DBA 8005 | Economic and Competitive Intelligence | 3.0 |
| DBA 8006 | Theoretical Foundations of Macroeconomic | 3.0 |
| Subjects | ||
| DBR 9008 | Information Search for Research | 6.0 |
| DBR 9009 | Design and Research Methodologies | 6.0 |
| DBR 9010 | Applied Statistics in Research | 6.0 |
| DBR 9011 | Collection and Analysis of Research Data | 6.0 |
| Subjects | ||
| DBD 9012 | Dissertation Project | 3.0 |
| DBD 9013 | Dissertation Proposal | 6.0 |
| DBD 9014 | Dissertation Applied Research | 6.0 |