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Course | Title | Credits | ||||||||||||||
Prerequisite Courses | A total of 18 credits of prerequisites from a prior graduate degree (or courses even if a degree was not awarded) will be applied towards the Doctor of Professional Studies in Business program. Any student with a deficiency will be able to make up the deficiency with approved courses before joining the cohort program. | 18 | ||||||||||||||
Summer Orientation Program | ||||||||||||||||
Year 1, Fall Semester | ||||||||||||||||
| Research Design and Methodology | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Econometric Methods for Business Research I | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Foundations of Leadership Theory and Competency | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Year 1, Winter | ||||||||||||||||
Optional courses (permission is required) | ||||||||||||||||
| Internship (Each course carries 1 credit.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent Study A student may take this course at most two times for a maximum of 6 credits. | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Year 1, Spring Semester | ||||||||||||||||
DCT
| Qualitative Methods in Business Research | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Econometric Methods for Business Research II | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Competition Analysis and Regulation | 3 | ||||||||||||||
End of Year 1: Qualifying Examination 1 A student who fails this examination will be allowed to retake it within one year. Failure on the second attempt will result in dismissal from the program. | ||||||||||||||||
Year 1, Summer | ||||||||||||||||
| Position Paper Research | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Optional courses (permission is required) | ||||||||||||||||
| Internship (Each course carries 1 credit.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| DCT 90230 | Independent Study A student may take this course at most two times for a maximum of 6 credits. | 3 | |||||||||||||
Year 2, Fall and Spring Semesters The Academic Director will select six seminars from among the courses listed below. Each semester will have 3 courses, 3 credits each, for a total of 9 credits. There will be a total of 18 credits for the two semesters. Please note that not all courses will be offered each semester. | ||||||||||||||||
| Understanding the Consumer Journey | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| International Corporate Finance and Governance | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Ideation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Management of Innovation | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Human Capital and the Triple Bottom Line | 3 | ||||||||||||||
DCT
| Understanding Understanding the Employee and the Customer as Users of Technology | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Information-based Strategies | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Technology-driven Organizational Change | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Marketing Communications Strategy | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Special Topics | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Year 2, Winter Optional courses (permission is required) | ||||||||||||||||
| Internship (Each course carries 1 credit.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent Study A student may take this course at most two times for a maximum of 6 credits | 3 | ||||||||||||||
End of Year 2: Qualifying Examination 2 A student who fails this examination will be allowed to retake it within one year. Failure on the second attempt will result in dismissal from the program. | ||||||||||||||||
Year 2, Summer | ||||||||||||||||
| Position Paper Defense | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Optional courses (permission is required) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||||
Optional courses (permission is required) | ||||||||||||||||
| Internship (Each course carries 1 credit.) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Independent Study A student may take this course at most two times for a maximum of 6 credits. | 1-6
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Total credits for Years 1 and 2 | 56 | |||||||||||||||
Year 3, Fall Semester | ||||||||||||||||
| Dissertation Research - Proposal defense | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Dissertation Research - Proposal defense | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Note: DCT 90301 and DCT 90302 are taken concurrently. | ||||||||||||||||
Year 3, Spring Semester | ||||||||||||||||
| Dissertation Research - Final Dissertation Defense | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Dissertation Research - Final Dissertation Defense | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Note: DCT 90311 and DCT 90312 are taken concurrently. | ||||||||||||||||
Total credits including courses, dissertation, and transfer credits | 60 | |||||||||||||||
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