Coursework
Fall 2019
Course
Course Description
Relevant Course Work
ADS 810
RESEARCH
SEMINAR
Doctoral students participate in seminars at which prominent researchers from the various disciplines make scholarly presentations. Students are expected to conduct research under the direction of a full-time faculty member with the assistance of library reference personnel. An integral component of this course will be the refinement of the research knowledge and reference skills of each doctoral student in keeping with the specific area of concentration and advanced study.
ADS 805
RESEARCH & STATISTICS
This course is designed to introduce doctoral students to the principles and processes of research. Candidates will become effective consumers of research by analyzing the literature in a particular area of study and synthesizing the results for application to diverse settings. Candidates will also develop research skills that they might use to assist them in their own research and study. In addition, doctoral students will further enhance a positive research disposition that will compel them to use research in their leadership positions. This includes intensive exposure to the Niagara University library and its reference services to assist Ph.D. candidate research.
ADS 710
ORGANIZATIONAL
THEORY, DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC CHANGE
In this course, students will study various organizations in the context of their environments to understand the internal and external processes that promote and inhibit organizational change. The focus is the essential role that organizational leaders play in identifying these processes, guiding their development, and filtering and disseminating challenges and information to the organization. Special attention will be given to the development of the resources of the organization, especially the human resources.
Spring 2020
ADS 740
LEADERSHIP
IN GLOBAL
SOCIETY
This course is designed to facilitate reading and discussion of some of the classic and current theories on leadership. The perspective taken in this course is that the leader can not think only in terms of local and regional issues, but must think also of the impact that world events have on the organization and how the organization affects the global society. This course is framed within a constructivist perspective, encouraging candidates to learn to view problems and issues from multiple perspectives, constructing knowledge from their interpretations of the world. The use of the Internet will be an integral component of this course as candidates will be expected to communicate with organizational leaders in different parts of the world regarding the implementation and evaluation of various leadership concepts, strategies, and tactics.
ADS 720
PROCESS, POLITICS & EVALUATION OF PUBLIC & SOCIAL POLICY
This course will provide graduate students with an opportunity to reflect on both public and social policies from economic, social and political theories and perspectives. Students will study current issues including: discrimination in hiring and housing, funding of public and private organizations, labor negotiations, personal health, clean environment and insurance concerns. They will analyze several decision-making models in use on the federal, state, and local levels. Of special concern is the role that politics plays in the development and implementation of policy.
Summer 2020
ADS 770
ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL POLICY
LEADERSHIP IN A GLOBAL SOCIETY
In this course, doctoral students will study various national and regional economies in the context of their macroenvironments and will analyze their respective impact on the mega global environment, as well as the reciprocal impact of global economics upon individual nation states. Specific focus will be given to global economic issues such as unemployment, inflation, interest rates, and exchange rates and their impact on capital markets, foreign exchange markets, and labor markets. In addition, the international financial environment in which contemporary international businesses operate and in which financial service providers compete will be assessed.
ADS 750
DIVERSITY IN ORGANIZATIONS
This course is designed to an understanding of the current research on how diversity among stakeholders in the organization affect the organization and the impact that the organization has on diverse groups. Doctoral students will utilize critical theories in order to analyze the strategies, techniques and programs that are currently used by business, education, and public service organizations in order to create and sustain ethical, human, and professional organizations reflective of contemporary diversity. Since today's labor market is not homogenous, special emphasis will be placed on the recruitment, selection, induction, and continuing development of diverse adults.
Designed and created by Albert Baxter
Fall 2020
ADS 760
ETHICAL PRACTICES IN LEADERSHIP & POLICY
This course is designed to look at the micro and macro trends of organizations in order to understand the ethical implications of the assumptions and practices that drive organizations. Doctoral students will examine the ethical foundations that guide the organizational leader in the creation and implementation of policy.
ADS 807
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
SYSTEMS & RESEARCH
This course is a broad and intensive study of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Using this extensive computer-based mapping software, doctoral candidates will learn the nature and models of spatial data, organize, manage, and present such data, as well as plan, conduct, and present research. Applications in various professional settings will be introduced and discussed. The course will emphasize the use of GIS in administrative and policy-making settings.
ADS 820
ADVANCED
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with theoretical and practical preparation in quantitative research. Course work includes creation and development of hypotheses, conducting literature search, collection of data, designing research, analysis of data, and drawing appropriate conclusions. Candidates will become familiar with the ethics of quantitative research, especially the protocols for dealing with human subjects. They will be provided with hands-on experiences in using statistical software in order to complete various complex analysis of variance and regression procedures. Candidates will be expected to actively participate in a class quantitative research project.
Spring 2023
ADS 840
DOCTRORAL
SEMINAR
This course is taken in the final semester of a candidate's program. In regularly scheduled meetings with the professor, candidates will be assisted in developing and presenting a dissertation proposal. A reference librarian, who has been designated as the library liaison to the doctoral program, will be available to assist candidates throughout the course. Candidates will participate in a "Mock First Defense" during this course to prepare them for the dissertation defense protocols and procedures.
Fall 2023
ADS 830
ADVANCED QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with theoretical and practical preparation in qualitative research. Course work will include methodology for conducting historical, philosophical, ethnographic, and action research. Candidates will become familiar with the ethics of qualitative research, especially the protocols for dealing with human subjects. They will be provided with hands-on experiences in studying archives and original sources, conducting interviews, and observing subjects. Candidates will be expected to actively participate in a class qualitative research project.
ADS 730
ORGANIZATIONAL
ASSESSMENT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY
This course is designed to provide the theoretical basis of organizational assessment and accountability, and to provide the conceptual and practical tools to conduct that assessment and accountability. Special attention will be given to the role that research and data play in such assessment and accountability of an organization and its policies.
Spring 2024
ADS 850 DISSERTATION
SEMINAR
Candidates work individually with their doctoral committee in researching and writing their dissertations with specific emphasis in this first dissertation course given to successfully completing Chapter One of the dissertation relating to the purpose, need and scope of the candidate's proposed research study. Also, Chapter 2, "Review of Related Research and Literature" will be further developed and refined as part of this dissertation course.
May 2024
GRADUATION