OVERVIEW OF BUS 801 Week I The state of doctoral education in USA How doctoral education is different than Masters The DBA vs PhD Overview of the Baker DBA Theories of learning & Teaching and Baker College DBA Cognitive Map of the DBA PROGRAM Learning resources available at Baker The Professional Development Plan Week 2 How well did your previous education prepare you for career challenges and success? What has been missing? Computer Skills readiness and the DBA Library resources and skills development for doctoral education Writing style and the Baker College DBA program Week 3 What does it mean to be a truly reflective practitioner? The five mindsets of managers “Exemplars” and why we should care about them in a Business Administration doctoral program. Professional exemplars, role models and mentors, and how they have impacted your life/career. Sharing career stories, insights, inspirations and frustrations. Business Administration Doctor of Business Administration Structured as a three-year, 90 quarter credit program, the DBA curriculum blends taught interdisciplinary content and research seminars with assessed scholarly and professional development activities organized around two portfolios, the Scholarly Activities Portfolio and the Professional Activities Portfolio. The program culminates in a research-based dissertation focused on a real problem facing today's business leaders and managers. Over the course of the program, students develop the capacity to work independently and in more depth, moving from prescribed content in the first year of the program, to supervised scholarly activities in the second year, to independent research focused on his or her area of interest in the third year. Students may choose from five areas of specialization or design their own specialized field of study. Course Number Course Title Credit Hours DOCTORAL CORE REQUIREMENTS - 42 HOURS BUS 800 Doctoral Seminar in Information Proficiency 2 BUS 801 The Scholar Practitioner 4 BUS 810 Leading 21st Century Organizations 4 BUS 811 Managing in a World-Wide Context 4 BUS 812 Knowledge Management and Information Systems 4 BUS 813 Quality Improvement and Organizational Change 4 BUS 814 Corporate and Personal Ethics 4 BUS 840 Statistics for Executives 4 BUS 841 Introduction to Research Design 4 BUS 844 Defining the Dissertation Research Problem and 4 Research Question SELECT 1 COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING: BUS 842 Designing a Qualitative Dissertation Study 4 BUS 843 Designing a Quantitative Dissertation Study 4 DOCTORAL SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS - 8 HOURS SELECT 1 GROUP FROM THE FOLLOWING: BUS 861 Doctoral Seminar in Finance I 4 BUS 871 Doctoral Seminar in Finance II 4 OR BUS 862 Doctoral Seminar in Marketing I 4 BUS 872 Doctoral Seminar in Marketing II 4 OR BUS 863 Doctoral Seminar in Management Information 4 Systems I BUS 873 Doctoral Seminar in Management Information 4 Systems II OR BUS 864 Doctoral Seminar in Human Resource Management I 4 BUS 874 Doctoral Seminar in Human Resource Management II 4 OR BUS 865 Doctoral Seminar in Leadership I 4 BUS 875 Doctoral Seminar in Leadership II 4 OR BUS 866 Doctoral Seminar Self Designed I 4 BUS 876 Doctoral Seminar Self Designed II 4 OR BUS 867 Doctoral Seminar Public and Nonprofit 4 Management I BUS 877 Doctoral Seminar Public and Nonprofit 4 Management II PROFESSIONAL RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS - 4 HOURS BUS 880 First Year Professional Residency 2 BUS 881 Second Year Professional Residency 2 COMPREHENSIVE & QUALIFYING ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS - 8 HOURS BUS 890 Portfolio Development I 2 BUS 891 Portfolio Development II 2 BUS 892 Comprehensive Essay 2 BUS 893 Qualifying Paper 2 DISSERTATION REQUIREMENTS - 28 HOURS BUS 896A Dissertation I 8 BUS 897A Dissertation II 8 BUS 898A Dissertation III 8 BUS 899A Dissertation IV 4 QUARTER HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION 90 https://carina.baker.edu/MSTSTPO?DLV=G&DEG=DBA&CON=BA&CVER=2010A&VER=2010A&DIVTTL=Doctor%20of%20Business%20Administration&PGMTTL=Business%20Administration&PGMTTL1=&OFRTTL=THIS%20PROGRAM%20IS%20OFFERED%20AT%20THE%20FOLLOWING%20BAKER%20COLLEGE%20CAMPUS%3A&CMPOFR=Center%20for%20Grad%20Studies&DEPT=DOC