Doctorate of Business Administration

Federal CIP: 52.0299 Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other.

Upon completing the Doctorate of Business Administration, students will:

1. Demonstrate a high skill level in academic writing by properly utilizing information literacy and research methods, critically analyzing results, and expressing findings using clear, concise tools and writing styles and proper academic writing formats;
2. Design a process for solving an ethical dilemma that is logical, fair, and consistent with Christian values;
3. Formulate a process for applying a systematic critical analysis in a variety of business contexts;
4. Explain the ways that qualitative research strategies shape analysis and illustrate how to present findings and describe the analysis process;
5. Determine appropriate decision-making strategies and the means of implementation;
6. Explain the effect of individual servant leadership on organizational effectiveness and create a plan for organizational development;
7. Translate the theories, trends, and tactics of human resource development into a design for an HRD strategy in a specific organizational context;
8. Synthesize and explain a Christian worldview within the context of organizational design and behavior;
9. Explain and discuss the complex global economy and explore practical strategies for managers to prepare for and respond to its increasing complexity;
10. Evaluate and systhesize the role of strategic intelligence, strategy management and execution frameworks, strategic innovation in solving problems and opportunities that are arising from revolutionary forces in technology, and the organization’s mechanisms to adapt to change;
11. Design a plan for evaluating current and future methods of adult instruction;
12. Determine modifications that would improve existing instructional technology and predict innovation that may bring the effect of substantial change;
13. Develop and evaluate student-learning outcomes for peer-selected material and design various instruments for learning outcome assessment;
14. Create a prototype for a selected online business course.