Courses on topics of interest to business students offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by instructor. Restricted to students with freshman or sophomore standing. May be repeated for credit. For specific section description, click on the Section Details in VitNet.

Student orally defends their dissertation. They revise their dissertation to respond to comments from their committee and submit their final, revised dissertation. Requires permission of dissertation chair and/or Program Director. Prerequisite: 772. Graded CR/NC.

Suuports and guides students in the development and completion of their dissertation. The dissertation is a relevant scholarly contribution, designed and conducted under the supervision of a research committee. 1-8 credits per advisor approval. Prerequisites: 714, 742. Prerequisite or concurrent: 743, 744. Graded CR/NC.

Students will complete an advisor approved consulting project and/or internship. Students consider the role of learning in leadership. Graded CR/NC.

Supports and guides students in the development of their dissertation proposal. Students complete and defend their dissertation proposal with the support of their committee. When applicable, students will initiate an IRB application. Graded CR/NC.

Supports and guides students in the development of their dissertation proposal. Committee members support students in working on their introduction, literature review, and data collection plan for their dissertation. Students write and pass a methodology-related qualifying examination. Graded CR/NC.

Supports and guides students in the development of their dissertation proposal. Students will develop their Research Question(s), complete IRB training, form a dissertation committee, and write and pass a content-related qualifying examination. Graded CR/NC.

Leadership is ever-evolving. This course examines a contemporary applied issue in leadership studies, based in literature, practices, problems, and research. Guest experts may be invited to serve as instructors.

This course introduces leadership theories and frameworks for ethical decision-making to promote the common good.

The process of closing gaps between constituent groups in decision making is explored. Zero sum and positive sum negotiation strategies are explored, including small normal form games. Using this theoretical foundation, students learn practical negotiation skills and apply them in simulated situations requiring competence and finesse.