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This course presents the key foundational concepts essential to an understanding of leadership. The paradigm of servant leadership will be considered within a thorough study of the historical and theoretical models of leadership. Leadership will be defined and should be understood within the context of action and function and then expanded into the specific context of organizational life. Learners should discover their unique giftedness to lead and serve and should actively build their leadership understanding and competencies.

This course explores the impact of the leader's character and competence on the organization. Strategies for personal and spiritual assessment and development will be considered. Students will be introduced to selected classical and contemporary leadership theories as a foundation for their philosophy of leadership.

This course focuses on expanding the foundation skills required for conceptualizing inquiry and engaging in the scholarship of discovery. The course examines the epistemological foundation for scholarly inquiry and the importance that an individual's worldview plays on critical inquiry. Students explore the process of asking questions, discovering answers, and seeking solutions to organizational and leadership issues. Students learn the process of research and writing a dissertation.

This course explores the leader's relationship to self and the unique demands of authenticity and character to leadership. Students will explore their unique life calling and assess their personal leadership practice and potential. The nature of people will be explored in an attempt to understand the human condition with its implications for motivation, learning and leading. Since leaders lead out of who they are, each student should reflect on their spiritual nature and explore the darker shadow sides of people that end up creating deep hindrances to effective leadership. This course will build off of and serve as continuation of Advanced Leadership Theory.

This course presents the key foundational concepts essential to an understanding of leadership and serves as a foundation component to the doctoral program. A thorough study of the historical and theoretical models of leadership will include an analysis of the paradigm of servant leadership and the concept of power in both classic and current literature. Leadership definitions will be explored and understood within the context of action and function and then expanded into the specific context of organizational life. Learners will actively build their leadership understanding and competencies by considering implications for their discipline or profession.

This course is a critical examination of the major theoretical approaches to the study of organizations and macro-organizational theory, in order to later address concern for micro-organizational behavior in various cultural settings. The course provides the theoretical foundation for organizational learning and system-wide change and informs an understanding and experience of working and leading in organizations, both private and public sectors. The course discusses the application of various research designs that address organizational issues. Discussion of the organization literature also provides a necessary foundation for understanding the social construction of meaning in organizations from a Christian and biblical worldview.

The purpose of this course is to understand how to use organizational diagnosis and strategic planning to help organizational leaders transform their organizations from their present state to a desired improved future state that allows organizations and their members to grow and develop to their full potential. Students should learn about change processes, innovation, entrepreneurship, barriers to change, and successful structures and strategies aimed at improving the total organization, groups, and individuals.

In the 760 course series students put leadership theory and research into practice. The course is built on a seminar-based approach in which students interact with outstanding organizational leaders and discuss current leadership principles, knowledge, and practices. Coached by DOL faculty, students engage in leadership practices, research projects, and personal and organizational improvement processes. These one hour credit courses, offered in the September, January, and April terms, must be taken in sequential order.

In the 760 course series students put leadership theory and research into practice. The course is built on a seminar-based approach in which students interact with outstanding organizational leaders and discuss current leadership principles, knowledge, and practices. Coached by DOL faculty, students engage in leadership practices, research projects, and personal and organizational improvement processes. These one hour credit courses, offered in the September, January, and April terms, must be taken in sequential order.

In the 760 course series students put leadership theory and research into practice. The course is built on a seminar-based approach in which students interact with outstanding organizational leaders and discuss current leadership principles, knowledge, and practices. Coached by DOL faculty, students engage in leadership practices, research projects, and personal and organizational improvement processes. These one hour credit courses, offered in the September, January, and April terms, must be taken in sequential order.