LEAD 8600 Dissertation:Scholarship in Practice

The Dissertation: Scholarship in Practice (DSIP) is a scholarly endeavor that impacts a complex problem of practice. A complex problem of practice is a persistent, contextualized, and specific challenge embedded in the practice of a professional leader/practitioner. Addressing this complex problem of practice through research and collaboration has the potential to result in improved understandings, experiences, and outcomes in the candidate’s practice or anticipated practice.

Candidates will be given the opportunity to design and complete the DSIP in three semesters (Summer III, Fall III and Spring III) through inquiry, seminars, independent study, and on-line synchronous and asynchronous participation in collaboration with their colleagues and professors. During the research process, both qualitative and quantitative data will be used to support the research and candidates will demonstrate their ability to gather, organize, judge, aggregate, and analyze situations, literature, and data with a critical lens. The design of the candidate’s DSIP may take on a variety of scholarly practitioner formats and include the use of media.

Candidates enroll in LEAD 8600 twice, during the fall and spring of the third year. Candidates will meet individually with their dissertation chairs on average of one hour per week, and will also confer with cohort peers as desired. The goal of the completion of the second semester of LEAD 8600 is successful defense of the dissertation: scholarship in practice.
Lead 8600 is repeatable twice for a maximum of 12 credits Prerequisite(s): Completion of all core courses in the program.
Credits: 6.0