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Doctor of Management - Organizational Development and Change Concentration

Effective February 2019, this program is no longer available for future enrollments at the Denver South campus.

The Doctor of Management with a concentration in Organizational Development and Change is a 100-credit-hour terminal degree in management. The program includes 40 credit hours of core management courses, 20 credit hours of organizational change concentration courses, 4 credit hours of symposium-related courses, and 36 credit hours of doctoral research. The research element will culminate in a dissertation.

The Doctor of Management is a terminal degree for management professionals. The program helps students prepare to think and act strategically and provides the opportunity to enhance their abilities to make positive contributions in their chosen area of management expertise.The organizational development and change program provides students with the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in working with human systems (in for-profit business or not-for-profit organizations in all sectors) to identify desired change goals, respond to unexpected change, and—through planned interventions—move from a current state to a desired state. The program is geared toward management professionals who find their organizations or clients needing guidance and support in the methods of change that can lead a human system toward desired states.

 

This program does not lead to additional licensure or certification.  As such, CTU has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.

Program Accreditation and Alignments

This program is not accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

The program was developed to align with the professional standards of the Organization Development Network.

Outcomes

Doctor of Management Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Demonstrate a comprehensive ability to support business strategy and organizational missions in evolving, diverse environments.
  2. Design an approved original research study that offers contributions within the management discipline(s).
  3. Analyze strategic planning and solution-generation.
  4. Integrate theories, models, skills, and competencies in support of strengthening organizational missions within a complex environment.

Organizational Development and Change Concentration Learning Outcomes

  1. Propose organizational development strategies to manage change.

Degree Requirements

Courses: Core

MGMT802Management Theory

4

MGMT808Management and Ethics

4

MGMT818Leadership Theory and Development

4

MGMT822Application of Action Research

4

MGMT824Strategic Thinking and Organizational Alignment

4

MGMT828Practice and Theory of Consulting and Intervention

4

MGMT832Organization Innovation and Scenario Thinking

4

RES804Principles of Research Methods and Design

4
RES812Qualitative Research Methods

4
RES814Quantitative Research Methods

4
RES863Doctoral Research III: Dissertation Literature Review

4
RES864Doctoral Research IV: Dissertation Methods

4
RES865Doctoral Research V: Dissertation Introduction

4
RES866Doctoral Research VI: Dissertation Findings

4
RES867Doctoral Research VII: Dissertation Discussion and Conclusion

4
RES868Doctoral Research VIII: Dissertation Conclusion

4
RSCH860Doctoral Research I: Principles of Research and Writing

4
RSCH861Dissertation Process I

4
RSCH862Dissertation Process II

4
SYMP801Doctoral Symposium I

2
SYMP802Doctoral Symposium II

2
Total Credit Hours:80

Courses: Concentration

ODC870Organizational Strategy & Design

4

ODC872Current Topics in Organizational Development

4

ODC874Leading and Managing Large Scale Transformation

4

ODC876System Thinking and Decision Making

4

MGMT878Advanced Career Strategies for the Scholar-Practitioner

4
Total Credit Hours:20

Total Credit Hours: 100

Program Areas of Focus

The program emphasizes three areas of focus: Research and Writing; Leadership and Change Management; and the specific concentration discipline.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to the successful completion of 100 credit hours with an acceptable GPA, students must also satisfactorily complete their research proposal and final dissertation. The research proposal must be approved by the student’s Research Supervisor and University Reviewer. The dissertation, which must be approved by the student’s dissertation committee, is an extensive document that includes the research study. In addition, graduation requires presentation of the final dissertation.

Symposium

Doctoral programs at Colorado Technical University require a residential symposium. Additional information about CTU's doctoral symposium can be located in the Doctoral Symposium section of this catalog.

Locations

  • Virtual Campus

Area of Study

  • Business & Management

Degree Level

  • Doctorate