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The Doctor of Management (DM) degree program was developed in recognition of the critical importance of an interdisciplinary and global perspective for leaders and managers. This program prepares individuals to assume leadership of projects, programs, teams, or organizations across sectors, fields, and national boundaries. The program readies graduates to contribute to such critical activities as organizational productivity and performance assessment; strategy formulation; operational planning; technology acquisition, planning, and integration; and human perfor- mance assessment and development. Committed to building knowledge across functional areas and contributing disci- plines, the program allows for increased specialization in one of three areas: organizational processes, international operations, or technology and information systems. Finally, the program is dedicated to helping those individuals who want to continue learning and expand their knowledge, skills, and abilities beyond the master’s degree level. A Doctor of Management degree candidate must complete between 48 and 60 semester hours of coursework (depend- ing upon his or her prior field of study) beyond the master’s degree. Six to 18 semester hours are set aside for coursework devoted to developing breadth of knowledge in such areas as international management, technology and information systems, marketing, finance and economics, project manage- ment, and the behavioral sciences. Twenty-one semester hours, including 12 for the completion and defense of the dissertation, are dedicated to developing depth of knowledge in the chosen area of specialization. Eighteen semester hours are devoted to doctoral core seminars covering epistemology and critical thinking, systems and environment, doctoral research methods, technology and social systems design, leadership in the 21st century, and innovation and strategy for global competition. Three semester hours are devoted to a research methods course. Prior to carrying out and defending the dissertation, candidates must successfully

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complete a comprehensive examination. All degree require- ments must be completed within seven years of the start of the first seminar; all coursework and the comprehensive exams must be completed within four years.

Admission Requirements

In order to be eligible to apply to the DM degree program, an applicant must have a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with an overall GPA of 3.20 or better on a 4.00 scale. If the GPA in the master’s degree is below 3.50, the applicant must also submit scores for the GRE general test or the GMAT. The UMUC Graduate School reserves the right to request additional transcripts.

Admission to the DM degree program is competitive.

Therefore, meeting the above eligibility requirements does NOT guarantee admission.

For a complete list of the documents required to complete an application, please refer to the DM application form and “Instructions to the Applicant” in the DM application package.

Locations

Students should check the current graduate Schedule of Classes to determine when courses will be offered at specific locations.

Curriculum

The DM study program is individually designed for every student. The requirements for successfully completing the degree are divided into two complementary parts. The first part is made up of coursework components that support the general area of students’ research concentration. This part is structured to include a specialization area and an interdisciplinary area of breadth courses. The coursework culminates with the completion of a comprehensive

examination. The objective of this pre-dissertation stage is to provide students with the theoretical foundations and practices of the specialization and breadth fields of study and with a command of the relevant quantitative and/or qualitative methods of research and analysis. However, from the beginning of the study program, the student is encour- aged to start planning the dissertation proposal in terms of a specific topic of interest, reviewing the literature, and thinking about appropriate research methodologies. The second part of the study program is composed of original research and the presentation of research findings in a written dissertation of applied form. This part culminates in a dissertation defense. The objective of the dissertation stage is to have the student apply theoretical and practical knowledge and analytical methods to the resolution of a practical research problem. The research work should be original and contribute to the existing body of knowledge.

Coursework Requirements

A DM degree candidate must complete between 48 and 60 semester hours of coursework (depending upon the prior field of study) beyond the master’s degree.

Doctoral Core Seminars 18 credits

Covering epistemology and critical thinking, research methods, technology and social systems design, leadership in the twenty-first century, innovation and strategy for global competition, and sustainable development. There are two 9-hour seminars: DMGT 701 is taken at the beginning of program coursework and DMGT 702 is taken after other coursework is completed.

DMGT 701 9 credits

The Philosophy and Methods of Scholarly Inquiry. This seminar has three integrated modules:

■ Systems thinking and organizational management

■ Epistemology and research methods

■ Critical thinking and organization theory

DMGT 702 9 credits

Technological Innovation for Global Leadership. There are three integrated modules in this seminar:

■ Technology and social systems

■ Leadership in the information age

■ Innovation strategy for international competitiveness.

Breadth Courses 6–18 credits

These courses are in a number of areas that help to bring in the interdisciplinary perspective to complement the specialization area. They are selected to suit the background and study plan of each student from courses offered by participating departments of the Graduate School. A student must satisfy a breadth requirement in each of the following six areas. The choice of breadth course is worked out with a faculty advisor and should be taken only after admission to the program. The examples provided are merely illustrative.

■ International Management (example: IMAN 625)

■ Technology/Information Management (examples: TMAN 611; CSMN 601)

■ Economics/Finance (example: ADMN 631)

■ Marketing (examples: IMAN 640; ADMN 685; ECOM 620)

■ Project Management/Assessment (examples: TMAN 632/640)

Depending on the prior graduate educational background of the student, the total number of credit requirements of the “breadth courses” may vary between 6 and 18 credits.

Specialization Courses 9 credits

In any of the three areas of concentration:

■ International Operations

■ Organizational Processes

■ Technology and Information Systems

Participating departments offer special doctorate-level courses. Generally, the courses are on the cutting edge of the academic endeavor. A maximum of 6 credits may be taken from doctoral-level courses offered by other regionally accredited universities (with departmental approval).

Research Methods Course 3 credits

A student must complete one of the doctoral level research methods courses offered.

Comprehensive Examinations

Upon successful completion of all coursework, a student must demonstrate mastery of all the subjects covered by passing comprehensive examinations before advancing to the doctoral dissertation.

Dissertation Requirements 12 credits

A dissertation is required of each doctoral student as evidence of ability to perform scholarly research and to interpret and present research results. The candidate must

demonstrate a mastery of the special field of study and of the materials and techniques used in his/her research. As a unique feature of the Doctor of Management degree program, students are advised to make their dissertation research as applied and interdisciplinary as possible. At all stages of the dissertation research process, the student is encouraged to expand the boundaries of traditional thinking and scholarship, both in methodology and content.

Therefore, specific dissertation approaches and formats for a doctoral student are not limited to the model presented below. The general model, though, consists of the following:

■ Concept Paper for Relevant Audience—presenting a conceptual paper to top management of an organization or a special interest stakeholder’s group. The paper should include a synthesis of problem recognition, knowledge assessment, and a framework for research study presented in “lay person’s” terms.

■ Conference Paper for Professional Association— explaining the significance of the specific research question and knowledge assessment to a professional association or group of people who are interested in such a knowledge assessment. This would typically be a complete paper (commonly referred to as a “review paper”) to a gathering of more than 100 professionals, where papers are selected through a professional evalua- tion.

■ Publishable Paper for Relevant Journal—demonstrating the ability to capture and share new knowledge by preparing a publishable journal article or a publishable project report. This is the final paper that demonstrates the candidate’s contribution to the chosen knowledge area. The Dissertation Research Committee will use a well-publicized standard for determining the acceptabil- ity of the paper.

A complete dissertation will be the basis for the student’s final defense to be conducted by his/her Doctoral Research Committee. The final defense will consist of a public, oral presentation and defense of the dissertation.

Department Chair Brenda Conley [email protected] Program Directors Megan Hurley [email protected] Sabrina Marschall [email protected] Administrative Assistant Pat Musick [email protected] Phone: 301-985-7056