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apply to the SMWC Institutional Review Board in preparation of approval to conduct their research. Students will be required to participate in several virtual meetings to work with their dissertation committee. Prerequisite required includes successful completion of GL 897. This course requires the student to work independently, yet in collaboration with their dissertation committee chair and program mentor, to conduct their research and culminate the results and conclusions toward completion of the dissertation. The SMWC Dissertation Handbook will be used as the student’s guide while they produce a final, written dissertation and create a visual and oral presentation for their defense of the dissertation to their committee (with the possibility of a larger audience). This course may be repeated by the student (2 times). Students who need more time, must submit a timeline and receive approval by their committee chair and administration. Prerequisite required includes successful completion of GL 897 and GL 898. Dissertation course fee of $300 (one-time fee) applies. This course prepares students to collect, prepare, describe, analyze, interpret, and present data. Advanced statistical tools are used to augment decision-making and determine risk. Topics include hypothesis testing, regression, probability, forecasting, and other topics relevant to student research. Students will learn how to effectively use data and statistical methods. Students also learn the best way to write reports that communicate interpretation in a meaningful way. This course will introduce students to the comparative merits of various financial and non- financial metrics of organizational performance on which leaders might rely for feedback. It will also introduce several decision-making approaches and models that could be employed to develop a strategy or take action based on one or more performance metrics,

GL-899

1 Credit Hour

Dissertation Defense

GL-881

3 Credit Hours

Advanced Data Analysis and Interpretation

GL-882

3 Credit Hours

Managing Organizational Performance & Accountability

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College | Ph.D. in Global Leadership Student Handbook Updated 10/06/21