| Course Code | Name | Course Description |
| PM7000-8 | Project Procurement Management | Doctoral Learners will examine strategies and materials necessary for the project team to perform their mission. This final assessment will incorporate contract management and the change control processes required to administer contracts or purchase orders. |
| BTM8102-8 | Business Research Methodology | This Doctoral level course provides students with an overview of the research process, and an opportunity to learn about business research methodology and the components of a dissertation. The course will also provide the student with the opportunity to identify and develop a research topic, define a research problem, describe the purpose of the research study, and establish associated research question(s). The student will prepare a Topic Paper and a preliminary annotated bibliography for the dissertation topic in the Signature Assignment. |
| PM7004-8 | Project Risk Management | This doctoral course examines project risk management planning strategies. Learners will identify, analyze, and suggest responses to processes regarding monitoring and control. Learners will be evaluated on response to discussion questions, subject matter related to the activity and evaluated based on written research papers. |
| BTM8103-8 | Research Design | In this course, the student acquires the basic skills necessary for the interpretation and application of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research. The student will examine the formal research process carefully, with an emphasis on practical applications and skill development. Critical concepts and principles intrinsic to research paradigms, study designs, and methods of inquiry are presented to empower the student’s ability to formulate and respond to research questions. The resources listed below from the Northcentral University Dissertation Center are critical resources throughout the whole research process – students are highly encouraged to become deeply familiar with the resources from the Northcentral University Dissertation Center. |
| PM7008-8 | Project Monitoring and Control | In this course the doctoral Learner will explore the components of project monitoring and control measures to identify variances from the project plan. Corrective actions will be formulated in a final assessment project. Learners will be evaluated on response to discussion questions, subject matter related to the activity and evaluated based on written research papers. |
| BTM8108-8 | Qualitative Research Design | This course is an examination of qualitative methods for studying human behavior including grounded theory, narrative analysis, ethnography, mixed methods, and case studies. |
| PM7012-8 | Multiple Project Management | This doctoral course provides strategies from industries responsible for management of multiple projects. Learners will utilize multi-project management tools, techniques and methods need to successfully manage allocated resources across various projects. Learners will be evaluated on response to discussion questions, subject matter related to the activity and evaluated based on written research papers. |
| BTM8107-8 | Statistics II | This course is an advanced examination of statistical analyses commonly used for research in business. It prepares the doctoral student with the skills required to plan, conduct (using SPSS), report, and interpret quantitative statistical analyses. Topics include: basic statistical knowledge, probability theory, exploratory date analysis, assumptions for statistical tests, parametric and nonparametric tests. Specific analyses include: correlation, regression (simple, multiple, and logistic), basic ANOVA and advanced ANOVA techniques. |
| PM7016-8 | Managerial Budgets and Project Management | Earned Value is the accurate measurement of the authorized work physically accomplished plus management's budget for the completed work. This course presents the Earned Value technique which has been around for decades. It is discussed in this course as an effective technique to manage projects. |
| BTM8106-8 | Quantitative Research Design | This course provides students with the skills essential for designing experimental, quasi-experiment, and survey studies; analyzing the data collected in these studies, and interpreting the results of data analyses. Students will explore designs and statistical techniques to use with their envisioned dissertation research. |
| BTM8109-8 | Planning Dissertation Research in Business | Students in this course will begin the process of writing a dissertation for a research or professional doctorate. The course will address the University dissertation process and aids to successfully complete a dissertation, including self-care and time management. |
