Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies Orientation:

1. Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies Orientation: What Students Need to Know

2. Communications • Students are encouraged to enroll for ZagAlert • Zagmail is the email method used by the university--once a zagmail address is assigned it is maintained forever • Zagmail can be routed to most email programs, if you cannot figure out how to do this yourself go to the Help Desk • DPLS students are required to enroll on Listserv

3. Graduation Requirement (60 credits) • Core Courses: • Organization Theory DPLS 700 (3 credits) • Leadership Theory DPLS 701 (3 credits) • Global Issues and Policy Analysis DPLS 703 (3 credits) • Principles of Research DPLS 720 (3 credits) • Two Ethics Courses (4 credits) • Candidacy Acceptance (0 credits) • Research Courses: • Scholarship and Dissertation DPLS 728 (3 credits) • Proposal Seminar DPLS 730 (3 credits) • Quantitative Data Analysis DPLS 722 (3 credits) • Qualitative Research Theory and Design DPLS 723 (3 credits) • Elective Courses (24 credit minimum) • Dissertation: • Proposal Defense DPLS 735 (1 credit) • Dissertation DPLS 736 (5 credit minimum)

4. Use of the Andragogical Model • Students have the desire to learn and are therefore self-directed. • Students’ need to learn is based on a rich reservoir of experience they want to understand and integrate. • Students have a life-, task-, or problem-centered orientation in contrast to a subject-matter orientation. • Students are motivated to learn due to internal or intrinsic factors as opposed to external or extrinsic forces. ( Knowles, 1984)

5. What to expect • Each professor employs her/his own in-depth background, education, and special interest area to help students view topics in new ways. • The course syllabus provides information about assignments and requirements of the course. A syllabus can change one or more times during the semester. • Students may be asked to complete as much as 500 pages of pre-class reading for a course session. • Students may be asked to write up to 40 scholarly pages as well as make oral presentations.

6. Enrollment Rules • Re-admission is required if you do not register for and complete credits during a minimum of one in every four consecutive semesters--includes Summer sessions • Class sizes are limited to fifteen with the exceptions of DPLS 728 (10) and DPLS 730 (8) • Instructors may grant one exception to the limit, but this is discouraged by the department • Classes may be cancelled if there are not five registered students

7. Attendance Rules • Absences are felt by fellow students and instructors, so they must be justified. • Instructors grant an excused absence only before the session. • Missing more than 2 classes (excused or not) is subject to an automatic unofficial withdrawal.

8. Rules of Etiquette • Tardiness • Considered to be a rudeness to fellow students, may result in a lower grade • Diversity • Everyone is equal • Differences are celebrated • Discrimination and intolerance are inexcusable • Students encountering diversity issues are asked to address them. The faculty and school will provide any assistance needed.

9. Program Coordinator Marnie Broughton Job: • Record keeping • Process advisor from admission through graduation • Gate keeping

10. Faculty Advise and Guidance • Pre-candidacy Adviser • Candidacy Reader(s) • Dissertation Chair • Dissertation Committee

11. Faculty Accessibility • Students must prearrange appointments to meet with faculty members in person, by phone, or Skype. • To allow faculty members time to meet academic obligations the faculty is not available to meet with students, read Candidacy Papers or Proposals, or work with students on Dissertations during scheduled between-semester breaks—roughly: • May to mid-June. • August. • December.

12. Pre-candidacy Adviser • Assigned by the program coordinator. • Provides academic planning assistance and mentorship until the student achieves candidacy and elects a dissertation chairperson. • Serves as candidacy first reader. • Assists with choosing a chair and forming a committee until a dissertation chair is chosen. • Changes are made only at the discretion of the department . Students may initiate a review by submitting a petition justifying a change.

13. Candidacy Readers • First Reader • Determines acceptability of candidacy application • Accepts first draft • TBD: Chooses second reader • Coordinates communications between reader(s) & author • Approves satisfaction of candidacy • Second Reader • Peer review of content • Makes editorial recommendations • Recommends acceptance/rejection of the submission • Third Reader • Appointed by department if third submission is required • Provide additional coaching to students • Recommends acceptance/rejection of the submission

14. Dissertation Chair • Past or present faculty member • Advises, encourages, and counsels • Guides the student in the dissertation writing • Recommends research and resources • Recommends: edits, rework, refocusing, expansions, deletions, etc. • Approves drafts • Chairs and assists student with the dissertation committee • Tracks student progress

15. Dissertation Committee • Provides subject matter expertise and scholarly writing guidance • Consists of a core faculty member chair and two or more advisers of which one is a past or present core faculty member • Active when the proposal is ready for defense and when the dissertation is submitted for signoff • Works with students with intermediation by the Chair • Approves the dissertation proposal • Approves the dissertation submission

16. Milestones • Candidacy • Prosem Completion • Dissertation Defense • Dissertation • Graduation

17. Candidacy • Experience researching and writing a publishable scholarly work. • Experience the process of submitting work for peer reviewed publication. • Experience working with advisers in preparing a scholarly work. • Demonstrate a capacity to meet the dissertation requirement.

18. Candidacy Eligibility Rules • Complete core courses: • 700 Leadership Theory • 701 Organizational Theory • 703 Global Issues and Policy Analysis • 720 Principles of Research • APPLY for Candidacy by the time you have 22 credits and complete before you exceed 30 credits – registration for courses will be restricted until these requirements are met

19. Candidacy Paper Synopsis 1. Proposed title. 2. Proposed purpose of the paper. 3. Explicit statement on how the paper aligns with Program curriculum 4. Description of how the student plans to organize the paper such as the main sections or outline. 5. A peer-reviewed journal where the student plans to submit the paper for publication.

20. Candidacy Paper Constraints • Not exceed 20 pages – excluding title page, abstract, table of contents, indexing, and supporting data—if needed. • APA 6 format • First draft submitted within 90 days from application acceptance • Second/third draft—if required—is due 60 days after request • No more than three submissions

21. Candidacy Penalties Registration can be restricted if: • Application is not made on or before reaching 22 earned credits • Three core classes are not completed before reaching 20 earned credits • Candidacy is not completed by the time 28 credits are earned • Drafts are not submitted within deadlines

22. Candidacy Penalties • If the second submission is not acceptable, a third reader will be appointed to work with the student on a third submission. • If the student does not have a 3.0 (or better) GPA by reaching Candidacy the student will be separated from the PhD program. • If candidacy paper is not accepted after three submissions, the student may be eligible for certification, but will be separated from the PhD program.

23. DPLS 730 Proposal Seminar Prosem • Students apply - Program Coordinator registers • Eligibility • Candidacy status • Completion of DPLS 728 Scholarship and Dissertation • Preliminary of chapters 1, 2, & 3 approved by dissertation chair (or DPLS 728 instructor) • Acceptance by the instructor • Factors affecting acceptance by the instructor • Number of students seeking enrollment – limit 8 • Completion of 4 credits (two courses) in ethics and/or 6 research credits • Quality of the submitted preliminary chapters

24. Grading Practice Each professor has his/her own philosophy in grading. In general, the philosophy is that of most graduate programs. A letter grade of B reflects minimal/substandard but passing work. Grades below “A” may be given for such things as little or no contributions to the class discussions, lack of regard for quality, failure to meet presentation or written work requirements, and/or failure to meet written work due dates.

25. Incomplete I - Incomplete: Given when a student with a legitimate reason (as determined by the instructor) does not complete required work within the semester. Whenever an “I” grade has been assigned, it becomes part of the permanent record. The instructor notifies the Registrar’s Office, lists the missing material, and may provide a provisional grade to be issued thirty (30) calendar days into the following Fall or Spring semester. If a provisional grade (e.g., “I/B”) has not been provided the “I” grade becomes an “I/F”. Requests for a date extension beyond the published date for reasons of hardship must be approved through the appropriate Dean’s Office.

26. IP Grade IP - in Progress: used for courses such as Research, Comprehensive, Thesis, Dissertation and Proposal Seminar (DPLS 730-736) due to the need for more than a semester to complete the course work. Instructors must indicate the deadline for completion of the work with the Registrar’s Office. If no grade is submitted by the end of the following semester, an “IP” automatically becomes a “W” (unofficial withdrawal). Students must initiate a request for time extension beyond the deadline by contacting the instructor. Time should be allotted for the instructor to obtain signatures from the dean of the school and the Academic Vice President. Once the course is complete and graded, the instructor will file a Change of Grade form with the Registrar’s Office.

27. S/NS Grades S/NS - Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory: Certain courses are designated by the department for this grading. This is not a grading option that students choose. An “S” grade means credits earned are counted toward graduation, but does not affect the GPA. An “NS” grade has the same effect as an “F” (Fail) on the GPA.

28. Other Grades • RD - Report of Grade Delayed: If an instructor fails to assign a grade for a course and the grade entry is left blank, the Registrar’s Office will assign an “RD” and remains a part of the student record until the earned grade, with the Dean’s signature, has been received by the Registrar’s Office. • V - Unofficial Withdrawal: Grade given to students who have not met class attendance or participation requirements of the course. • W - Official Withdrawal: Not included as credits attempted or earned in calculation of GPA.

29. Pass/Fail Option • Pass/Fail (P/F): Only elective courses are eligible. • Grading option is student initiated by filing the appropriate request paperwork in the Registrar's Office before the drop/add registration period closes. • Instructors are not informed of the student choice to elect Pass/Fail. Letter grades assigned by instructors that are “B” or higher are converted to “P” grades at the end of the semester and grades of “B-” or below are converted to “F” grades. • The “P” grade does not calculate into the grade-point average, BUT an “F” (fail) grade affects the cumulative GPA as a standard “F” grade.

30. Individualized Study Individualized studies, external doctoral courses, or directed readings, are approved only for academic reasons and are limited to doctoral students in good academic standing who have completed at least twelve credits of work toward their degree. Students are limited to 12 credits of individualized study.

31. Applying for Individualized Study Students should obtain consent of the Department Chair and their adviser (pre-candidacy or dissertation chair) prior to asking a university faculty member to direct an individualized study. After a faculty member has agreed to direct the study, the student applies for the individualized study using an Individualized Study Request Form. There must be more than one authorizing faculty signature on the application.

32. Fees: Insurance To ensure that students have adequate medical coverage, all registered students are automatically enrolled in a Student Accidental Injury Insurance Plan. The purpose of this plan is to cover accidental injuries or medical expenses that may not be covered by the student's primary insurance coverage that may be treated at the Student Health Center other local provider. The plan covers basic medical expenses at 80% with no deductible. It also provides an accidental death and dismemberment coverage and travel assistance services for students who travel 100 miles or more from their home. The annual maximum benefit is $5,000.

33. Fees: Technology • Covers Wifi, Zagweb, Zagmail, Help Desk, and library services • Scale-based on part or full-time attendance.

34. Computers and Software • Students provide their own computers & software. • Desktop computers are available in the library and labs. • A limited number of laptop computers may be borrowed from the library. • Wifi is available to students with valid ids and passwords. • Microsoft Office 2010 and Acrobat Reader are the only department software requirements.