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Ph.D. Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes: Business Management Track

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Knowledge and Understanding: K1 Provide evidence of depth and range of relevant scholarly knowledge in management.
Knowledge and Understanding: K2 Assess and analyze the theoretical underpinnings of classic and current academic research at the leading edge of management practice.
Knowledge and Understanding: K3 Leverage approaches to research tasks and problems using appropriate research methods and tools.
Skills: S1 Analyze and synthesize complex and possibly conflicting ideas in order to redefine knowledge in their area of management.
Skills: S2 Develop a self-directed scholarly focus that integrates recognition, critical evaluation and articulation of the key components of a meaningful topic in Management.
Skills: S3 Demonstrate the ability to disseminate knowledge and communicate the results of their research in a clear and effective manner.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility: V1 Become autonomous in managing their own learning, research and publication of scholarly articles in support of self-directed scholarship.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility: V2 Collaborate in formulating research outcomes ethically in a collaborative environment.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility: V3 Illustrate academic scholarship with scientific evidence in a convincing manner.

Program Learning Outcomes: Finance Track

Category Description
Knowledge and Understanding: K1 Provide evidence of depth and range of relevant scholarly knowledge in Finance.
Knowledge and Understanding: K2 Analyze the theoretical underpinnings of classic and current academic research at the leading edge of financial management practice.
Knowledge and Understanding: K3 Classify approaches to research tasks and problems using appropriate research methods and tools.
Skills: S1 Analyze and synthesize complex and possibly conflicting ideas in order to redefine knowledge in their area of finance.
Skills: S2 Develop a scholarly focus that integrates recognition, critical evaluation and articulation of the key components of a meaningful topic in finance.
Skills: S3 Demonstrate the ability to disseminate knowledge and communicate the results of their research in a clear and effective manner.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility: V1 Become autonomous in managing their own learning, research and publication of scholarly articles in support of self-directed scholarship.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility: V2 Collaborate in formulating research outcomes ethically in a collaborative environment.
Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility: V3 Illustrate academic scholarship with scientific evidence in a convincing manner.