Any organization that wants to succeed in its field need an effective and efficient leader. And what better way to advance your career than by pursuing further studies. A good leader should never stop learning and if you’re one of these people already holding a master’s degree, you can enroll in a doctoral degree program such as the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership.

Northcentral University is offering this doctoral degree in an online learning format. This is ideal for professionals in the fields of education, corporate, government or community organizations. At least through an online learning education, they can pursue advanced studies at their own pace and time.

This organizational leadership specialization covers various courses. They are educational research methodology, conflict resolution and mediation, statistics in educational research, building organizational capacity, leadership for excellence, theory and practice of organizational leadership, ethical leadership, research design, leader as coach and qualitative methods.

The leadership course is an integral part of this doctoral degree program. It will train students in developing their coaching skills and will take up the theories such as on organizational development, humanistic psychology and dialogue and systems theory. Students will cover course readings, case analyses, field experience, personal reflection and observations.

Capacity building is another focus and this will be in the context of educational and leadership literature. Students will be trained in analyzing their own organization as a way to assess its internal and external capacity and review all aspects of the organization. They will also evaluate their own role in their organization.