OML 300: APPLIED RESEARCH METH MANAGE LEADER

This course provides the practical and theoretical knowledge that forms the decision-making process involved in the management and leadership of an organization. The course is designed to introduce the student to the scientific bases for decision-making including research methods and designs, qualitative and quantitative research, and descriptive and inferential statistics. The course focuses on the techniques of decision making, the issues involved in decision making, reporting the analytical processes undertaken, and the formal presentation of analysis and decision. In addition the course provides the student of leadership an introduction to the basic methods, techniques, and procedures of applied research. Emphasis will be placed on both quantitative and qualitative methods employed in conducting applied research projects. A minimal background in mathematics or statistics is recommended. An expected outcome of this course will be the preparation of the students’ organizational leadership research project proposal.