BUS80000A - Competency Practicum

(1.5 units)

This series of competency practicum courses requires a total of 9 units completed. The courses enable students to extend their major learning in content courses and gain applied and experiential learning. Students learn through practical application and implementation in applied settings of an internship (ground DBA only), client projector practical project. The Competency Practicum courses are run as a learning model of a community of learners and incorporates peer review and collaboration. Students will learn approaches for applying research, analysis, focusing on problem solving, and using root cause analysis. Included in the practicum courses is a module on extending literature search into a model for research, data collection strategy for their specific project, data analysis and an examination of qualitative and quantitative strategies. The course will also cover consulting practices as a field to apply research skills to clients and organizations. For each 1.5 units of practicum course, the ground DBA program students will need to spend 120-160 hours (minimum 15 hours per week) in a supervised applied engagement during the course.