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Leadership for Social and Ecological Sustainability (LeSES) is an elective course that connects concepts of social and ecological sustainability with those of organizational culture. It focuses on the systemic interrelations between such organizational capabilities as leadership, organizational culture, organizational change, and sustainability strategies. The focus of the knowledge area will be to integrate theoretical and practical understandings of organization strategy, leadership, and their implementation, emphasizing the importance of inclusive leadership. It will rely heavily on case studies to illustrate successes, failures, and the understanding that results from both. This knowledge area is addressed to those seeking to engage with the organizational implementation of the knowledge and practice of social and ecological sustainability.

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Social & Ecological Justice is a foundational course in the Human and Organizational Development doctoral program, designed to enable you to develop the competencies you need to recognize and integrate social an ecological justice — at the interpersonal, organizational, societal, and global levels — into your practice and scholarship. Students develop understandings of how social, economic, and ecological justice is defined and expressed in various societies. You will be challenged to analyze these concepts and consider actions that promote more just societies. Importantly, we will pay close attention to power and systemic sources of inequality throughout the semester.

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This seminar provides doctoral students who are preparing for the dissertation with an opportunity to learn about the dissertation research process while clarifying and developing their own research plans.

The seminar follows a structured sequence through the early stages of dissertation development. Students begin by clarifying a topic area and identifying a research problem within that area. From this foundation, they develop and refine a research question that can guide the study.
In alignment with the research question, students explore relevant scholarly literature and prior research, including literature that supports, challenges, or provides alternative perspectives on the topic. Students also begin to identify appropriate theoretical frameworks and research paradigms and consider how these inform their understanding of the research problem. The seminar then introduces the process of selecting a research methodology and research design appropriate to the research question.

Throughout the seminar, attention is given to the connections and alignment among these elements:
Topic → Research Problem → Research Question → Literature → Theoretical Framework → Research Methodology → Research Design

The seminar provides a structured process for developing these components and bringing them together into a coherent research plan. By the end of the term, students will integrate their work into a draft Concept Paper or preliminary Dissertation Proposal.

An important part of the seminar is learning through dialogue and feedback. Students will have opportunities to present developing ideas, raise questions, and receive feedback from fellow doctoral scholars and the faculty instructor at different stages of the process.

The seminar is intended to support exploration, clarification, and development of a viable dissertation research plan. It does not provide formal approval of a student's dissertation research. Formal review and approval of the dissertation proposal are the responsibility of the student's dissertation committee and the appropriate institutional review processes.

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