PhD Standards

Below, all PhD standards for the program are reviewed along with the courses they align with. Further, a course alignment document has been created to designate my artifacts with the course standards.

Course Alignment


Standard 1: Promote a visionary mindset, and continuously develop, advocate for, and enact a mission, and core values that are shared and supported by organizational stakeholders. 

  • ADS 710: Dr. John McKenna  
  • ADS 730: Dr. John McKenna
  • ADS 740: Dr. Robert Smith
  • ADS 760: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley

Standard 2: Advocate for, nurture, and sustain a creative and caring culture consistent with the mission of the organization and embracing of equity, diversity and inclusion.

  • ADS 710: Dr. John McKenna
  • ADS 720: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 740: Dr. Robert Smith 
  • ADS 750: Dr. Walter Polka & Dr. Sushma Marwaha
  • ADS 760: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 805: Dr. Hussien Kelil
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley

Standard 3: Cooperatively, comprehensively, and effectively manage the people, resources, and ideas of their organizational context, while embracing flexibility and adaptability.

  • ADS 710: Dr. John McKenna 
  • ADS 730: Dr. John McKenna
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley

Standard 4: Assess organizational quality and make decisions to positively impact the organization informed by sound data analysis and evidence following accepted research methods and practices.

  • ADS 720: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 807: Dr. Yonghong Tong
  • ADS 810: Dr. Walter Polka
  • ADS 830: Dr. Lori Quigley
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley
  • ADS 850: TBD

Standard 5: Model integrity, fairness, equity and ethical purpose while also personifying optimism, perseverance, self-efficacy, and composure.

  • ADS 760: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 805: Dr. Hussien Kelil
  • ADS 810: Dr. Walter Polka
  • ADS 820: Dr. Chang Huh
  • ADS 830: Dr. Lori Quigley
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley
  • ADS 850: TBD

Standard 6: Appreciate, respond to, and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts through their research, analysis, and evaluation of procedures and policies and empower others to join in the process with them.

  • ADS 720: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 730: Dr. John McKenna
  • ADS 740: Dr. Mike Smith 
  • ADS 760: Dr. Roberto Leone
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 807: Dr. Yonghong Tong
  • ADS 830: Dr. Lori Quigley
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley

Standard 7: Use current technologies to improve and enrich their practice and the work of the organization. 

  • ADS 740: Dr. Robert Smith 
  • ADS 770: Dr. Daniel Tompkins
  • ADS 807: Dr. Yonghong Tong
  • ADS 810: Dr. Walter Polka
  • ADS 820: Dr. Chang Huh
  • ADS 830: Dr. Lori Quigley
  • ADS 840: Dr. Lori Quigley