Denise Breckon
Professor, University of Maryland Global Campus
TEACHING
DBA 840
DBA 840 | Designing Evidence-Based Management Solutions
Prepare advice for an organization seeking management solutions to a specific problem. Analyze and evaluate organizational context, select appropriate management tools, and develop solutions. Employ project management methods, and collaborate effectively with the team face-to-face and online
DBA 850
DBA 850 | Producing Original Management Ideas that Influence: Publishing and Conferencing
Identify a management problem, create an evidence-based research approach to solve the problem, and execute it. Present results at a scholarly or practice conference, and submit written results in the form of a professional quality article to a scholarly or practice journal.
DBA 800
DBA 800 | Interpreting and Translating Management Theory in Practice
Evaluate management theories to explain organizational operations in relation to forces that act at the level of the individual, group, and society. Connect these explanations within practitioner systems, and analyze and associate management theories with practical management strategies.
DBA 860, 870, 880
DBA 860/870/880 | Dissertation Series
Construct a framework for investigating a relevant management problem and examine the scholarly literature that provides a credible and insightful explanation of the primary concepts and relationships surrounding the problem. Design an evidence-based research approach to investigate the dissertation management problem. Collect relevant data to answer the research question, and analyze and interpret the data to consider how they inform the research question. Formulate and explain the implications and value of the research findings for management practice, and make specific recommendations to improve management practice.