5 credits

In this course, students begin their journey to the domains of the scholar-practitioner as they examine what it means to earn a doctorate and become a Walden PhD. No organization can succeed without being led and managed, and students will graduate with a unique perspective on organizational success. This course prepares students for the journey that will take them from absorbing knowledge to becoming creators of knowledge. During this orientation course, students grapple with some of the biggest questions facing the management profession: How have the demands on management and leadership shifted with the digital age? What are the implications of a global, 24/7 world? How will the students, as scholar-practitioners, contribute to positive social change when they graduate? While engaging in these and other questions regarding the future of management, students are introduced to the full spectrum of Walden resources and are familiarized with academic support systems designed to foster their development as better critical thinkers and scholarly writers.