DBA 8122: How People Learn
3 credits
Only open to DBA students
This course explores the theory and practice of how people learn, process new ideas, and develop new skills. As students pursue their doctoral research, knowing how others learn is essential if one wants their ideas to flourish in others’ minds and actions. Additionally, studying the theory and practice of learning will help students get out of their learning comfort zone as they seek to learn in new ways and expand their understanding of becoming a scholar practitioner. This course will combine a look at the leading educational and motivational theorists and how their insights compare to what one can learn when interviewing a wide range of learners from different fields with varying modes of formal and information education. Conducting research that doesn’t go anywhere is a purely academic endeavor. Conducting research for impact and inspiration is what being a scholar/practitioner is all about.