In this assessment, you will develop your framework in the knowledge and scholar

Posted: September 18th, 2023

In this assessment, you will develop your framework in the knowledge and scholarly thinking domain. Reflect on your existing strengths as well as areas of potential growth to build the competencies you will need to be a successful DBA scholar-practitioner. The knowledge and scholarly thinking domain is a set of intellectual competencies that are designed to put you on the pathway to move from a consumer of learning for academic purposes to a critical, scholarly, strategic thinker who puts knowledge and scholarly thinking into professional practice. Company leaders expect DBA degree holders to be able to make time-sensitive, critical decisions using creative and critical thinking.
In this assessment you will begin developing your framework by looking at the Knowledge and Scholarly Thinking domain. This domain is a set of intellectual competencies that put the scholar-practitioner on the pathway to move from a consumer of learning for academic purposes to a critical, scholarly, strategic thinker who puts knowledge and theory into professional practice. Consider that scholarly thinking involves conceptualization, judgment, synthetic reasoning, creativity, innovativeness, a visionary mindset, problem solving, critical thinking, and the ability to accept and respond to professional critique. As you begin your DBA journey, reflect on your existing strengths as well as areas of potential growth to build the competencies needed to be a successful DBA scholar-practitioner. Company leaders expect DBA degree holders to be able to make time-sensitive, critical decisions using creative and critical thinking. You will need to be aware of your personal and professional strengths and weaknesses, using your strengths to improve the areas of weakness. Furthermore, you will need to possess the ability to learn new business concepts and accomplish significant goals to meet the demands of employers of DBA graduates.
After an initial personal and professional assessment of existing competencies, select from the subdomains below to build your professional development framework. You may also create your own subdomains, if you wish. The subdomains reflect competencies you will need to identify, research, and solve business problems.
Some subdomains of the Knowledge and Scholarly Thinking domain are:
Critical thinking.
Ontological Humility.
Assumption-related decision-making.
Cognition and Reflection.
Creativity and Innovation.
Personal Branding.