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Doctoral Dissertation Progress, Larry Starr, Phd
Doctoral Dissertation Progress, Larry Starr, Phd
School of Business Faculty Papers
Writing a doctoral dissertation in the Thomas Jefferson University School of Business is conceived to be a complicated but linear and sequential endeavor within a well-structured and orderly context. The implication of this is that progress is made by completing a list of measurable goals based on the structure of a dissertation such as a literature review or description of research methodology. These goals are listed by doctoral candidates at the start of each semester in which writing takes place, then assessed by the faculty advisor at the end. According to the Graduate Student Handbook, failure to meet the goals …
Emergency And Disaster Management Requires Complex Systems Thinking And Practices, Larry M. Starr, Phd
Emergency And Disaster Management Requires Complex Systems Thinking And Practices, Larry M. Starr, Phd
School of Business Faculty Papers
There are two broad classes of challenges (problems and opportunities) that may be addressed by educators in the academic and practice domain of Emergency and Disaster Management (EDM). Graduate education programs should acknowledge both kinds when formulating and presenting curricula and courses. However, the conventional approach is to treat all problems as part of a single type as if there is a one-size-fits-all premise underpinning how to think about, frame, decide, respond, and follow-up to EDM problems. I argue that a second conceptualization of EDM challenges should be formally acknowledged and added. I also argue that to adequately appreciate the …