Effective project management utilizes information and measurements to create a logical process that minimizes risk, aligns resources, and maximizes accountability. In light of this, the course will seek to optimize the education experience by focusing on how to measure and collect useful information that will assist a project manager in the creation, development, implementation, and evaluation of an efficient project management environment.

This course is the first of a two-course academic sequence designed to provide Master of Science in Leadership Studies students with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery in the field of leadership studies. This first course will focus on the development of rigorous independent scholarly research that will challenge and refine students' writing and research skills at the graduate level. The final product of the two courses will be a comprehensive research project focused on a chosen dimension of leadership. Throughout both courses, students will have weekly interaction with their instructor to discuss the progress of their projects and to seek additional guidance. Prerequisites: 30 MSLS credits.

In the second course of the capstone project two-course sequence, students will complete the research for their capstone project, which will culminate in the writing of a scholarly paper that clearly documents their research and reflects the integration of theory and practice through the interpretive lens of the Christian worldview. Students will present their findings in the form of an oral presentation and defense of the project's major conclusions and recommendations to faculty and peers at the end of the course. Prerequisite: MLS 653.