The idea of experiential learning is based on the simple idea so eloquently stated in the familiar quote from Confucius, "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." The best way to help students to truly understand concepts is to have them actually using the concepts in real world settings. The key to an experiential learning process is the active involvement of the students. They must be involved in shaping the process they will follow, guided not only by the concepts of the course, but also by their own personal knowledge and experiences they bring with them to the course. This paper discusses incorporating experiential learning in the Research and Analytical Skills for Decisions Making course in St. Catherine University's Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership (MAOL) program. The experiential learning is incorporated through a class research project spanning the length of the course. The students in the MAOL program must have at least two years of full-time work experience for admission so when students come to this course, they have a wealth of experience to draw upon. Although their experiences are not necessarily specifically related to doing research, they bring to the table experiences in working in organizations and in working collaboratively on projects. In addition, as the research project is related to the MAOL program, they also bring their own knowledge of the program into the experience. (Contains 1 footnote.)