BUS80710 - Teaching and Consulting Practicum

(3 units)

This course is geared for teachers in the higher education arena and for consultants. The course will cover topics such as teaching foundations, including principles of lecturing and interactive teaching, learning styles and brain science, course preparation and learning objectives and assessment, testing and grading, feedback for continual improvement, lecture room issues and issues of student and time management. The course will teach students how to conduct organizational consulting focusing on problem solving using root cause analysis. Included in the course are a discussion of data analysis and an examination of qualitative and quantitative strategies. Students will also learn how to conduct an organizational analysis. The course will cover some important steps to consider when opening a consulting business, and how to attract and retain good paying accounts.