Special Teaching Leaves

2006-2007

Dr. David Green
Department of Political Science
CREATING NEW COURSES: RESEARCH AND DESIGN
Dr. Green will discuss researching and designing two new courses which he had never offered before. For a political fiction seminar he read over twenty novels and screened films to design a course syllabus and plan. For a course on international law and organization, he researched topics to be covered, surveyed possible texts, and wrote lectures for the course.

Dr. Andrew Forman
Department of Marketing and International Business
MARKETING IN THE PUBLIC AND NON-PROFIT SECTORS
Dr. Forman will discuss the development of a new course designed to reflect the increasing importance of marketing in the public and non-profit sectors. His presentation will give an overview of the rationale for the course, its stated objectives, and the teaching methods and tools that are being employed to achieve these objectives.

Dr. Rusty Moore
Department of Marketing and International Business
USING LEARNING OBJECTS IN A COLLABORATIVE CLASSROOM SETTING
Dr. Moore will demonstrate several types of classroom approaches in a collaborative setting using the Blackboard course management system. Learning objects used in marketing and international business courses are presented as illustrations. The objects focus on the export/import channel of distribution, developments in the foreign exchange markets, and international marketing entrepreneurship fostering sustainable development.