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The Implementation Of Eportfolios As A High Impact Practice In The Real Estate Practice Class, Yu Liu

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

I would like to implement the ePortfolio to my Fin 481 Real Estate Practice course. Real Estate Practice course introduces students to a broad spectrum of practical issues and activities in real estate markets. It provides the opportunity for the students to get an in-depth understanding of the real estate business. Subjects include Understand Real Estate Market; Math for Real Estate; Buying Real Estate, Mortgage, Escrow, Title Company, Inspection, Home Insurance Company; Selling Real Estate, Repairing, Brokerage, Staging; Comparative Market Analysis; Brokerage and Marketing Strategies; Investing in Real Estate Market, Debt Utilization; Flipping and Wholesaling; Construction Fundamentals; Legal Protection and …

Q2s Enhanced Pedagogy: Developing Critical Listening Skills In Business School Students To Enhance On-The-Job Performance, Matthew Habich

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

A common complaint heard from many business managers and executives is that while recent business school graduates are relatively well-equipped for the technical aspects of their jobs, they often lack critical communication-related skills, thus limiting their organizational effectiveness. This article describes feedback received from a group of Southern California business executives indicating that "active listening" is one of the most important of these communication skills - and one often lacking in recent business school graduates - and offers one classroom exercise that can be used to help students practice this critical communication skill.

Q2s Enhancing Pedagogy: Acue Module Reflections, Sharon Pierce

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

The Teaching Resource Center (TRC) collaborated with Association of Colleges and University Educators (ACUE) to deliver a course in effective teaching practices at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). The course provided a framework that covered five units that included designing an effective course and class and establishing a productive learning environment. The is a collection of ACUE implementation and reflection assignments.

2A: Leading the First Day of Class

2C: Connecting with Your Students

1E – Planning and Effective Class Session

Conducting Meetings, Writing Agendas, Drafting Minutes, Liliana Monteil-Doucette

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This is a two-day assignment which encourages students to consider a situation at work where employees are not following proper telephone answering etiquette. The situation could cause the business to lose customers. Therefore, students are instructed to research proper phone etiquette, then prepare an agenda to address the issues and provide guidelines on the correct way to answer phones.

On day two, students will hold a meeting discussing the points on their agenda, take notes, then write the minutes of the meeting.

The assignment walks them through the full process of problem solving, communicating with employees, and producing proper business …

Project Based Learning For Administrative Law, Ann M. Johnson

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This problem includes a case study of an incident (or crisis) that occurred and a regulation that was created by an administrative agency as a response. Students identify an agency and regulation and analyze agency action based on legal and media research.

Equal Employment Team Project, Jing Zhang

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

Equal employment opportunity (EEO) is a key chapter in any human resources management books. Unequal employment treatment is prevalent. In 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 554,000 calls and emails concerning potential discrimination claims. Since most students do not have unequal employment experience, it is critical to find some ways to allow students to see how others suffered from unequal employment treatment and think about how to avoid such behaviors. The team project encourages students to find EEO related cases and discuss the implications to the business in a presentation.

Project Based Learning Syllabus - Csusb Art Department Brand Identity Re-Design, Andrew Oakes

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

In this course and over the entire quarter you will be involved in a group project, which explores and aims to solve a real design and communication problem. As times have changed and the face of art and design has changed so has our perception of what art and design are, as well (and most importantly to you, “where do I fit in, and what skill sets will I need to be successful in this new creative workforce?) Three new studies show that the skills wanted by employers in the design related fields involve not only the hard skills like …