XEED 01601 - Effective Teaching in Academic, Corporate and Government Settings

Credits: 3

This course provides students with an in-depth exploration of effective teaching practices in academic, corporate, and government settings. Students will gain a broad view of the role and function of teaching and oral presentation, as well as how to communicate effectively in these settings. Specifically, this course will introduce instructional methods and strategies, adult learning theory and implications for effective teaching, documenting and assessing student learning, and how to improve instruction in academic, corporate, and government settings. Several real-world scenarios will be discussed and simulated, including preparing academic courses and corporate training packages, assessing audience background and setting appropriate technical rigor and level, building classroom / meeting room / presentation room management skills,; effective strategies for delivering technical content at meetings and conferences, and answering audience questions that may be adversarial in nature. Students wishing to enroll in this course should have experienced evidence-based pedagogies in their prior coursework.

Prerequisite Courses: Minimum 18 s.h. at the graduate level OR enrolled in the PhD Engineering program
Course Attributes: GCAT, GRAD