Teaching Philosophy

I view every student as a gifted individual with unique skills and perspectives. Guided by my personal teaching philosophy, I see myself as a motivator and facilitator who helps each student reach their full potential while meeting the learning objectives of the course.

To achieve this, I create an engaging and meaningful learning experience by using a variety of teaching tools—such as case studies, guest speakers, and reflective writing based on course-related videos or films—alongside traditional lectures and class discussions.

Courses

• POLS 3030: Introduction to Public Administration
  The course serves as a conceptual foundation for understanding the field of Public Administration and highlighting key concepts in public service delivery, public policy formulation, policy implementation, and policy evaluation.

• POLS 3330: Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector
  The course serves as a conceptual foundation for understanding the field of nonprofit organizations, civil society, or the philanthropic sector and its role in local and global communities.

• POLS 4330/5330: Nonprofit Administration
  The course aims at developing management and problem-solving skills, and to become better-informed board members, volunteers, donors, or collaborating with a nonprofit organization in the future career.

• POLS 4340/5800: Nonprofit Management & Leadership
  The course provides students with hands-on experience to familiarize themselves with resource generation for nonprofits by actively fundraising and using the donations to give as grant(s) to local nonprofits.

• POLS 4600/5600: Politics & Issues of World Development
  The course seeks to understand the process of economic, social, and political development in the States traditionally considered as developing countries also referred to as low- or middle-income countries.

• POLS 6280: Government Budget and Fiscal Policy (MPA)
  This course provides an overview of public finance, budgeting, and fiscal decision-making in the public and nonprofit sectors. The course covers key topics in public finance and budgeting and aims to provide students an opportunity to learn some essential skills for financial analysis, which are central to becoming good managers.