TEACHING COMPETENCIES

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TEACHING COMPETENCIES: Leslie Albert, Ph.D.

Below is a summary of my teaching experience and interests, as well as student evaluations and comments.

Fundamentals of MIS (fall 2007)
Systems Analysis & Design (spring 2007)
Business Data Analysis with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) (fall 2006)
Introduction to MIS lab instructor (5 semesters)
Introduction to Programming (C) Teaching Assistant (spring 2004)
Systems Analysis and Design Teaching Assistant (spring 2005)
Database Application Systems Teaching Assistant (fall 2005)
My teaching interests include: Programming Languages, Systems Analysis Design and Database Management

Teaching Evaluations

The ratings below are from a section of the MIS 2113 labs during the fall 2005 semester and are on a 5 point scale where 1=strongly agree; 5 = strongly disagree.

Evaluation Questions	Personal Scores	Dept. Average
The course was well organized	1.467	1.812
The teacher made good use of examples and illustrations	1.333	1.938
The teacher stimulated class participation	2.000	2.426
The teacher encouraged questions and answered them effectively	1.467	1.973
The pace of the instruction was consistent with the difficulty of the subject	1.400	2.242
The teacher was available and helpful	1.133	1.819
The teacher gave useful and timely feedback on the results of assignments and exams	1.333	1.906
The teacher was enthusiastic about teaching the course	1.267	1.794
The teacher maintained a professional attitude and treated each student with respect	1.067	1.627
How do you rate this instructor overall	1.133	1.950
How do you rate this course overall	2.000	2.559
*Ratings are on a 5 point scale where 1=strongly agree; 5 = strongly disagree*

SOME STUDENT COMMENTS

These comments were taken directly from fall 2004 and fall 2005 course evaluations

“Ms. Albert was very helpful outside of class”
“I didn’t like MIS till I got in Leslie’s class. Now I love it.”
“I learned a lot, Thanks!”
“Leslie Albert showed enthusiasm and knowledge for this course. When difficult subjects were discussed, she made an extra effort to explain thoroughly”
“Leslie – you were the best TA ever!”
“She was always available to answer questions and answered them quicker than any other prof. I have ever had. I thought she was a great lab teacher”
“Leslie did a wonderful job teaching this course. She had the reputation of being the best TA. MIS is an extremely challenging course, but she made the lab side of it manageable. I would definitely recommend her”

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