Carolyn F. Holton Teaching

Carolyn F. Holton

Teaching Approach and Experience

I seek to deliver skills in addition to knowledge in every course, while stimulating interest in the subject matter. To date, I have drawn on extensive global technology management experience to teach global information systems, information systems in organizations, electronic commerce, data communications, and research methods and statistics, along with management courses including business leadership and ethics, business communications, and managing diversity. I have taught traditional students as well as managers, and I am comfortable working with executives.

EVALUATIONS
I am providing Fall 2007 evaluations as evidence of teaching excellence under exceptional circumstances. During the semester, I taught three different courses, two of them new preps; conducted a longitudinal experiment culminating in 86 one-on-one interviews with substantial administrative overhead; collected longitudinal survey data for another study; submitted one new paper as first author; submitted a revise and resubmit as first author; and presented my dissertation at the ICIS doctoral consortium. The ratings are on a five point scale.

	Data comms	Global IS	E-commerce	COB Average
Description of course objectives	4.7	4.3	4.2	4.2
Communication of ideas and information	4.6	4.4	4.2	4.1
Expression of expectations for performance	4.8	4.5	4.4	4.2
Availability to assist students	5.0	4.5	4.7	4.2
Respect and concern for students	5.0	4.4	4.6	4.3
Stimulation of interest	4.9	4.4	3.9	4.1
Facilitation of learning	4.8	4.5	4.2	4.1
Overall assessment	4.9	4.5	4.4	4.2

Write-in student comments are also available: http://coba.usf.edu/holton/fa07evals.pdf

INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
University of South Florida, Tampa and Lakeland, Florida

Global Information Systems
An upper-level elective undergraduate course that attracts students from throughout the business school. Addresses technical, managerial, governmental, and cultural issues. Includes both theoretical and practical information. Uses case analysis and virtual team experiences.

Electronic Commerce
An undergraduate elective course that provides students with a basic foundation for making decisions to establish and operate an electronic commerce operation. Addresses business models, web site creation, payment systems, security, privacy, marketing and other topics. Uses web site analysis, design, and marketing activities, among others.

Business Data Communications
A required undergraduate course for information systems majors that addresses both technological and managerial aspects of data communications. Introduces students to the TCP/IP stack and issues in network design and security. Uses network traffic analysis, cases, and other exercises.

Information Systems in Organizations
An introductory undergraduate course for both information systems majors and non-majors. Includes theoretical and practical information, along with Access and Excel software projects. I teach this course with an eye towards recruiting students into the major, emphasizing the power of information systems and both local and national career prospects in the field.

2005-present
Visiting instructor (2007-present)

MANAGEMENT COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Warner Southern College, Lake Wales, Florida

Research methods and statistics
A required undergraduate course that gives practice in designing research projects and interpreting academic research.

Business leadership and ethics
A required undergraduate course for organizational management majors that addresses major management theories and provides extensive practice with a framework for ethical analysis and decision-making.

Business communications
An undergraduate course that addresses both theory and practices for successful business communications.

Managing diversity
An undergraduate course providing theory and tools for managing a diverse workforce with emphasis on the roles of personality, communications, culture and conflict resolution.

2001-2003
Adjunct professor