Excellent Teaching Award sharing by Prof. Chengwei Wang
- SKKGSB
- Hit7770
- 2019-12-06
Prof. Chengwei Wang comes from Shanghai, China, holding a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Tsinghua University and a doctoral degree in Finance from INSEAD. She joined SKK Graduate School of Business in August 2016. She received the SKK GSB Full-Time MBA Program Teaching Excellence Award in 2017 and also in 2018.
She shared her teaching experience at SKK GSB as following:
• Professors can be serious and, at the same time, fun. Teaching topics clearly with their storytelling or some short case exercises can make academic courses really interesting and sometimes unexpectedly so. It will make the students more like friends rather than just treating them as students.
• Trying to reduce our teaching information by using keywords and simple words can be more productive. Focus on one topic each time. In general, MBA students have diverse background and different understandings of various classes. Teaching here is not about showing what we know, but making sure everyone clearly understands what we are trying to deliver to them, which may be beneficial to them in future applications.
• Treat every student equally and always expect the best from each student. At the same time, do not expect too much from everyone. We should realize that no one is perfect in the world. Never leave any student feeling like their efforts have been wasted.
• Make the homework assignments and exams closely related to the in-class topics to check that everyone is on the same page. Also, try to review the knowledge and some tasks in class so that the students have more work-life balance in their spare time.
• Give some group research assignments related to the class for the students to learn creative ideas and make them learn from each other. Good students often cause a good professor.
Pranitha Divya Sri Gajula, a student from India of the class of 2021, said, "I love the way Professor Wang taught us, I learned the new knowledge of Managerial Economics with a lot of fun. There are so many interactive activities and world-wide cases in class, which increased my motivation and knowledge retention.
Michael G. Osborn, a student from the U.S., FMBA class of 2021, said, "One of the difficult parts of an MBA program, in general, is that the students come from a variety of disciplines and might lack a business foundation. Prof. Wang's class was incredibly effective because she did an exceptional job of using examples from a wide variety of areas to explain complex economic concepts, thus bridging the divide and including students who struggled conceptually."