Karen Swenson Hallows, Ph.D. Teaching Vita

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1 Karen Swenson Hallows, Ph.D. Teaching Vita Office Address: School of Management, George Mason University, MSN 5F5 224 Enterprise Hall, Fairfax, VA Office Phone: EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Economics and Finance, 1988 Concentrations: Economics of Education, Economic Education, Labor Economics, Investments University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Master of Arts in Teaching Economics, 1984 Concentrations: Economics and Economic Education Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Bachelor of Science in Social Studies Education, 1973 Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri, Cum Laude ACADEMIC/TEACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor, George Mason University, School of Management, Fairfax, Virginia (January present). Teach courses in Finance and Managerial Economics. Academic Director, Executive MBA Program, GMU, SOM, (July 25, 2008 present). I teach in the SOM and handle all academic aspects of the EMBA program including curriculum, faculty, student issues, and global. I was the Executive Director, EMBA Program, GMU ( ). Assistant Professor of Finance ( ), American University, Washington, DC. Taught two large lecture courses in undergraduate financial management each semester for three semesters. Associate Professor of Business Administration ( ), Averett College, Northern Virginia Campus, Vienna, Virginia. Taught MBA level finance and economics courses plus developed curriculum. Adjunct Faculty Member, MBA Program ( ), George Washington University (Washington, DC) and Florida Institute of Technology (Alexandria, Virginia.) Taught in the MBA Programs. Assistant Professor Economics and Director, Center for Economic Education ( ) and President, Missouri Council on Economic Education ( ). University of Missouri-Columbia. Taught economics courses and managed the Center and Council. Additional Teaching Appointments MBA Facilitator and Professor (January 2007) Washington Campus Business & Public Policy Program, Washington, DC. Facilitator & professor for week-long program for 70 MBA students from around the country. Capitol Hill Campus Fellow ( ), Mercatus Center, George Mason University. Conducted several financial education seminars for Legislative Assistants on Capitol Hill. Academic Director and Faculty Member ( ), Ford Fellows Program for Business Journalists, University of Missouri. Three-week institute for business writers and editors. Recruited faculty to teach in the program and taught the microeconomics, mathematics review, and Wall Street Journal sessions. Case Writer in Finance & International Finance ( ), Prentice-Hall Learning on the Internet Program (PHLIP), Active Learning Technologies. Wrote 48 cases on current events and Internet activities in Karen Hallows Teaching Vita Page 1

2 finance, which were published by Prentice Hall on their instructional website. Honors, Awards, and Grants Received Related to Teaching Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teacher of the Year Award. AY , School of Management, awarded by the School of Management Awards Committee, October 4, Outstanding Master of Technology Management Professor of the Year. AY , School of Management, received at Honors Convocation on May 18, Named EMBA faculty member who had the most impact on his learning by the outstanding EMBA student graduating in 2007 and named Master of Technology Management faculty member who had the most impact on his learning by the outstanding MSTM student graduating in Received both awards at the Honors Convocation on May 18, Received $3000 grant from the Provost s Office at George Mason University to develop, research, and analyze the undergraduate financial management WebCT course, TEACHING-RELATED PRESENTATIONS at Academic Conferences Hallows, K. (2008). Evaluating the Instructional Methodology Focus for Teaching the Introductory Finance Course. Paper presented at Financial Education Association Conference, September, Hilton Head, S. Carolina. Hinton, R. & Hallows, K. (2008). Powering the Brand: Emotional and Social Capital in Learning, Paper presented at the Executive MBA Council Annual Conference, October 2008, Chicago, Illinois. Marks, M., Wolf, P. and Hallows, K. (2008) Short Term Study Abroad Programs for Graduate Business Students. Paper presented at Academy of Management Meeting, August 2008, Anaheim, California. Beach, D., Hallows, K., and O Brien, A. (2002). An Evaluation of a Writing Intensive Business Course. Paper presented at Writing Across the Curriculum National Conference, March 2002, Houston, Texas. Hallows, K. (2000). Evaluation of an On-Line Course (WebCT) in Finance. Paper presented at the American Economic Association Meeting, January 2000, Boston, Massachusetts. Hallows, K. (1998). An Analysis of Business Journalist Understanding of Economics, Finance, & Accounting. Paper presented at the Western Economic Association Meeting, July 1997, Seattle, Washington and at the National Council on Economic Education Conference, Wash. D.C., October TEACHING-RELATED PRESENTATIONS to the GMU Community Marks, M., Hallows, K., & Wolf, P. (2008). Engaging Students for Cultural Involvement in Global Communities, Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop, GMU, September 30, Hallows, K. (2006). Effective Use of Course Materials from Publishers. Excellence in Teaching Faculty Showcase. Instructional Resource Center, GMU, April 7, Hallows, K. (2002). Web-Assisted Assessment. Excellence in Teaching Faculty Showcase, Instructional Resource Center, GMU, April 4, TEACHING-RELATED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS Hallows, K. (2000). Covering Entrepreneurship & Small Business: Basic Economic Principles: Part I and Part II. Quill, Foundation for American Communications, Vol. 88 & 39, #1 & #2, pp & pp Fundamentals of Macroeconomics, Independent Study Guide. (1995). Center for Independent Study, Extension Division, University of Missouri, Wrote in the fall Becker, W. & Hallows, K. (1994). What Works and What Doesn t: A Practitioner s Guide to Research Findings in Economic Education. The International Journal of Social Education. (Winter). TEACHING-RELATED SEMINARS AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Hallows, K. (2007). Measuring and Assessing Economic Performance, The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and What the New Congress Means for Business. Presented at Washington Campus Strategic Leadership: Business & the Public Karen Hallows Teaching Vita Page 2

3 Policy Process for MBA Students, Washington, D.C., January Hallows, K. ( ). The Economic Environment of Business, Economic Value Added, Financial Strategies, and Financial Strategies Applications. Conducted about 28 executive education presentations on these topics for government agency employees in the Building Business Acumen Program, GMU, 2007 & Hallows, K. (2007) Financial Decision Making in a Medical Practice & Creating a High Value Medical Practice: The Importance of Economic Awareness. Executive education presented to approximately 100 physicians at the Prince William Hospital Medical Office Economics 101: Assessing the Financial Health of Your Practice Conference, April 21, Hallows, K. (2006). The Business Value Chain & The Business Economic Environment. Executive education sessions presented to 30 CIA employees in the Building Business Acumen: Understanding the Lexicon & Framework of Business Strategy & Management, McLean, Virginia, May 6, Hallows, K. (2005). Basic Financial Management. Executive education seminars for Business Acumen for International Trade Economists, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, DC, October 12, Hallows, K. (2003). The Economics of Financial Markets. Presentation to about 150 Legislative Aides in the Capitol Hill Campus Program, Washington Campus, Rayburn Building, Washington, DC, June 25, Hallows, K. (2000). Economic Foundations of the New Economy. Presentation to about 200 business journalists in the Foundation for American Communications Conference for Professional Journalists, Providence, Rhode Island, October 21, Hallows, K. (1999) Covering Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Basic Economic Principles. Presentation to 232 journalists at the Foundation for American Communications Conference for Professional Journalists, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, November 19-21, PUBLISHED CURRICULUM MATERIALS On-line interactive student study guide for the textbook, Foundations of Finance, Keown, Petty, Scott, and Martin, 3 rd Edition, Prentice Hall, summer Forty-eight Finance & International Finance current events and Internet exercise cases for Prentice Hall s Learning on the Internet Partnership, (PHLIP), Active Learning Technologies, and On-line student study guide for the textbook, Basic Financial Management, Scott, Jr. Martin Petty Keown, Prentice Hall, 9 th edition, On-line Financial Management Course (WebCT). I was the lead faculty member and there were two other faculty member contributors, Active Learning Technologies and Prentice Hall, summer COURSES TAUGHT at GMU FNAN 301 Financial Management ( ) FNAN 311 Principles of Investments ( ) FNAN 401 Advanced Financial Management (1998) SOM 301 Business Modules: A Communications Approach ( ) MBA & EMBA 603 Managerial Economics ( ) TECM 620 Economics of Technology Management ( , ) MBA 643 and EMBA 643 Managerial Finance ( ) TECM 615 Using Accounting and Financial Data in Decision Making ( , ) NGMBA 603 Economics Classroom Plus & NGMBA643 Finance Classroom Plus ( ) EMBA 703 Financial Markets & Institutions & New York Residency ( ) UG & Grad. Mediterranean Business Practices Study Abroad in Marseilles, France; Marrakech, Morocco; and Seville Spain four weeks, June (Course credits varied). MBA & EMBA 798 Global Business Perspectives. Global business residency courses in Moscow & St. Karen Hallows Teaching Vita Page 3

4 Petersburg, Russia (2008), in Beijing & Shanghai, China (2007), Singapore, Hong Kong & Shanghai (2005), Oxford University, Budapest, Hungary, & Vienna, Austria (2004), Oxford University, Vienna, Austria, & Krakow, Poland (2003), Oxford University, Prague, Czech Republic & Frankfurt, Germany (2002), and Oxford University, Prague, Czech Republic & Frankfurt, Germany (2001). TECM 798 Global Business Perspectives in Adelaide, Australia (2002). COURSES TAUGHT at the University of Missouri ( ) Economics of Social Issues Intermediate Microeconomics Labor Economics Microeconomics for Engineering Students Principles of Microeconomics Principles of Macroeconomics Economics for Journalists, and an Economics Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Program (2-credit course I developed for our Ph.D. students with various pedagogical topics related to teaching economics.) Course Design and Redesign The following are major course designs or redesign initiatives I ve led or been a significant contributor to: SOM 301 Business Models: A Communications Approach TECM 615 Decision-Making Using Accounting and Financial Information EMBA 703 Financial Markets EMBA 791 Business and the Public Policy Process FNAN 301 Financial Management Technology Used in Teaching Interactive CD-ROMs such as Mastering Finance and Mastering Business Communications Spreadsheet analysis in FNAN 301 and graduate courses Homework Manager in FNAN 301 Clicker Technology piloted in FNAN 301 NetMeeting and WebCT in Classroom Plus Distance Learning for NGMBA 603 and NGMBA643 Narrated lectures, video clips, and I-Pod content files in FNAN 301 On-line current events and Internet activities in all of my courses WebCT & Blackboard are used extensively in all of my courses Harvard Business School introductory on-line courses in economics and finance Assessment Methodologies Employed FNAN 301: Along with two other colleagues, I developed specific goals and objectives for each of the curriculum areas covered in FNAN 301. This was used as the baseline for the development of the Assurance of Learning tool used in the course. We developed a pre- and post-exam assessment tool for FNAN 301 and I have collected and analyzed two semesters of results of student competencies for assurance of learning purposes. SOM 301: In 2001, I used Write Placer, a specialized and nationally-normed ETS writing assessment, as a pre- and posttest in the course. The purpose was to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the student writing in the course and to determine the best approach to remedy their weaknesses. I also used it to evaluate the value-added in the course. In collaboration with two English professors, I also helped organize and conduct a holistic grading techniques workshop for a SOM 301 faculty team and then conducted a holistic grading exercise on the SOM 301 essays. Graduate courses: I use Harvard Business School cases extensively in all of my graduate courses. I have developed and use grading rubrics for these cases analyses to more consistently grade student performance and to give feedback to the students on how to better analyze a case study. I use the individual student grading rubric results for one case for assessment purposes in the graduate program for continuous improvement purposes. TEACHING-RELATED SERVICE Karen Hallows Teaching Vita Page 4

5 University Service (George Mason University) Chair, University Effective Teaching Committee, , and Member and Member, University WebCT Working Group, Member, University Distance Education Committee, Member, University Writing Assessment Guidelines Committee, School of Management Service (George Mason University) Member, University Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Curriculum Committee, Member, Graduate Policy Committee, & ex officio member and Chair, Assurance of Learning for Graduate Programs Committee, Member, SOM assessment committee to respond to the AACSB Self-Evaluation Report. Chair, Undergraduate Policy Committee, Coordinator Outcomes Assessment Strategy and Design for School of Management, Teaching-Related Professional Development for Continuous Improvement I attend teaching-related workshops/seminars at academic conference that will help my teaching and increase learning in my courses. I also took advantage of many teaching workshops offered through the GMU School of Management. August, 2004, Teaching and Learning Workshop, GMU SOM. I organized and attended this full-day executive MBA teaching workshop by Dr. Harvey Brightman, an award-winning professor from Georgia State. He addressed key factors that affect teaching effectiveness and gave hands-on practical advice. April 5, 2005, The Art (And a Few Tricks) of Using Cases in the EMBA Program, GMU SOM. I organized and attended this workshop by Professors Robert Johnston and Jack High that offered useful frameworks and hints about using cases, especially in EMBA Program , Northrop Grumman Faculty Fellow. I attended all the seminars to learn about this blended learning Classroom Plus distance education program. Afterwards, I redesigned my courses to more effectively teach in this learning environment. June 3-5, 2007, AACSB Applied Assessment Workshop. I attended this workshop in Tampa, Florida sponsored by AACSB, SOM s accreditation body, to learn more about Assurance of Learning. I used this information to develop assurance of learning processes for our graduate programs. May 20-22, 2007, Short-Term Study Abroad Workshop. I attended this at the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) at Duke University to learn about international business best practices and conducting global residencies. Although I had previously conducted at least eight global residencies, it helped me to redesign the structure of the MBA global residencies that I later conducted in China and Russia. June 2001 and 2006, I took Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams. To keep up with current practices in finance, I studied and took the Level I CFA exam in June 2001 and the Level II CFA exam in June I spent at least 250 hours studying for each exam and it has helped my teaching tremendously. March 18-19, 2005, Art & Craft of Discussion Leadership Case Study Workshop. I attended this workshop at Harvard Business School in Boston. This workshop has had a tremendous effect on my teaching. Although I had previously used case studies in my courses, I learned how to truly let go of professor control and allow the students to learn more effectively and creatively. Workshops sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence and the IRC. I attend as many of these workshops as possible and they have been invaluable for me in a variety of areas related to my teaching. AFFILIATIONS American Economic Association National Association of Economic Educators Financial Education Association Business Education Association Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Karen Hallows Teaching Vita Page 5