Enhance your academic career in management through innovative and impactful teaching

Whether you are:

• new to academia, striving to excel in your early years of teaching while balancing teaching and research responsibilities
• an experienced academic, seeking to reconnect with best practices and strategically align teaching with career advancement

Teaching Excellence for Academic Careers is here to support your goals.

Through this programme, you will:

• gain insights into innovative teaching models, methods and practices
• reflect on your teaching approach and how it complements your academic career
• expand your professional network by connecting with like-minded colleagues and leading academics

Join us at the University of Bath School of Management in our purpose-built new building, located in the inspiring World Heritage city of Bath.

Engage with renowned academics including:

Professor Alistair Brandon-Jones

Award-winning teacher, author of a world-renowned textbook series and highly-cited researcher. Alistair will share strategies for interactive teaching and textbook writing.

Professor Mike Lewis

Award-winning teacher and case author and respected scholar. Mike will offer insights on teaching and publishing case studies.

Professor Maria Battarra

Former Director of Studies for MSc Management and MSc Business Analytics and highly-cited researcher. Maria will share tips on organising for the classroom.

Professor Andrew Crane

Director of the Centre for Business, Organisations and Society and respected scholar. Andrew will discuss small-room teaching.

Professor Stephen Pavelin (Deputy Dean, School of Management) and

Professor Momna Hejmadi (Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor, Education Quality & Enhancement)

Will talk about academic careers and promotion.

Programme directors:

• Dr Baris Yalabik (Director of Innovation in Pedagogy and Assessment, School of Management)
• Dr Ollie Thomasson (Director of Studies, BSc in International Management, BSc Management with Marketing)

Models of good teaching

• Models and frameworks
• Centring the student
• Structuring teaching
• Pitching to the room: small vs. large classrooms

Teaching methods

• Teaching from case studies
• Leading interactive sessions
• Teaching problem-solving
• Leading directed discussions
• Creating rewarding assessment

Building careers

• Balancing research, teaching and other responsibilities
• Teaching as a component of the academic career – exploring promotion criteria
• Pedagogical publication
• Programme design
• Writing textbooks
• Writing and publishing case studies

We expect that you already teach business and/or management topics in higher education.

The course is open to:

• early-career academics getting to grips with the classroom
• mid-career academics wishing to reinforce or extend their teaching

Teaching Excellence for Academic Careers costs £900 per person.

Spaces are limited, so please submit your application as soon as possible.