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Texas Southern University
Jesse H. Jones School of Business
Sixteenth Annual
Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference
October 22 -24, 2008
Teaching from the Heart: Meaningful Strategies for
Preparing Students for Career Success in a Turbulent Economy
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline for Submissions: October 6, 2008
While the demand for workers with college degrees is projected to grow well into the future, the issue of which job qualifications will be important is becoming increasingly complex. As consumers become more sophisticated, products are becoming more technologically advanced. While companies continue to shrink their workforces, workers are expected to possess cross-functional skills that will allow them to work smarter, not harder. Moreover, globalization is not just the cross-border trade of goods and commodities, but also the growing practice of offshore outsourcing where companies are transferring labor to other shores. Given this milieu, it is reasonable to ask “how can higher education best prepare students to do well in the current and future labor market?” The purpose of this year’s conference is to examine the knowledge and skills needed in this new, fast-paced environment, as well as, ways in which we are as educators can best teach these emerging requirements.
Teaching from the Heart: Meaningful Strategies for Preparing Students for Career Success in a Turbulent Economy is the theme for the 16th annual Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference (SWBATC). The Conference offers a double-blind, peer-reviewed venue for sharing practical and theoretical pedagogical approaches for the classroom, laboratory, online, face-to-face, distance learning and other learning environments. This conference is designed to represent a unique opportunity to share broad range of ideas by bringing together faculty, administrators, students and practitioners from the various business, education and social science disciplines. Submissions with an applied focus are desired, theoretical submissions are welcomed. While each presenter’s discipline may be the context for a particular submission, presenters are asked to stress the learning technique/practice. It is expected that submissions accepted for presentation will be of cross-disciplinary interest. This conference offers a peer-reviewed venue for the discussion of research at all stages of development, as well as research that explores strategies beyond traditional pedagogical paradigms.
ABOUT SWBATC
The Southwest Business Administration Teaching Conference (SWBATC) is an annual conference sponsored by the Texas Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business and the National HBCU Schools of Business Deans’ Roundtable. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for exchanging ideas, identifying emerging trends and examining relevant issues that support and enhance student learning. WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Anyone interested in the following teaching areas should attend: Accounting, Business Communication, Business Education, Business Law, Business Ethics, Business Statistics, CONFERENCE FORMAT
The conference format consists of lively, interactive workshops and workshop-like sessions, with lots of sharing of ideas and experiences. The new format this year will consist of moderated concurrent sessions with three 20-minute presentations per sessions. Additionally, participants will be eligible for eight (8) hours of continuing professional education (CPE). IN ADDITION, THIS CALL SOLICITS PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL SERVE AS:
* Discussant
* Reviewer
* Session Moderator
If you wish to participate as a reviewer, discussant or
moderator, please email the program chair and indicate your
interest/preference as a discussant, reviewer, or session
moderator and the area in which you would like to participate.
For additional information, please feel free to contact the Conference Chair:
Dr. Johnnie Williams, Chair
The Conference registration fee is $150 and includes conference all workshops and sessions of your choice, coffee breaks, two (2) continental breakfasts, as well as, a keynote luncheon and a “soulful” jazz reception on the evening of Thursday, October 23rd. Please complete the attached registration form and bring it to the registration table when you arrive at the Conference. Only personal checks and organizational purchase orders (POs) will be accepted at the registration table. Checks and POs should be made payable to Texas Southern University.
To reserve a registration packet, please email the conference chairperson at the following address, Williams_jx@tsu.edu and state in the subject line, “Conference Registration”. We encourage you to indicate your interest as soon as possible.
Participants needing overnight accommodations should make reservations directly with a local hotel. Hotels in the area include:
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Houston – Downtown
1700 Smith Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: (713) 739-8800
1-800-2-CROWNE
University Hilton Hotel
4800 Calhoun Road
Houston, TX 77004
(713) 741-2447
1-800-445-8667
The Westin Galleria & Westin Oaks
5011 Westheimer at Post Oak
Houston, TX 77056
(713) 960-8100
1-800-937-8467
For additional information, please feel free to contact the Conference Chair:
Dr. Johnnie Williams
Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference
Jesse H. Jones School of Business
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004
Phone: 713-313-1103
Fax: 713-313-7701
Email: Williams_jx@tsu.edu (Note: Underscore between Williams_jx) The objective of the “Teaching from the Heart: Meaningful Strategies for Preparing Students for Career Success in a Turbulent Economy” conference theme is to present 20-minute sessions where each participant will be able to leave the session with new ideas and strategies for helping our respective students to meet the challenges of this worsening economy. Only proposals keeping with the conference theme will be accepted. It is hoped that many of the sessions will be of cross-disciplinary interest. Sample areas for proposals sought include:
· Exercises, games, case studies used to help create student success models
· Mentoring strategies
· New approaches to learning core content and critical thinking skills
· Entrepreneurial projects and classroom involvement
· Course and class design
All proposals will be double-blind, peer reviewed by faculty in a number of disciplines. Submission of a proposal represents a commitment to present if the proposal is accepted, and to participate in the entire conference.
All presenters, including co-presenters, need to register for the conference. We encourage you to register as soon as possible.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES
Please submit an electronic Word document of your proposal for double-blind review by noon on October 6, 2008 as two (2) attachments – (1) A cover sheet and (2) the body of the proposal
1. The cover sheet should contain the following information
o A short, descriptive title
o Presenter identification indicating the name, title or position organizational affiliation, address, telephone number and e-mail address of presenter(s).
o Special equipment requirements (e.g., overhead projectors, flip charts, slide projector, VCR, DVD player, etc.)
o An abstract (50-100 words) of the presentation for inclusion in the program if your proposal is accepted. This will be the participants’ primary source of information for determining session attendance.
2. The body of the proposal should state the presentation’s purpose and describe:
o WHAT you propose to discuss during the session;
o HOW you plan to use the 20 minutes; and
o WHY your session will be of value to participants.
In order that proposals can be blind reviewed, please restate the title of your presentation at the top of the first page of the body of proposal and do not include your name(s) or affiliation(s) in this section. Normally, presentation descriptions should be limited to three double-spaced pages.
PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA
· Relevance to the Conference theme
· Clarity and coherence of the session title, objectives, activities, and description. For example, does a proposed session on group-based learning include group activities? Does the proposal communicate how the session will be conducted?
· Contribution to new or innovative practices for learning and teaching or research in business education.
· Description and assessment of exemplary practice.
· Likelihood that the session will stimulate active engagement of participants.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Electronic Word documents of the proposal should be sent to:
Dr. Johnnie Williams, Chair
Southwestern Business Administration Teaching Conference
Jesse H. Jones School of Business
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne Street
Houston, TX 77004
Phone: 713-313-1103
Fax: 713-313-7701
Email: Williams_jx@tsu.edu (Note: Underscore between Williams_jx)
Proposals should be sent by noon Monday, October 6, 2008.
SPECIAL AWARDS
The following awards are expected to be given at the conference:
Best Paper Award (Non- TSU Participant)
· Award of $500, plus publication in the Southwestern Business Administration Journal
· Presentation due on October 6, 2008 must have been accepted for the Conference
· Must make a separate submission of the entire paper by noon on October 13, 2008
· Entire paper submission must follow guidelines of the Southwestern Business Administration Journal
Best Paper Award (TSU Participant)
· Award of $500, plus publication in the Southwestern Business Administration Journal
· Presentation due on October 6, 2008 must have been accepted for the Conference
· Must make a separate submission of the entire paper by noon on October 13, 2008
· Entire paper submission must follow guidelines of the Southwestern Business Administration Journal
Best Presentation Award (Non-TSU Participant)
· Award of $500
· Presentation due on October 6, 2008 must have been accepted for the Conference
· Must make a separate submission of the entire PowerPoint presentation by noon on October 13, 2008
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