Teaching Portfolio: Associate Professor

Teaching Portfolio
Dr. SATYA NARAYAN SINGH

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Faculty of Business and Economics
Mettu University, Ethiopia
Africa
Qualifications
Ph.D in Applied Economics Awarded in Dec2005

M.Com in Applied Economics Awarded in June 1997
B.Com degree awarded in 1995
LL.B awarded in 2000
Pedagogical Philosophy of Teaching
My teaching philosophy is tied closely to my belief that our role as educators is to prepare
students for the next step in their lives with excellence. I help students not only to grasp the
content of the class but also to learn how to think critically about the subject matter and its
practical application. As a teacher, I believe in providing congenial environment in the classroom
that allows students the opportunity to ask questions, even if they may seem silly at times.
Students in my classroom are often asked to challenge their assumptions and to think differently
about what they may often take for granted or regard as common sense.
It is also my commitment to bring insights I gather from my research into the classroom. I
believe that teachers should keep up to date with relevant literature, and should continually be
involved in research projects and theory development. Different students have different
developmental needs and learning styles. It is my commitment to utilize a variety of teaching
methods to reach each student and their developmental need. Specifically, undergraduate
students need to be provided with opportunities to practice what they have learned in the
classroom. I use a variety of teaching methods to accomplish this, from case studies to service
learning projects, students practice relevant and up to date management issues. I am committed
to the idea that while undergraduate students often come to us with little work experience, they
should be involved in real life projects that can also benefit the community. For example,
students from my interpersonal skills for leadership class were required to volunteer 20 hours a
semester in a non-profit organization. They were then required to apply the concepts they have
learned in class to their service organization. Students from my presentation strategies class,
have the opportunity to present to community members. Students from my diversity and
leadership class are required to leave the classroom and experience a new culture in their
community. I am a strong advocate for keeping our students engaged in community projects and
in contact with community leaders.
It is also my belief that Graduate Students need to be exposed to in-depth theoretical foundation.
Masters’ students should receive many practical opportunities along with rigorous theoretical
foundations. Because these students have a unique range of experiences, I believe that as
instructors, we need to take their experiences as a context to apply theory. For example, students
from my corporate social responsibility class, engage in evaluating the impacts of organization’s
CSR on employee and consumer attitudes. Doctoral students, on the other hand, need to be
provided with opportunities to test their own assumptions and knowledge through research and
peer publication. Doctoral students should be encouraged to develop a passion for research and
uphold a commitment to disseminate their research within the academic community.
Pedagogical skills
Research Funding:
Principal Investigator, the project “Effects of Credit Constraints on Agriculture
Productivity and household Income in Ilu Bobora Zone, Ethiopia” (Project Cost 88 452
ETB) (Ongoing Project).
Co-investigator, The Project “Assessment of Graduation Status of MSEs: The case of
Ilubabor and BunoBedelle Zones”
Co-investigator, the project “Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Community Forestry in Ilu
Aba Bora Zone, South West Ethiopia: Application of contingent valuation Method”.
Proficient in Subject:
As Associate Professor since 28th Oct 2015.
Graduate Courses Taught:
Managerial Economics (MBA), Economics of Environment and Natural Resources (M.Sc.
Eco), Development Planning and Policy (M.Sc. Eco), Economics of Development in Africa
(M.Sc. Eco), Institutional Economics (M.Sc. Eco), Research Methodology (M.Sc. Eco),
Development Project Analysis and Management (M.Sc. Eco).
Undergraduate Courses Taught:
Micro-Economics (B.Sc. Eco), Macro Economics (B.Sc. Eco), International Economics
(B.Sc. Eco), Introduction of Statistics (B.Sc. Eco), Statistics for Economist (B.Sc. Eco),
Development Planning and Project Analysis (B.Sc. Eco), Rural Development (B.Sc. Eco),
Research Methodology (B.Sc. Eco), Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
(B.Sc. Eco), Undergraduate Directed Reading/Research Courses (B.Sc. Eco)
Graduate Courses Taught at Raffle University India:
International Economics (M.B.A Eco), Statistics and Research Methodology (M.B.A Eco)
Undergraduate Courses Taught at Raffle University India:
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II (B.A Eco) Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
I/Applied Business Economics (B.A Eco)
Postgraduate Courses Taught at Arni University India:
Statistics (M.A Eco), Micro Economics, (M.A Eco), Macro Economics (M.A Eco), Research
Methodology (M.A Eco) and Managerial Economics (M.B.A)
Undergraduate Courses taught at Arni University India:
Fundamental Statistics (B.A Eco), Micro Economics (B.A Eco), Macro Economics (B.A Eco),
Monetary Economics (B.A Eco) and Public Finance (B.A Eco)
Undergraduate courses taught at Madras School of Economics India:
Environmental and Resource Economics, Trade and Environment, Economics of
Regulation and Economics & Law

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Ph.D in Applied Economics Awarded in Dec2005

Pedagogical Philosophy of Teaching

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