TSYS School's Rania Hodhod Wins 2024 CSU Teaching Innovation Award

TSYS School professor of computer science Rania Hodhod received the 2024 CSU Teaching Innovation Award at the annual CSU Faculty Awards Ceremony. This award recognizes and rewards the efforts of faculty members who develop and practice innovative methodologies in pedagogy, while also showcasing the creative innovations of the faculty members that facilitate enhanced learning. Hodhod's approach to teaching exemplifies the traits present in prior winners of this award. For example, she currently employs an AI-powered auto-tracking webcam in the classroom in order to enhance the learning experiences of her online students. The camera allows Hodhod to move around the classroom while tracking her audio and zooming in and out at appropriate times, thus providing a more immersive learning experience. Next, since 2016 Hodhod has organized three study abroad trips to Japan that have promoted cultural exchange between Turner College computer science students and their counterparts in Japan. Relatedly, Hodhod has used Google Classrooms to provide a partnership between her computer science students and computer science students at Future Academy in Egypt. Using the software, students in both locations provided oral presentations to each other in an effort to enhance cultural competency across each group. "My goal as a college professor extends beyond simply nurturing a highly skilled workforce; it encompasses the transformation of my students into individuals who thrive on challenges, possess a global perspective, and are adept critical thinkers. Consequently, I place great emphasis on fostering my students' analytical thinking and effective problem-solving strategies," Hodhod stated. Turner Business congratulates Rania on this outstanding achievement.

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Grant Hits Ground Running as New Turner College Marketing Intern

The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s

Jung Exploring Influence of Confucianism on Luxury Brand Performance in China, Japan and South Korea

In a recent chat with Turner Business , Turner College professor of marketing Sungwoo Jung made the point that luxury brands are gaining the degree of influence in many developing countries that they enjoy now in developed countries. He has been pondering this issue as part of his international marketing research program, which typically focuses on advertising, pioneering advantages and multi-cultural analysis. Currently, Jung is concentrating his energies on a cross-cultural analysis of brand equity that highlights luxury brands’ performance. His research finds that China, Japan and South Korea have each seen an increase in market share for luxury brands in recent years. As Jung explained to Turner Business , “These three countries share a common philosophical background – Confucianism.” With that point in mind, Jung and his coauthors are currently engaged in an investigation of how Confucianism influences consumer behavior in these three Asian countries, and how that behavior im

Turner College Grad Publishes Academic Study on Corporate Culture and Strategy

Former Turner College student Tamara Todorova , now an associate professor of economics at American University in Bulgaria (AUB), recently published a study on corporate culture and strategy. Todorova earned an MBA from the Turner College in 1996 and then went on to earn a doctorate in international economics from the University of Economics - Varna in 2001. She has been on the faculty at AUB since August of 2000. Todorova's study, which appears in the current issue of the International Journal of Business Performance Management , investigates how corporate culture helps to economize on the transaction costs of internal organization. As she explains, the dimensions of corporate culture that assist in this task include increasing trust and reducing intrafirm opportunism. Todorova's study demonstrates that setting common goals and a common direction reduces the sizeable costs of internal organization. Tamara's prior research appears in Economics of Transition , International

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