TEACHING METHODS

Courses are delivered to promote engagement and learning

Engaging

Each course is designed to activate students in a positive manner. Students are activated emotionally, behaviourally, and cognitively.

Learning

Each course is aimed at improving students' active problem solving and deep thinking.

Assessment

Timely assessments are used to measure students' progress in each course or lesson.

COURSE EVALUATIONS

The lecturer was very good at explaining the course material in a way that engaged the class and made it fun for everyone.

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The method of presentation was always different, which held my interest over the 13 weeks.

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I liked the way in which the lecturer, Dr. Paul Balwant, was able to engage the students with classroom activities that made learning fun.

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The teacher, Dr. Paul Balwant, was very enthusiastic and easy going, making the course comfortable and interesting.

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Dr. Balwant is confident and knowledgeable in the subject matter.

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I liked the use of case studies, videos, Youtube, examples used in class, comics, etc. - Dr. Balwant's explanations in general and delivery of course material.

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EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING

I actively conduct research in management education and development in order to continuously improve upon my teaching approaches

Latest Research

Predicting Secondary School Teacher Absenteeism in Trinidad

Despite the popularity of absenteeism in general, school teacher absenteeism has received only moderate interest. Over the past decade, school teacher absenteeism has been becoming increasingly problematic in Trinidad. To address this issue, this study aims to provide policy implications based on socio-demographic predictors of secondary school teacher absenteeism.
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A Meta-Analytic Review of Transformational Instructor-Leadership in Higher Education Teaching

Researchers have shown that transformational leadership is applicable to higher education teaching, i.e., transformational instructor-leadership. However, such research is fractionated across diverse fields. To address this issue, the purpose of this research is to conduct a meta-analytic review of transformational instructor-leadership.
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The Dark Side of Teaching: Destructive Instructor-Leadership

Leadership theory can provide a route for investigating teaching via the concept of instructor leadership. Instructor leadership is defined as a process whereby instructors exert intentional influence over students to guide, structure and facilitate classroom activities and relationships in a class. Instructor leadership in higher education research has focused primarily on constructive leadership. However, the classroom context is also conducive to destructive leadership.
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About Dr. Paul Balwant

Biography

Paul Balwant studied management at The University of the West Indies (BSc and MSc) and The University of Sheffield (PhD). At the latter university, Paul received a prestigious university scholarship. Building on his postgraduate research, Paul has published articles on leadership, engagement, and absenteeism. One of his recent papers titled ‘Practice What You Preach: Instructors as Transformational Leaders in Higher Education Classrooms’ won the Best Paper in Management Education at the 2014 Academy of Management Meeting. In addition to his research, Paul is an ad hoc reviewer for top management journals, including Academy of Management and Applied Psychology. Paul transfers his research and expertise to (a) his teaching at UWI and UWI-Roytec, where he currently lectures Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, People Resourcing and Talent Management, and Motivation & Work Behaviour, and (b) his role as committee member on university committees and the Industrial Relations Advisory Committee (IRAC).

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Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management (HRM) refers to the policies, practices, and systems that influence employees’ behaviour, attitudes, and performance. The discipline of HRM is a systematic study of these policies, practices, and systems, while maintaining a strategic perspective. The strategic approach concerns the integration of the HRM policies, practices, and systems with the strategic plans and strategic management of the organization. The course is organized according to the broad areas of HRM, including the human resource environment; acquiring, training, and developing workers; assessing performance and improving performance; compensating human resources; and meeting other HR goals.

Teacher: Paul Balwant
Teacher: Shalini Ramdeo

Leadership Workshop

In this leadership workshop, participants will be exposed to the concept of leadership, including the distinction between leadership and management. In learning about leadership, participants will be expected to complete activities covering topics such as becoming a leader, leadership and decision making, and leadership behaviours.

Teacher: Paul Balwant
Teacher: Lauren Subnaik

Managerial Statistics

Managers are increasingly required to understand statistical data as a means for improving decision making. This course covers statistical techniques that are essential to analyzing and interpreting data including data preparation, factor analysis, multiple regression, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and structural equation modeling (SEM). Data-sets and videos are used to deliver the material in a hands-on manner.

Master's Thesis Guide

This thesis guide is intended to assist you in writing a Master's thesis.

Motivation and Work Behaviour

Motivation is a physiological or psychological desire that incites us to action. Motivation affects the effort, choice, and persistence of our behaviours. The key objective of this course is to make students familiar with key aspects of motivation theories particularly as they relate to perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours in the workplace. Contemporary and emerging issues are also discussed.

Organizational Behaviour (Undergraduate)

Organisational behaviour (OB) is a field of study that focuses on understanding, explaining, and managing attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups in organisations. The theories and concepts in OB are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines including industrial and organizational psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, and economics. Drawing from these diverse fields, OB research is often applied by managers and consultants to meet ‘real-world’ organization challenges.

Teacher: Paul Balwant
Teacher: Shalini Ramdeo

Organizational Behaviour (Master's)

Organisational Behaviour (OB) can be defined as a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups, and structure have on behaviour within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness. OB involves the understanding, prediction, and control of human behaviour. In summary, OB is concerned with the study of the behaviour of people within an organizational setting, and how such behaviour affects performance.

People Resourcing & Talent Management

People resourcing is that part of human resource management (HRM) which focuses on the recruitment and release of individuals from organizations, as well as the management of their performance and potential while employed by the organization. In HRM jargon, ‘people resourcing and talent management’ is based on how organizations (1) resource talent, (2) manage talent effectively, and (3) release talent. Therefore, the course covers a breadth of human resource (HR) issues including activities important for the acquisition, management, and retention of talent from recruitment and selection to separation from employment.

Teacher: Paul Balwant

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TEACHING METHODS

Courses are delivered to promote engagement and learning

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EVIDENCE-BASED TEACHING

I actively conduct research in management education and development in order to continuously improve upon my teaching approaches

Latest Research

Predicting Secondary School Teacher Absenteeism in Trinidad

A Meta-Analytic Review of Transformational Instructor-Leadership in Higher Education Teaching

The Dark Side of Teaching: Destructive Instructor-Leadership

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