With my students at Quarry Bank Mill in March 2023 on a student field trip.
I enjoy teaching courses in business managment and economic history at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Over the past seven years, I have progressed from teaching assistant to course director.
2028- Course Lead, Managing Finances
o Design the module to develop students’ understanding of key concepts of financial management in business.
o Incorporate practical exercises to strengthen students’ ability to interpret financial information and evaluate financial decisions.
2028- Course Lead, Business Cases in Academic Studies
o Design the module to develop students’ ability to apply academic theories to analyse real-world business cases.
o Integrate case discussions and research activities to strengthen students’ critical thinking, evidence-based reasoning and academic writing to enhance their employment skills.
2024-present Course Lead/Lecturer, Management Studies in Context
o Design the module to help L5 students understand Management as an academic discipline and practice within its political, economic, historical, technological and industry contexts.
o Invite industry guest speakers to deepen students’ understanding of real-world business models and innovation.
2024-present Personal Academic Tutor
o Provided academic supervision and pastoral support for L4 to L6 undergraduates.
§ Three of my tutees represented the university in international case competitions, achieving excellent results.
§ Eight of my L5 tutees secured placements with major companies including EDF, Siemens, THG Group and Pepsi.
§ My tutee, Rachel Jordan, reached the final forty of TargetJobs UK Management Undergraduate of the Year.
2025/6 Undergraduate Thesis Supervisor
o Guided students through research design, ethical considerations, data collection and analysis, and academic writing.
o Supervised the dissertation ‘Perceptions of Medical Insurance Among Young Adults: A Comparison between Peru and the United Kingdom’, which achieved one of the highest marks in its cohort.
2022/3 Course Director, ECON10212, 20212 Economic History
o Developed a new course syllabus
o Organized a student trip to Quarry Bank Mill with 17 students
o Coordinated and supervised two teaching assistants’ work
2021/2 Lecturer, ECON 30511 Topics in Economic History
o Taught half of the module for both seminars and lectures
o Teaching Evaluation, available upon request as another lecturer, was also evaluated in this survey
Lecturer, ECON10212, 20212 Economic History
o Designed and taught two lectures on the Economic History of China
2021/2 Teaching Assistant, ECON10212 and 20212 Economic History
o Designed and taught two mini-lectures on Great Divergence and Gold Standard
2019/20 Teaching Fellow, Seminar Teaching
o EH207 Chinese Economic History from 1850 to 2000
o EH401 Historical Analysis of Economic Change
o EH446 Economic Development in East and Southeast Asia
2019/20 Postgraduate Academic Tutor
o Provided academic support and dissertation supervision for four postgraduates
2018/9 Graduate Teaching Assistant Mentor
o Coached graduate teaching assistants to deliver seminars
2017-9 Guest Teacher
o EH101 The Internationalisation of Economic Growth
o EH207 Chinese Economic History since 1850
2023. Student Experience Fund of £620, University of Manchester. I used this fund to organise a student field trip to Quarry Bank Mill.
2022. Funding for Diversifying the Curriculum, with Edward Manderson and Anna-Maria Kohnke, £300, University of Manchester.