What Do Business Professors Do (including Their Typical Day At Work)

Job Description

Business Professors teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research. They also prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.

Other tasks include:

• Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

We asked Business Professors how satisfied they are with their job. Here is what they said.

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83% of them said they were satisfied with their job and 83% said they find that their job makes the world a better place or helps to make someone else’s life better.

Typical Day At Work

On a daily basis, Business Professors perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head. They prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.

A typical day for a Postsecondary Business Teacher will also include:

• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Develop and maintain course Web sites.
• Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

We asked some Business Professors a few questions to find out what else does their work day look like. Here is what we found.

	Do you have telephone conversations everyday in this job?	32% said yes
	How important is it to work in a team in this job?	44% said very important
	Do you have group discussions everyday in this job?	41% said yes
	Do you talk or work with customers everyday in this job?	47% said yes
	Do you have to deal with angry customers everyday in this job?	3% said yes
	Do you have to make decisions everyday in this job?	31% said yes

Other responsibilities

Besides their typical day, Business Professors also initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. They may also serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

On a weekly to monthly basis, Business Professors Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students. They might also Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers.

In addition, they Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.

Although specific duties may vary, many of them Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

To some Business Professors, it is also their responsibility to Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.

Working life

More than 40 hours per week

Regular schedule like a 9 to 5

In a typical work week as a Postsecondary Business Teacher, you can expect to work more than 40 hours per week.

Is this right for me

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others..

They also like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

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http://www.bls.gov/OOH/education-training-and-library/postsecondary-teachers.htm

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