Teaching
From my students:
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Class time was very engaging and interactive. Course material well organized and has practical applications to real life. Professor Sciarappa is very approachable, and a fair grader (but not an easy grader).
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The professor! She is amazing – could not recommend taking a class with her any more than I already do. She teaches the material well and is extremely engaging! 10/10
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I want to thank you for the energy and passion you brought to class each and every day- it really does make a difference on your students and it doesn’t go unnoticed how much you care about the class and all of us.
MGMT1021 - Organizational Behavior
Instructor Fall 2023, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
- Donald J. White Teaching Excellence Award
Organizational behavior (OB) is the multidisciplinary social science of how people, groups, and organizations act. As a field, it is dedicated to better understanding how to manage individuals and groups at work as well as how to navigate the problems that organizations face. In this course, we explore different concepts and theories that explain organizational behavior at the individual, group, and organizational levels—including but not limited to decision-making, motivation, negotiation, teamwork, conflict, culture, organizational change, and leadership.
Student Evaluation Ratings for Instructor: Overall 4.67/5*
The instructor was effective in helping students understand difficult concepts, methods, and subject matter. 4.82*
The instructor was available for help outside of class. 4.73*
The instructor stimulated interest in the subject matter. 4.74*
The instructor motivated me to do my best work. 4.73*
I received meaningful feedback on my assignments and assessments (tests). 4.7*
*Above course average.
MGMT1021 - Organizational Behavior
TA (Curtis Chan) Spring 2023, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
Organizational behavior (OB) is the multidisciplinary social science of how people, groups, and organizations act. As a field, it is dedicated to better understanding how to manage individuals and groups at work as well as how to navigate the problems that organizations face. In this course, we explore different concepts and theories that explain organizational behavior at the individual, group, and organizational levels—including but not limited to decision-making, motivation, negotiation, teamwork, conflict, culture, organizational change, and leadership.
MGMT2143- Idea Work: Making Things that Matter
TA (Bess Rouse) Fall 2022, Boston College, Carroll School of Management
Any change, innovation, or new thing begins with an idea. While one person might come up with an initial idea,
the idea, the thing it consequently turns into has the potential to become better when built upon by other
people. The purpose of this course is to learn how to effectively develop and work with ideas to innovate and
enact change in the context of organizations and beyond. Building from research on organizational creativity,
innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurship, students will learn frameworks for understanding the influence
of individuals, social processes, and context on creativity and innovation and apply these frameworks
throughout the course. Students will practice the key skills of idea work—generating, connecting,
communicating, evaluating and reshaping ideas—so that they can make things that matter.