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TEACHING

Organizational Behavior
MGMT 391 / FTF

Instructed the in-person section of MGMT 391 during the Fall & Spring semesters. Leveraged a combination of lectures, presentation tournaments, and experiential activities to disseminate concepts and facilitate the learning experience. Additionally, each student managed a project outside of class by recruiting and leading a team to achieve SMART goals of their choice aimed at benefitting others in the community (e.g., formulating and implementing recycling systems in their neighborhood, collecting donations for food drives, writing letters and sending them along with goodie bags to the elderly, etc.).

SPRING 2023

Teaching Evaluations

4.95/5 – 95% response rate

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  • "I just want to say this is the best interaction I have ever had with a teacher. It's the first time I've gone to a class because I genuinely don't want to miss it. He teaches us theory and then makes us use it in a sense we understand and the implementation is great. He also motivates you to speak and creates an amazing environment by taking every answer and instead of calling us and just saying why it's wrong. He preaches us for participating and then tells us in a way that was connected to what we said so that we both know more of what we eventually said wrong and then the other right. So instead of just learning one answer you learn two."

  • "He was always very engaged, and he never let the class feel bland or routine. I thoroughly enjoyed this course and how unique the design of it was."

  • "He was enthusiastic about to topic and he cared about us. He made the classroom look like a panel discussion rather than a traditional classroom."

  • "Always prepared, nice, and forward coming. Whenever problems occurred, the instructor was willing to help solve them. The class was different in a good way and always surprisingly innovative."

  • "He always did great in his class and it was amazing. You seemed very passionate, and there was no difficulty in learning. Very satisfying lesson."

FALL 2022

Teaching Evaluations

4.4/5 – 77% response rate

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  • "Instructor always showed up with a positive attitude. The course was challenging, but in a good way. It helped me in many aspects."

  • "It was engaging and interesting and I feel it was a very beneficial course. The teacher made a good job of making sure we knew everyone in the class and socialized."

  • "The instructor cares for his students and wants to help them as much as he can. He tries to do activities to keep people engaged. Our class networked and formed pretty close relationships because of Mr. Pol's curriculum."

  • "This class helped me in working with a group of people. There were several activities that we did that require you to work with other people to complete the task. Being able to work along with others is an important skill to have, especially in the field of business."

  • "Mr. Pol will go out of his way to make this course as fun, enjoyable, and relaxed he can. He is always looking for ways to improve."

SPRING 2022

Teaching Evaluations

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4.5/5 – 96% response rate

  • "Great teacher, engages with the students and keeps learning an interactive and enjoyable experience. The class challenges you to think and learn more about topics you may have thought you already knew. Lots of class discussion and activities to make going to class fun."

  • "Very approachable, you wouldn't be afraid to ask questions, as he would always try to help and never dismissed questions. Loads of group work was done in the course, which I may not have liked at the time, it was beneficial. Also, the position statements tournament got you out of your comfort zone and made you public speak."

  • "Always looking for feedback, tries to provide meaningful lectures. He is also always prepared and knew every student's name."

  • "He knows what he is talking about and he likes to teach it so it brings an energy to the class."

  • "He was always very excited to teach and taught us in an interesting manner."

  • "Great class and the professor is very good and cooperative."

Human Resource Management
MGMT 383 / Web

Instructed the Web section of MGMT 383 during the first summer session. Consolidated students’ learning in the course using a Human Resources Management simulation by Interpretive Simulations.

Teaching Evaluations

4.06/5 – 70% response rate

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SUMMER 2022

  • "Solanellas is very nice and clearly cares about the material. He organized this course efficiently."

  • "The amount of time the professor emailed back was great!! Groups for assignments were also great."

  • "Mr. Solanellas is great at responding to questions in a timely manner. He is also very understanding, and wants every student to truly grasp the material."

  • The course was well organized and the amount of work assigned was very manageable. I also enjoyed working in a group while taking an online course.

  • "The professor is great, and he is extremely helpful in all aspects of the course. He does grade a bit hard, but he gives you all of the feedback on what you did wrong to help you increase your grade throughout the rest of the class."

  • "I learned a lot by doing the simulation."

SUMMER 2020

Teaching Evaluations

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4.5/5 – 20% response rate

  • “Dear Professor Solanelles,

    I wanted to email you and let you know how much I appreciated all the effort, time, and thorough detail you put into MGMT 383. I really learned informative information about Human Resources and the knowledge I acquired will benefit me greatly once I am out in the corporate world. I submitted my teacher evaluations days ago with very favorable feedback."

Course Facilitator

I have had the chance to gain experience in the classroom by facilitating a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in the schools of business administration at East Carolina University (purple & gold) and the University of Mississippi (red & blue).

Organizational Behavior
MGMT 391 / Face-to-Face

Fall 2021
Spring 2022
Fall 2022
Spring 2023

  • Assisted Dr. Cullen-Lester with classroom teaching; graded projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Entrepreneurship and Management
GB 370 / Face-to-Face & Web
Fall 2019
Spring 2020
Fall 2020
Summer 2022

  • Generated over 500 exam questions for GB 370, coordinated exams for +300 students, answered students’ emails, as well as addressed students’ concerns and doubts during office hours.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Organizational Behavior
MGMT 6802 / Face-to-Face

Fall 2017
Spring 2018
Spring 2019

  • Gathered and coded data, collected articles, wrote literature reviews, and formatted manuscripts for publication.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Comparative Management
MGMT 6102 / Face-to-Face

Fall 2017

  • Led class disucussions on business case studies as the facilitator for the course.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

Dimensions of Tourism
HMGMT 3200 / Face-to-Face

Fall 2017
Spring 2018

  • Gathered and coded data, collected articles, wrote literature reviews, and formatted manuscripts for publication.

  • Assisted with classroom teaching; proctored examinations, graded papers, homework, and/or projects; prepared and managed materials and programs for instruction; provided other general assistance.

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