Dr. James "Skip" Ward
Degrees and Professional Certifications
EdD degree - Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Tennessee
MS degree - Human Resource Development for Higher Education and Industry , Indiana State University
EdS degree - Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Tennessee.
MA degree - Teaching English as a Foreign Language , The University of Illinois.
Certifications
- Quality Matters Instructional Standards
- Emotional Intelligence , Texas A&M, Center of Emotional Intelligence
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator , Consulting Psychologists Press
- Emerging Technologies for Learning, University of Calgary, Canada
Research Interests:
Note- These interests change over time as other research on other topics is published with new insights. My current significant interests are
- Destination Imagination and the preparation of K through 12 for the employment market: a global study (in progress)
- The training needs of food banks in Texas (submitted aznd waiting review)
- Cross cultural communication (due to my over 10 years living/working outside of the US and a Diplomat in the US State Department and as a business manager/business consultant for Royal Dutch Shell)
- Classroom Pedagogy
Past research interests have been
- The corporate strategic planning process
- Uses of social media in the teaching of business communication
Other Professional Activities:
- Associate Editor- (GATAR GJBSSR) (a research journal)
- President, Vice President, Secretary of the Association of Business Information Systems an organization interest in the use of technology in education.
- Member of the Teaching Committee for the Association for Business Communication (ABC).
- Member- International Association for Business Communication (IABC)
- Member-Association for Talent Development (ATD)
- Executive Committee- The Great Plains Economic and Business Association
- Journal reviewer for the Journal of Applied Research and Higher Education, Journal of Research in Business Information Systems
Journal Publications
Ward, J., Dalat-Ward, Y. (2020). A pre-departure study abroad course interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Archives of Business Research, 8 (8). 1-24.
Ward, J., Dalat-Ward, Y., Jones, S. (2020) Journaling to develop a study abroad course for business majors, Global Journal of Business, Sociology and Science Review,8(1), 30-40.
Ward, J., Dalat-Ward, A Phenomenological Study: A Pre-Departure Study Abroad Course Interrupted by the COVID-19 Outbreak. Ward, J. G., Martin, M., & Ward, Y. D. (2020) Archives of Business Research, 8(8). 1-24. DOI: 10.14738/ abr.88.8816
Ward, J., Dalat-Ward, Y., Jones, S. (2019) A case study: Developing a study abroad program in Thailand, International Journal of Management and Applied Sciences, 5 (9), 27-37.
Ward, J., Guyot, W., Meier, R., Bannister, M. (2015). New media communication preferences.
Southwestern Business Administration Journal, 13(1&2),47-64.
Beavers, L., Guyot, W., Meier, R., Ward, J., & Xiangyu, X. (2015). A pilot study of community college student new media instructional preferences. The Economics & Business Journal: Inquiries & Perspectives, 6,15-27.
Ward, J. (January 2013). The use of disruptive net-based tools to re-imagine the teaching of business communication: Emerged and emerging opportunities, Federation of Business Disciplines Journal, 1, 8-20.