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Education & Experience – Dr. Jie Tao

Education & Experience

Education

University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
08/2016-05/2021

  • Dissertation: Procurement of Smart City Technologies: Smart City or Smart Governance?
  • Advisor: Dr. Brian Collins

Yunnan University Kunming, China
MASTER OF ARTS, SOCIAL MEDICINE AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
09/2010-07/2015

  • Advisor: Dr. Yunwu Cui

Troy University Troy, AL, USA
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
08/2012-12/2014

Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming, China
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
09/2004-07/2008

Teaching Experience

Instructor

08/2021 – 12/2021
MAPA 5398: Research Methods in Public Administration (Online)
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

08/2021 – 12/2021
MAPA 5345: Managing Critical Social Problems (Online)
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

10/2021 – 12/2021
MAPA 5363: Leadership in Public and Non-profit Organizations (Online)
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

01/2021 – 05/2021
PADM 4450: Public Policy Analysis
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

06/2020 – 07/2020
PADM 3020: Public Management (Online)
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

06/2020 – 07/2020
PADM 3020: Public Management
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

01/2019 – 05/2019
PADM 3000: Introduction to Public Administration
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

08/2018 – 12/2018
PADM 4450: Public Policy Analysis
COURSE DESIGN; WEEKLY LECTURES; GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; OFFICE HOURS

Teaching Assistant

01/2021 – 05/2021
PADM 5010: Public Administration and Society
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

08/2020 – 12/2020
PADM 5700: New Regionalism
DESIGNING WEEKLY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS, GRADING STUDENT ESSAYS; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

08/2020 – 12/2020
PADM 5500: Administrative Research Methods I
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS; LECTURING ON SURVEY METHODS

01/2020 – 05/2020
PADM 5035: Professional Practice for Public Managers (Hybrid)
CO-DESIGNING CLASS MODULES; GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; LECTURING ON EXCEL SKILLS FOR GOVERNMENT

01/2020 – 05/2020
PADM 5010: Public Administration and Society
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

08/2019 – 12/2019
PADM 4900, Special Studies – Community Service Internship (Online)
GRADING ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

08/2019 – 12/2019
PADM 5035: Professional Practice for Public Managers (Hybrid)
CO-DESIGNING CLASS MODULES; GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK

01/2018 – 05/2018
PADM 5700: Seminar in Civic Engagement
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

08/2017 – 12/2017
PADM 4130: American Intergovernmental Relations
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; LECTURING ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPETITION AND COLLABORATION

08/2017 – 12/2017
PADM 5010: Public Administration and Society
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

01/2017 – 05/2017
PADM 5500: Administrative Research Methods I
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

09/2016 – 12/2016
PADM 5010: Public Administration and Society
GRADING STUDENT HOMEWORK; MAINTAINING OFFICE HOURS

Guest Lecturer

11/2020
PADM 5510: Administrative Research Method I
TOPIC: SURVEY RESEARCH

11/2019
PADM 5510: Administrative Research Method II
TOPIC: SURVEY RESEARCH

09/2019
PADM 5700: New Regionalism
TOPIC: ANNEXATION AND CONSOLIDATION

01/2019
PADM 5510: Administrative Research Methods II
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION TO INFERENTIAL STATISTICS AND CONFIDENCE INTERVAL

01/2019
PADM 5010: Public Administration and Society
TOPIC: INTRODUCTION & COLLECTIVE ACTION PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

10/2018
PADM 5510, Administrative Research Methods II
TOPIC: SALES TAX REVENUE FORCASTING

06/2018
PADM 5560: Performance Measurement in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors
TOPIC: MANAGEMENT UTILIZATION OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT

04/2018
PADM 3420, Bureaucracy and Public Policy
TOPIC: THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC BUDGETS

11/2017
PADM 4130, American Intergovernmental Relations
TOPIC: LOCAL GOVERNEMNT RELATIONS: COMPETITION AND COLLABORATION

Professional Affiliations

  • American Society for Public Administration
  • Southern Political Science Association