On this interview, we had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Syed Zaidi, an inspiring Professor of Accounting at Louisiana State College Shreveport! Dr. Zaidi’s experience in Price and Managerial Accounting and his unwavering dedication to empowering college students for achievement units him aside as an inspiring educator.
What’s one factor {that a} pupil taught you?
There are lots of, however the largest life lesson I discovered from certainly one of my college students is to by no means hand over it doesn’t matter what. One in all my college students confirmed up in school after her father handed away a day earlier than the category. She was unhappy and disturbed in school, so after the category ended, I requested her if all was effectively. She talked about that her father handed away final night time. I mentioned, “I’m sorry to listen to that, however you didn’t have to return to the category immediately. You might have simply emailed me. We don’t have any examination or quiz scheduled both.” She mentioned, “my dad wished me to review, so I come right here for him.” That was extraordinarily motivational factor for me as a result of I couldn’t have completed this.
What’s one {industry} ebook {that a} newcomer should learn?
There are numerous areas in Accounting that college students can discover. Numerous books have been written as effectively. Nonetheless, I would love everybody to learn one non-industry associated ebook that may assist them make higher and extra knowledgeable choices of their lives whether or not they’re associated to work, faculty, or their each day lives. The ebook is entitled “Give up: The Energy of Understanding When to Stroll Away” by Annie Duke. It’s undoubtedly one of many best books I’ve ever learn.
What drives you to present again?
The struggles I’ve confronted in my life throughout my pupil life is the driving issue for me to present again. I would like my college students to determine themselves early on to allow them to construct a greater future for themselves and for his or her households.
Share one instructing technique that labored.
In group initiatives, there’s at all times somebody who both doesn’t take part or offers minimal participation. Subsequently, I created a rubric for college kids to grade their teammates. The rubric was not shared with different teammates, so college students had been sincere about others. After receiving their graded task again and seeing completely different grades for a similar task in comparison with the opposite group members, their work ethics fully modified, they usually began to take part within the initiatives.
Share your final mentorship expertise.
I really like mentoring college students and guiding them to the fitting path primarily based on their capabilities. My final profitable mentorship led certainly one of my college students to the Accounting PhD program at LSU-Baton Rouge. She is within the job market now and hopefully will probably be beginning her first tenure observe place within the fall of 2024. As well as, one pupil of mine has already completed his PhD and one other one is beginning her 4th yr at Texas Tech’s Accounting PhD program.
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