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Passion for educating others is evident in all business instructor does<\/h2>\n

They say the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Here\u2019s another one to add to the list: If Amy Bourne says she\u2019s going to do something, she\u2019s going to do it.<\/p>\n

\"AmyBourne, a senior instructor in Oregon State University\u2019s College of Business, decided as a teenager that she would become an accountant, so she became an accountant.<\/p>\n

She discovered during her undergraduate studies at Texas Tech University that she loves helping people learn, so she also became an educator.<\/p>\n

She always knew \u2013 for no particular reason \u2013 that she wanted to move to Oregon, so in 2007 she took a job at Oregon State and moved to Corvallis.<\/p>\n

And when Bourne says she\u2019ll be available at a certain time to help an OSU Ecampus student work through a problem, you\u2019d better believe she\u2019s true to her word \u2013 even if she\u2019s on vacation and in the middle of a phone call with someone else.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to be flexible,\u201d Bourne said. \u201cStudents who study online have different needs because there\u2019s a lot going on in their lives. Working with students who have life experience is one of the things I enjoy most about teaching with Ecampus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such opportunities will increase for Bourne and other faculty in the College of Business starting this fall with the launch of a bachelor\u2019s program in business administration \u2013 delivered entirely online by Ecampus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As much as Bourne will enjoy her high-touch interactions with a new crop of distance learners, the students are the ones who will benefit the most from being in the online classroom with an instructor as passionate as Bourne.<\/p>\n

After she finished helping the student mentioned above, Bourne called us back \u2013 just as she said she would \u2013 to give her thoughts on the new online business program, why she loves teaching and the traits of a successful online learner.<\/p>\n

On why she became an educator<\/h3>\n

\u201cI love helping students learn. I tutored throughout college and worked for the Texas Tech athletic department, tutoring athletes and running study halls. Then after graduation, while working in public accounting, I tutored on the side.\u00a0I just enjoy college.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoy convincing someone who believes accounting is\u00a0awful or extremely hard to enjoy and understand the benefits of accounting to their business career. It’s rewarding when I hear from students that they decided to study accounting because of the accounting class they had with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

On what she likes most about teaching online<\/h3>\n

\u201cThere is a level of intimacy with online teaching because students seem to reach out and share more in writing versus face-to-face. Teaching online also keeps me abreast of advances in technology and different learning styles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sounds vindictive, but for those students who go into an online class thinking it\u2019s going to be easy, I like giving them a dose of reality. If I\u2019m going to put in the time, the students are going to put in the time. It\u2019s about holding students accountable just like you would in a face-to-face class.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the time being right for OSU to offer a bachelor\u2019s program in business online<\/h3>\n

\"Amy\u201cWe have such an excellent online education program at OSU, so why would you not capitalize on an infrastructure that is so strong? It\u2019s important to offer this program now because Oregon State wants to continue being ahead of the market and the driver of the market. The College of Business and Ecampus have worked hard to make a product that is innovative and consistent. Students know the classes are going to challenge them.\u201d<\/p>\n

On why having a business administration degree is an advantage in the job market<\/h3>\n

\u201cBusiness in education is valuable no matter your career. It\u2019s unbelievable to me\u00a0how valuable a business degree is in every aspect of your life. A business degree helps across the board.\u00a0A student with a business degree and understanding can provide value to all aspects of a job in any field \u2013 whether it\u2019s related to finance accounting, entrepreneurship, IT, marketing, leadership and so on. Productive business practices are critical for all entities to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

On advice for students in the business administration online program<\/h3>\n

\u201cBe proactive and organized, because \u2018out of sight, out of mind\u2019 can get you in trouble quickly in an online class. I check my online class twice a day, minimum. It might be for four minutes, it might be 30 minutes, it might be 90 minutes. There\u2019s a lot of flexibility in an online class, but\u00a0with flexibility comes personal responsibility. The course content is identical to what you would get in a face-to-face class. You need to be self-disciplined and have excellent communication skills.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

<\/span> 4<\/span> minute read<\/span><\/span>Passion for educating others is evident in all business instructor does They say the only certainties in life are death and taxes. Here\u2019s another one to add to the list: If Amy Bourne says she\u2019s going to do something, she\u2019s going to do it. 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