Teaching

 I believe that each student already possesses some unique strengths and capabilities, and my role as an instructor is to provide students with the right tools and information to let their talents emerge. I rely on case-studies, in-class debates, and small group activities as these methods encourage in-depth conversations by students of diverse opinions, cultures, and backgrounds, while keeping my lectures still structured.

@TCU

• Strategic Management (MANA 40153) - Capstone Course 

Teaching Eval: Greatly exceed expectations 

• Strategic Management (MANA 60630) - Full Time MBA

Teaching Eval: Greatly exceed expectations

• Strategic Management (MANA 60670) - Professional MBA

Teaching Eval: Greatly exceed expectations

@Penn State

• MGMT 471: 007 – Strategic Management (Fall 2019)
  Teaching Evaluation: 6.68/7 (Outstanding)

• MGMT 471: 002 – Strategic Management (Spring 2019)
  Teaching Evaluation: 5.88/7 (Good)

Selected Comments from Teaching Evaluations

Full-time and PMBA: 

Clarity, structure and organization:

· “The class was well structured and clearly organized out in a way that was easy for me to understand and follow.”

·     “Assignments I and II were great because they encouraged me to assess a company by applying different frameworks. The lectures are insightful, but having to apply the frameworks…helped me grasp the concept so much better.”

Engagement and teaching style:

· “Professor Rizzi was engaging and the content was interesting. I liked the format of the assignments being assigned and time available in class to complete them.”

· “The engaging nature of the lecturer. Real life examples used in driving home the points. Assignments and projects.”

·     “Smaller group, facilitated for more open discussions.”

Innovation and learning:

· “Dr. Rizzi’s lectures and in-class exercises really helped me understand the material. She assigned the right amount of reading and MasterClasses. Her use of different learning methods enhanced my class experience.”

· “I liked the hands-on learning aspect. It wasn’t just her talking the whole time—she gave us opportunities to also implement the frameworks we learned in class. I also liked that we didn’t just solely read things—we also watched videos which I enjoyed.”

· “The use of various cases and application of strategic methods to each. Also love the introduction to MasterClass.”

Students impact:

· “I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Strategy is a field that intimidates me but that I want to enter…having the ability to thoroughly assess a company or firm will be beneficial, even as preparation for an interview! So I thank you for helping me explore the field of strategy at a level I had not before.”

· “I think I will utilize the frameworks we discussed after MBA.”

· “I liked the MasterClass subscription and materials, the readings were helpful, I also liked the cases.”

Overall:

· “I know that this was the first time Professor Rizzi taught our MBA class and believed she did a great job.”

· “I overall like the structure of the class and believe it perfectly worked, hit everything we needed.”

MANA 40153 - CAPSTONE COURSE

Clarity, structure and organization:

· “The professor’s expertise was critical in understanding complicated frameworks and topics throughout the course.”

· “The teaching style and the exam style worked well. I thought that the information expected on the exams aligned nicely with what was taught in class.”

· “The structure, office hours, lecture is super inspiring and interesting.”

Engagement and teaching style:

· “I enjoyed the way the professor taught. She was incredibly engaging and she always offered help.”

· “Great class and great engaging teacher!”

· “I loved the discussions and the participation in class.”

· “This class was definitely the most interesting class I had this semester. I like the lecture style since there was participation required of students, which made everything more engaging.”

Innovation and learning:

· “Giving a presentation to the CEO of BHICA was a great learning experience as well as seeing professor’s international experience in the classroom.”

· “Dr Rizzi integrated business cases into the curriculum that allowed students to apply what they learned in lecture to real-world scenarios.”

· “It was cool to work with the CEO of a luxury brand.”

· “Class was very engaging. And concepts were taught using what we had learned from MasterClasses.”

· “The mini projects gave us real hands-on experience.”

· “I loved doing the business cases! Especially incorporating companies that I am familiar with like Disney.”

· “Oral exams were great. I think working with a real and active company was cool.”

Overall:

· “The professor is awesome.”

· “Thank you Professor Rizzi!”

· “Coolest teacher I’ve ever had.”